Woman Quietly Leaves Restaurant After Fiancé Tries to Force Her to Pay for His Friends Again

A woman recently turned to Reddit to share a shocking experience with her fiancé, after he once again tried to manipulate her into footing the bill for him and his friends during a night out.

According to the 33-year-old woman, things began to shift in their relationship after she received a 30% raise at work. While they keep their finances separate — by his request — her fiancé began using her higher income as leverage to push more financial responsibilities onto her.

“He’s been making passive comments like ‘you earn more, so you should pay more,’” she wrote. “He even jokes about the raise in front of others, as if I don’t deserve it.”

The woman explained that this wasn’t the first time he had pressured her into paying for his and his friends’ meals. “He’s caught me off guard before, asking me to pay in public where I’m too uncomfortable to say no,” she admitted. “I hate confrontation in front of people.”

So when he invited her to dinner with his friends last Tuesday, she made it clear beforehand that she wouldn’t be covering their tab. “He assured me not to worry — that he had it covered.”

But halfway through the meal, he leaned in and whispered that she’d be paying for everything — again.

“He said, ‘You’re paying, right? I mean, you do make 30% more.’” Furious but determined to stay calm, she waited until the bills arrived — thankfully split — paid for her own, then quietly excused herself to the restroom… and walked right out of the restaurant.

She got in her car and drove home.

It didn’t take long before her fiancé began frantically calling and texting. She replied with a message explaining she was fed up with being manipulated into paying for his friends and didn’t appreciate being put on the spot again. Then, she stopped replying.

About an hour later, he showed up at her home furious. “He started yelling at me, calling me selfish and childish for leaving him with a bill he couldn’t afford,” she said. Apparently, he had to call his brother to help pay the tab.

Their argument escalated, and her fiancé accused her of embarrassing him in front of his friends. According to him, they were all “disappointed” in her behavior and told him to reconsider marrying someone like her.

But many online came to her defense, applauding her for standing her ground and calling out the red flags in the relationship.

What do you think — was she right to walk away?