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A 28-year-old man turns to Reddit For advice after his girlfriend publicly ended their relationship during her birthday dinner, which he had carefully planned.
The man describes the shocking turn of events that made him feel humiliated and confused. He spent weeks organizing a special birthday celebration for his girlfriend, Sarah, at an exclusive restaurant.
He had invited 12 of their friends, made reservations and even arranged a surprise cake to be taken out at the end of the meal.
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The evening seemed to go well until Sarah stood up to do what she called an “important announcement.” She explained, “I just want to thank everyone for everyone coming tonight … and a special thank you to my wonderful boyfriend, who has been so amazing.”
She continued, “so amazing, actually, that I’m glad to say that I finally see him as a real best friend … and nothing more.”
The table became silent as Sarah continued her speech and explained that she had been thinking about their relationship for some time and had realized that while she loved him, it was not in a romantic way. The man sat in disbelief at the events that developed in front of his eyes.
“I felt like an idiot,” he shares. “I just sat there, stunned, while some of her friends truly tried to change the subject.”
It was not possible to carry the humiliation and eventually decided to leave the restaurant without causing a scene. He simply grabbed his coat and went out and left Sarah and their friends behind.
As a result of the incident, Sarah began bombarding him with text messages, accused him of being “dramatic” and embarrassing her on her birthday. She claimed that they should have been able to handle the situation more mature and insisted that he should have stayed at dinner.
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“She said she thought we were mature enough to deal with this as adults,” the man writes. “But I just couldn’t sit there and pretend that everything was fine after the public humiliation.” Now the poster wonders if he should have stayed as Sarah suggested, or if he was right to go away.
Many Redditors have sideways with the poster and said he did the right thing. You write: “She embarrassed herself. It was already quiet and awkward the second she announced that you are her “best friend”. If she is really mature enough to handle it as an adult, she would have had a private conversation with you instead. ”
Another part, “She blinded you with a public announcement about your relationship, and you had every right to leave. Her reaction shifts the blame, but you did not cause a scene. You just went out after being humiliated.”