There was an evening when a woman had just been paid from her second part-time job, so she and her boyfriend planned to go out for dinner with his kids again. Aware that he frequently “forgot” his wallet, she sent him a friendly reminder via text to ensure he’d bring it. Her boyfriend simply laughed off the text.

Once at the restaurant, the boyfriend’s children started ordering quite a few new dishes from the menu, which, according to the woman, seemed rather expensive. Before starting their meal, she checked in with her boyfriend about his wallet, hoping he had it this time.

Upon inquiry, her boyfriend appeared surprised and began searching through his pockets for the elusive wallet. After what felt like an endless search, he looked at her with a downcast expression and confessed, “Looks like I left it in those other jeans I thought I’d wear.”

He sheepishly asked his girlfriend if she could cover the dinner once more. But she’d reached her limit and promptly picked up her things, ready to exit without even having dinner. Seeing her leave, he asked where she was headed and what she was doing. Firmly, she declared she wasn’t going to pay for him and his children again, then walked out.

Later, the boyfriend called her and accused her of being selfish for leaving him and his kids in that predicament. She calmly explained that it wasn’t her responsibility to bankroll their meals every outing—something she felt was unfair. However, her boyfriend did not relent, insisting he’d merely forgotten his wallet and that she’d been unsympathetic to him and his kids. This argument escalated, with him claiming she made his children go home hungry by refusing to pay for the meals.

The disagreement intensified, with her boyfriend suggesting that he needed to rethink how she was treating his kids, labeling her as selfish for allowing them to leave without dinner. She later discussed the episode on Reddit, where the general consensus among commenters was that he had been exploiting her generosity. What do you think? Was she justified in leaving her boyfriend and his children when he conveniently forgot his wallet, or should she have covered the cost once more and addressed her concerns after dining?