She left him after he called her a 'gold digger' — within a month, he was begging her to pay his rent

Imagine coming home after a grueling day at the office, only to find your sink overflowing with dishes and a pot on the stove with mold growing on it. You look over to your partner — the person who is supposed to be your teammate — and see them lounging on the couch, watching you work while they wait for their half of the chores to magically disappear. Unfortunately, for one Reddit user, u/Designer-Mongoose308, this was the beginning of the end as she took to Reddit to detail her story. 

In the post, the 30-year-old professional woman revealed how her two-year-long relationship unraveled in just a matter of weeks. When the two moved in together, they had an understanding that both of them would divide the chores in half, given that they are both working professionals. However, that changed following the boyfriend's promotion. "2 months ago, he got a slight promotion and pay bump, which meant we adjusted our cut of the bills to reflect that," she wrote. 

"But somehow, he’s come to expect me to then take up the chores at home," the woman continued. She revealed that it started small, with her boyfriend leaving his dishes to accumulate. He blamed it on stress and added workload. While she would've understood if his job were more physically demanding, that wasn't the case, unfortunately. And so, despite playing it down at first, she couldn't take it any longer when the boyfriend one day came home without groceries. 

Still, she tried to reason with him, suggesting that he get a cleaner if he isn't willing to do his share of chores anymore. However, he was having none of it, calling her "frivolous with money." Despite that, the woman suggested that she'd be willing to take up these responsibilities but wanted to be compensated fairly. But even that couldn't convince him, as he took things even further, calling her a "gold digger" for almost no reason whatsoever. 

That was it for the woman; she suggested he hire a private chef and cleaner instead of manipulating his partner into doing the work for him. Soon, she packed her stuff and left the flat where the two had been living and blocked him from everywhere. It didn't take long for her weird acting boyfriend to contact their mutuals begging her to reconcile with him, as the rent of the place they had been living was too much for him to handle alone. As it turns out, he had been watching a lot of "sigma male" podcasts lately, which changed his view toward the relationship and led to this conflict.

For many people, changes like this are exactly what start creating dissatisfaction in relationships. According to a study by Pew Research Center, nearly 67% adults across the U.S. aren't happy with their relationship. Besides, among the 15% of American adults who are single and actively looking for either a committed relationship or casual dates, most say they are unhappy with their dating lives and find it difficult to meet potential partners.

Readers were enraged with the boyfriend's behavior and admired the woman for taking her stand. "Two months of this trickle misogyny is a hell of a lot shorter time than most women experience. You saw it and got out ASAP. Be proud you weren’t duped into a baby with this loser," u/Salt-Operation wrote. "The number of podcasts with deeply toxic ideologies circulating right now is concerning. I’m sorry your bf fell for that bs," u/StellaStewieStanley commented. Meanwhile, u/One-Box1287 suggested, "I'm so glad you saw now who he is. All it took was you moving in. Then he decided to let you take all the brunt of the household chores. F*** that. Let him deal with that rent on his own."

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