Man Keeps Details Of His Inheritance Private And His Wife Feels Betrayed
A long-standing agreement suddenly feels different when the numbers change.
Money has always been a sensitive topic in OP’s marriage, even before this situation.
His wife has been a stay-at-home partner since they married. Years ago, she received an inheritance from her grandfather worth around ₹5,00,000. OP remembers feeling relieved when he first heard about it, thinking they could finally clear a lingering debt with their previous landlord.
That didn’t happen.
His wife made it clear the inheritance was hers alone. She explained that it was the only money she could truly call her own and wanted to keep it separate. OP was deeply hurt. He had always treated his income as shared, never drawing lines between “mine” and “ours.”
In that moment, OP set a boundary of his own. He told her that if her inheritance was separate, then any future inheritance he received would also be his alone. She agreed. The matter seemed settled. She later used her inheritance to buy herself a car, and life moved on.
Four years passed.
Recently, OP’s parents passed away and left him their assets, totaling around ₹40,00,000. He told his wife that he had received an inheritance, and she didn’t seem particularly interested. She told him to do whatever he wanted with it.
So he did.
He used most of the money to pay off his student loans from studying abroad. He bought himself a new laptop. He invested what remained. It wasn’t until later, when she noticed the purchases, that she asked where the money came from.
When OP explained the amount, everything changed.
His wife was shocked by how large the inheritance was and accused him of being selfish for not telling her sooner. OP reminded her of the agreement they made years earlier and said the exact amount shouldn’t matter. He also told her he would have answered honestly if she had asked.
Now she’s locked herself in her room, crying and refusing to talk.
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“NTA I don’t think of inheritances as a marriage property.”
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“NTA She thought your inheritance would be on par with hers or less than hers.”
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“My guess she's hoping pretending to be hurt will get you to buy her something…”
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“Wife sounds pretty entitled. Besides, wouldn't you paying off your loans benefit you both?”
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“You’re wife is being very immature, wanting to have her cake and eat it too.”
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“It’s a good thing she set that precedence because now you get to make smart decisions over your money.”
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OP followed an agreement that both partners agreed to, even when it worked against him years earlier. His wife, however, seems to be reacting to the scale of the inheritance rather than the principle behind it.
What once felt like independence now feels like exclusion. The real tension here may not be about money, but about trust, communication, and expectations within a marriage.
Do you think OP was wrong to keep the details private, or was he simply honoring the rules they set together? Share your thoughts in the comments.
