[marriage & in-laws] I BROKE UP WITH MY BOYFRIEND BECAUSE OF CHRISTMAS

I’m in my early 30s, and my (now) ex-boyfriend is in his mid-30s. We’d been dating for 10 months. We planned to go on a date on Christmas Day, and to spend Christmas Eve separately with our own families.

But yesterday, while we were on the phone, my ex asked if I was really going to be with my family on Christmas Eve, and then asked whether I could come to his family’s dinner instead. I told him no, because it’s close to my married unnie’s birthday, and we’d already promised to gather as a family to celebrate together that evening.

Then suddenly he got upset and said: their house has a lot of men (his dad, himself, and his younger brother), and only his mom as the sole woman, so the atmosphere is dull and bleak, and I should know that perfectly well. If I came and spent time with them, his parents would like it, and the mood would become warm and lively. He said he was saying this for my sake, because it would help me score points with his parents, and that it’d be a good thing, so how could I reject it so decisively? And he got angry at me.

I listened to all that nonsense and then said, “I’m not the entertainment squad for your family. We should break up.” And I hung up. I didn’t say we should break up in the heat of the moment, those words genuinely made all my feelings disappear instantly. I thought there was no way I could ever see him again, so I ended things.

Now he keeps calling and sending long messages, saying we should talk again and that there must have been a misunderstanding. I told him I have no intention of getting back together and that I’d block him, and I blocked everything.

I never imagined I’d meet a man at this age who would say something like that. Ah… my 10 months…

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1. [+478, -15]

Does that f*cker thinks his parents are some kind of CEO or producer at some amazing company? Just how much of a power trip does he have to even treat his girlfriend like that? And what are you even going to do with those ‘points’? They’re not even worth anything. You can’t redeem them for cashback or anything. It's totally useless. And you expect me to leave my own parents and siblings on Christmas, go to your place, and brighten up your gloomy house? By doing what, by groveling in front of your parents and shaking a tambourine or something?

2. [+307, -3]

I can bet 500 won that this man has never spent a single Christmas with his family. Imagine starting like that, what will happen once you marry that guy? So you'll be expected to spend every Christmas with that guy's family

3. [+254 ,1-0]

This makes me realize how OP isn't a boy crazy person. A real man crazy person will say stuff like "he wants to introduce me to his family, so it shows how much he loves me~~~"

4. [+216, -1]

What's the point of earning "points" with his parents? You need to be considerate of each other. Even though the world changes, the male-dominated ideology doesn't change.

5. [+145, -1]

He'll always bullsh*t over "women in my house hold"

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