Guy Tells Off Fiancé For Ruining His Twitch Streaming "Career" By Not Buying Him A Gaming Laptop After He Told Her To "Get A Real Job"

A Twitch dream, a gaming laptop, and one very annoyed fiancé are at the center of this Reddit mess. What started as a fight over money quickly turned into a bigger argument about jobs, support, and who is actually carrying the relationship. Months later, he still had no Twitch account, while she was covering their expenses with her online business, and then he asked her to buy him a gaming laptop anyway.

That is where the real blowup began, and his response did not help his case one bit. Read on.

OP posted her problem under the r/AITA subcommunity. The post has gathered almost 25K upvotes and over a thousand comments.

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She and her fiancé have been living together for 6 months—with the man deciding to ditch his job just a month after moving in because he wanted to try having a Twitch streaming career. This is where the whole deal about being a supportive partner enters the picture—but yes, like all of us, OP found something rather odd about that.

And well, his plans for building a Twitch channel didn't really happen because it's been 7 months and he still hasn't even made an account. Despite that fact, he says he still needs time—somehow oblivious to the fact that his partner has been sustaining them alone for months now using her online business.

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My fiancé and I have been living together for 6 months. He quit his job a month after we moved in because he wanted to pursue Twitch streaming full time.

He has not made a Twitch account yet. He says he needs time to figure out his content and get the right setup.

But then, he wants to buy a house, and being the practical woman that OP is, she proceeded to tell him the consequences of doing so. She also points out that he doesn't have a job yet—which he countered by saying if only OP had a real job, then they wouldn't even be having problems with money matters. Yeah, we know.

That is where the argument really started to spiral.

Now he's been demanding a gaming laptop for his "career," and OP pettily told him that her fake job doesn't cover that. The fiancé threw a fit and flat out told her she's selfish and is out to ruin his career.

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Just take a look at what people had to say:

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The comments did not exactly go easy on him.

We say, ditch him!

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And he totally didn't see anything wrong with that!

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The sheer audacity...

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People were clearly not impressed by his logic.

It’s also like the AITA fight where someone refused to bankroll in-laws’ failing business.

A lot of people have been cheering OP to "cut the cord."

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Believe us when we say our eyes have been twitching this whole time while reading this, too.

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Seven months is a long time to wait for a Twitch account that still does not exist.

It takes a few minutes to create a Twitch account—and for some reason, he couldn't do that within those seven months?

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What career?

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The logic's hard with that 37-year-old.

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His comments about a "real job" only made things worse.

Outstanding disappointment, it is!

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And he's the one b*tching about needing time...

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The perfect D to have.

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That part really seemed to be the final straw for a lot of readers.

Trying to be an edgy teenager when you're already nearing 40 is just... no further comment.

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And he's doing a great job.

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Maybe he'll be the one twitching his eyes soon, who knows?

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By the end of it, the relationship looked a lot shakier than a gaming setup on a wobbly desk.

There's no question about being unconditionally supportive of your partner regarding the things that matter most to them, but if it's already affecting your lifestyle and they're turning out to be lazy, then that's the time you need to put your foot down. We truly hope that this man comes to his senses-or OP should just flat out leave him for his slobbishness!

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The situation described in the article highlights the importance of mutual support in relationships, particularly when it comes to personal aspirations like a gaming career. The tension arises when one partner, in this case the fiancé, dismisses the other's passion for Twitch streaming by suggesting he should seek a "real job." This not only undermines his dreams but also raises questions about their communication dynamics and respect for each other’s ambitions.

As illustrated, healthy relationships thrive on understanding and encouragement. When one partner fails to acknowledge the other's pursuits, it can lead to significant rifts. The fallout from this incident serves as a reminder that both partners must actively engage in fostering a supportive environment. By addressing conflicts with empathy and openness, couples can turn misunderstandings into opportunities for deeper connection and growth.

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