My boyfriend is so cheap that it’s literally a turn off

Sure everyone likes a good deal or looking around the clearance section but this is ten times worse. My boyfriend is the cheapest person I’ve ever known. But what’s funny is that he’s extremely wealthy. Before y’all say I’m some sort of gold digger, I fell in love with him way before I knew he had money.

He always brags about how every article of clothing he has is from goodwill and how it was “only $2.” You can totally tell because his clothes are faded and ripped in some places. On new years to save money he wanted to make diy fireworks because the $25 value pack at target was “overpriced.” Obviously, I didn’t let him make diy fireworks that’s incredibly dangerous so we didn’t end up getting anything. He begged me to buy a $3 pack of sparklers that he later threw in a fire. It’s not like I expect him to pay for everything. In fact, I pay way more than he does. I always pick up the check whenever we go out, I’ve given him gas money for driving us places because I can’t drive due to medical reasons and he literally calls me sugar mommy as a “joke” but in reality it’s really annoying.

I think what kind of made me realize how cheap he was at Christmas time. I got him things for his gaming computer and a couple customized things. What did I get in return? A very flashy, tacky, plastic necklace that he got from goodwill, an empty plastic picture frame and a stuffed $3 dinosaur that you can draw on. I’m a grown woman why the hell would I want that junk? I sorta went off on him saying how these gifts were cheap and thoughtless while mine were well thought out. He ended up getting mad at me then told his friends and parents how “ungrateful I am.”

The list really goes on as far as how cheap he is but I wanna keep this as short as I can. It’s quite the turn off when he tells me not to leave tips for waitresses and sometimes takes the pen because of how “ridiculously overpriced” restaurants are when he’s not even the one paying. I think what upset me the most was when he started making fun of me for having expensive shoes, clothes and an iPhone. Like vans are only $60 and they last awhile if you keep them in good shape but according to him vans are too expensive and that’s why he wears off brand sneakers. Idk what to do but it’s extremely unattractive.

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I’m gonna answer a couple frequently asked questions. A lot of people are asking if he grew up poor or how do I actually know if he’s rich. He comes from a long line of wealthy people so a lot of it is inheritance. His whole life he was, to put it lightly, a spoiled brat. Private schools, family vacations to houses they have all over the country, he got a brand new car at 16 and so on. I found out he was wealthy when he invited me over and I saw his multimillion dollar mansion on the beach, three car garage (with his three cars in them), his brand new unused very expensive surfboards, all of his expensive gaming consoles and so on.

As far as “why I’m still with him” it’s sort of complicated. He can be really sweet and caring to me. He’s held me when I’m crying and he’s brought me to important doctors appointments when no one else could. He also shows me off to his friends, which isn’t a lot of people because all of his friends find him annoying. They’ve told me to my face but I never had the heart to tell him. He told me on New Year’s Eve that he was “so in love with me” and “wants to spend the rest of his life with me”. It broke my heart.

UPDATE: Him and I broke up. Wasn’t even for this he just lied about so many things in our relationship and he finally came clean last night. I flipped out on him and ended things. Tonight he told me that he was in the process of making a custom engagement ring but he canceled it today. We’re still in contact because we have a lot of each others stuff and need to give it back. Life sucks.