Marriage entails sharing responsibilities as a husband and wife. Among all the shared duties, finances tend to be the most sensitive issue. For one couple, their different financial perspectives caused a sudden rift in their relationship. The woman took to Reddit to seek opinions from others on whether she was wrong for what she did.
A festive evening took an unexpected twist when the man requested his wife to cover the dinner bill for his family. While it was his milestone dinner, the woman felt it inappropriate for him to assume she’d volunteer to pay for it.
They Had Always Kept Their Finances Separate
They had agreed to keep their finances separate for the past three years of their marriage. The arrangement worked for them initially, but it became an issue during the husband’s celebration.
The woman’s husband was delighted that he received a bonus at work. He told his entire family and invited them to celebrate his success with him at a restaurant.
The man planned it all — he chose the restaurant, the food and drink orders, and everything in between. It was a fun evening as they celebrated the man’s professional achievement.
When the bill arrived, however, the woman was stunned.She expected her husband to cover the expenses since they were celebrating his receiving a bonus. Her husband handed her the bill and said, “Take care of it.” He assumed she’d be willing to contribute to the celebration as some congratulatory gift to him.
The Man Claimed His Wife Was Bitter
They got into an argument at the restaurant, and her husband went on to call her “visibly bitter.” Even at her husband’s insistence, the woman refused to pay as she thought it was ridiculous for him to expect her to pay for his entire family’s meals when it was his celebration.
To make matters worse, the man admitted he had yet to receive his bonus. He begged his wife to pay for the meals, and if she did, he’d consider paying her back once he received his money.
Fed up, the woman paid for her meal. She was angered not only her husband but his entire family. There was so much commotion at the restaurant, and she decided to go home alone.
After the situation, the man’s family bombarded her with unwarranted calls. The atmosphere at home between the man and woman was also clearly strained.
They continued to argue about what happened when the man went home. “He argued that if the roles were reversed and I got a bonus, he’d celebrate me and my achievements and pay for the [expletive] meals after taking me and my family out,” she wrote.
