Woman Says Her Boyfriend Ate Her Dumplings While She Was in the Bathroom: ‘He Should Have Asked’
The woman said her boyfriend was well aware of her excitement of the forthcoming meal because she “talked about how excited I was for the dumplings"
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Stock image of dumplingsA woman isn't happy after her boyfriend ate her food without asking, despite her repeated insistence that she was “looking forward” to the culinary pick-me-up.
In a recent post on Reddit's “Am I the A------?,” the woman explained that she and her boyfriend, both 24, recently “went to a restaurant for only our second time eating out together” after she had an admittedly “rough” week at work and wanted “some dumplings and soup.”
She went on to say that her boyfriend knew she was looking forward to the meal because she “talked about how excited I was for the dumplings during the drive there.”
“When we ordered, I made it clear that I only wanted four dumplings and some soup. My boyfriend ordered two large mains for himself since he has a bigger appetite. When the food arrived, I shared my soup with him and tasted a bite of his food, but I was mostly focused on my dumplings,” the woman said.
The Redditor said that things took a turn when her dumplings finally arrived at the table.
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“When my dumplings came, I ate one before I needed to run to the bathroom. When I got back, he had eaten both of the remaining dumplings,” the woman said.
She continued, adding “I told him how disappointed I was and called him selfish, saying he never thinks of me. I asked him to pay for how much he ate since I had specifically wanted those dumplings.”
Before turning the matter over to fellow Reddit users for their opinions, the woman explained why she was so upset.
“I don’t want to make a big deal out of it, but I feel like he should have asked before just taking them, especially since I had expressed how excited I was," she continued.
While multiple users were on the woman’s side regarding the food, many also suggested that there was a bigger issue in their relationship.
“Fighting over food is never a problem in these situations. Sorry for making an assumption, but I don't think it's the food that angered [you] but a reoccurring pattern from him. Why don't you guys have a long conversation?” one user advised.
“No one is dumb enough to think someone going to the bathroom isn’t going to finish the food when they get back, especially if it’s three dumplings. He did that on purpose. If it’s early in your relationship he may have been testing your boundaries and seeing what he can do. If I were you that would be a major red flag for me and I would reconsider the relationship,” another person added.
Others pointed out that the boyfriend’s behavior could be a red flag of things to come.
“If this is a new relationship, it likely won't improve from here," one user advised. "Most people try to show their better side at the start, and if this is his, he's really lacking ... keep an eye out for if this is a recurring pattern. You express a boundary and he pushes / ignores it. If I was on a second date and they ate my meal before I got to enjoy it, I'd be rethinking things.”
