Woman Shares How Her Husband, Who Lost Almost Everything, Now Feels Entitled to Her Money, and Redditors Are Amazed
Why are certain people so entitled to other people's money?
Money can change the tone of a marriage fast, especially when one partner loses almost everything and starts looking at the other person's savings a little differently. But after his business collapsed and her own health scare pushed her to update her estate plan, her husband suddenly felt entitled to more than she was willing to give.
Now the disagreement is about money, loyalty, and what one spouse thinks he deserves. Read on.
And We Have the Headline
u/throwaway02202022aA Second Marriage for Both of Us
u/throwaway02202022aWe Kept Our Finances Separate
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Jack's Business Went Under
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I Was Planning to Change My Will
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I Want It to Go to Thomas
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What He Keeps Pointing Out...
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Jack Wants to Leave Me Over This
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I Don't Respond Well to Ultimatums
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The post received more than 16K upvotes and 2.1K comments, and here are some of the most upvoted ones.
1. A Serious One to Consider
u/Coco_Dirichlet
2. You Definitely Don't Need That Crap at Your Age
u/karaage_for_life
3. Jack Feels Entitled to Your Money
u/Tigerlaf
4. To Each His Own
u/Karnataka11
It also echoes the wife trying to protect her inheritance from her husband’s greedy family.
5. Different Questions to Ponder and Decide
u/Adapt-Trade-1136
6. It Is Not Your Responsibility to Take Care of His Adult Kids
u/doomsday_in_hell
7. Keep Your Old Will That Leaves Everything to Thomas
u/mousechick69
8. You Should Never Have Told Him About Your Changes
u/mothertothemax
9. You've Already Given Him What He Needs for Life
u/itscoldouttherebrrr
10. A Selfish and Ridiculous Act It Indeed Is
u/Nonuplets
11. It Isn't Your Responsibility to Make Up for His Shortfalls
u/teresajs
12. OP's Husband Is Definitely the A**hole Here
u/getjicky
13. Your Husband Is So Greedy and Ungrateful
u/Popular_Bumblebee255
14. This Question Answers All the Questions
u/Doody123
15. He Ought to Be Grateful You're Looking Out for Him, Come What May
u/Awkward-Wasabi-9262
16. His Kids Are Already Grown and Should Take Care of Themselves
u/H4ppy_C
17. Now That You Understand Your Husband's Character, Go Have Fun
u/Zealousideal-Tap-201
18. What I'd Do If I Were in This Situation...
u/Background_Run_3631
19. Make Your Will More Watertight Instead
u/Common_Nonsense
20. He Has Absolutely No Entitlement to Your Finances
u/pinguthegreek
21. You Have to Let Him Leave If He Wants To
u/Avocadosarecool2000
22. You Are Not Meant to Compensate His Kids for His Business Failure
u/sparkledotcom
If I make a lot of money, then it should be up to me to decide how to spend it. If I choose to, I can lavish it on designers or cars, and if I wish, I can use it to help others.
The important thing here is that I make the decisions regarding what I do with my money, and your opinion doesn’t count. Or don’t you think so too?
Reddit had plenty to say about that.
Some commenters thought the husband was asking for too much, too late.
And that final line left the whole situation looking even messier.
Want to see how people argue over unequal inheritance splits with irresponsible siblings? Read this debate on dividing inheritance unequally.
