Overworked Nurse Refuses to Buy Her Unemployed Husband a $6K Golf Set, So He Steals Money from Her
He wanted to show off in front of his wealthy friends at his wife's expense.
Some people do not realize how fast a money problem can turn into a marriage problem. In this case, an overworked nurse was saving for home repairs while her unemployed husband had his eye on a $6,000 golf set.
She said no, but that did not stop him from taking the money anyway. With kids in the middle and trust already shaken, the whole situation got messy fast.
Now Reddit has plenty to say about what he did, and whether she should make him pay it back. Read on.
OP asks:
RedditShe is an overworked nurse who is saving money to fix a ceiling in her family home. Her husband doesn't work.
RedditBut he has expensive hobbies. Golf, for instance. And he needed $6K for new equipment.
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Of course, OP refused. So, he took the money from her account without asking her.
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She told him to return the golfing equipment and give her the money back.
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But her husband wouldn't let go.
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OP explained some things:
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Redditors were unanimous:
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That is when the comments started getting blunt.
Maybe OP could work more to afford her husband's golfing gear.
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Some Redditors proposed drastic measures.
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Others offered some useful pieces of advice.
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Some petty acts of revenge were also suggested.
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Other Redditors shared their experiences.
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It is obvious that the husband is trying to show off.
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Obviously, OP's husband is trying to maintain a lifestyle he can't afford. And the worst part is that he expects his overworked wife to pay for it.
It doesn't matter that the ceiling in his kids' room needs fixing. No, in his eyes, showing off in front of his friends, who probably often tease him about his finances, has become a mission and a dream for him. And nothing else matters.
This also echoes the woman refusing to split her in-laws’ extravagant vacation costs.
A very dangerous sign, indeed.
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A golfer shared information about the prices.
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And was backed up by another golfer.
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That's how adults do it.
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This makes sense:
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That's like basic math...
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The bottom line is:
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Narcissistic people believe their problems, no matter how trivial they are, are more significant than any other problem in the world. So that’s why it is hard to reason with them.
OP’s husband mentions that this would be the first time he would do something for himself. We find that hard to believe.
But the fact is that he believes it. Selfish people are all about taking.
And they believe they deserve more and more. We hope OP will overcome her problem.
And we don’t mean the golf set.
He may want a new golf set, but he has a much bigger problem to fix first.
For another money fight, check out the wife who found her husband’s hidden debt and asked if she should refuse.
