May 13, 2025 at 6:21 am

His Girlfriend Wanted Him To Pay For A Nice Dinner For Her Ex-Husband And His Girlfriend, But He Refused

by Matthew Gilligan

two couples out to dinner

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All I can say is that I hope I never, ever find myself in a situation like this…

Because these people sound WEIRD.

How would you react if your partner wanted you to not only hang out with her ex but also buy him and his girlfriend dinner? Would you do it, or would you think she was crazy?

See if you think this guy did anything wrong.

AITA for refusing to pay Christmas Dinner for girlfriend’s EX and HIS Girlfriend?

“I (40m) have a girlfriend (35F) of 9 months, with two sons 11 and 12.

We both grew up poor, but I’ve done well, spent prudently, invested cautiously, built up a management career, never had kids, and so have funds at this stage in my life.

He’s a real gentleman.

I always treat my girlfriend, she doesn’t pay for dates or drinks, I figure I’m paying a little back and supporting single moms who are overstretched, and it all works out.

After 9 months, I got the hoped-for invitation to Christmas dinner with the family (ex-husband and his girlfriend, plus the two sons).

I took her that weekend to a bit of a fancy restaurant, as our relationship seemed to be going well, and it was one she’d mentioned in the past as a place she’d like to go to.

After dinner, but before desert, she talked about Christmas dinner and the price — $75, which I was like OK, that’s worth it, looking forwards to it. And then.

Say whaaaaat?!?!

“Hey, it would be really nice if you could pay for the family,” at which point I said like you and and like one kid? ($75 adults, $25 kids.)

And she said no since you have so much money and my ex-husband just bought a house — you should really pay for all four adults and two kids.” (I have paid for a cheaper condo, he is upgrading to a multi-million dollar home.)

I said I wouldn’t be comfortable with that, and I’d need to talk to the ex-husband and it was a bit much.

I said this in a few nicer ways. At which point she kept circling back and saying “you have money, you’re being selfish.”

How weird!

And I said, gosh this is an awkward conversation, are we trying to destroy the night, I said “I… think this was a pretty clear no.. can we talk more about it tomorrow…” and she disinvited me from Christmas Dinner.

“If that’s the case you shouldn’t come at all,” and went to the bathroom crying.

She came back, at this point I was ripping mad, said I’m not used to being an ATM, I broke up with her, congratulated her for the act of sabotage, gave her a sarcastic golf clap (yep), started to yell, told her to back off and call me when she decides she’s done being an idiot, and paid for the bill, but not dessert, and told her to cover the tip.

Boundaries.

Apologized to the hostess for the scene and dipped.

AITA?”

How rude to expect your boyfriend to pay for everyone’s expensive dinner!

Reddit users spoke up.

This person was shocked.

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Another individual weighed in.

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This Reddit user spoke up.

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Another individual said everyone in this story SUCKS.

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And this reader had a lot to say.

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These people all sound CRAZY.

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