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After a confrontation between a 22-year-old woman and her 38-year-old boyfriend, tensions rise over an unexpected gift. The woman received a car as a graduation present from her late father, a cherished pink buggy that holds both sentimental and aesthetic value. However, her boyfriend, seemingly dissatisfied with her current vehicle, purchases a 2001 silver car for $700, expecting her to sell the pink buggy. Despite his intentions, the woman politely rejects the new car, expressing her love for the buggy and the emotional connection it holds. This refusal leads to a heated argument, with the boyfriend accusing her of being ungrateful. The disagreement escalates to a point where he kicks the side of the pink buggy and drives off in the newly purchased car.
As the woman struggles with the fallout, she seeks advice from a friend who surprisingly takes her boyfriend’s side, suggesting that she needs to consider his feelings and that her current car is embarrassing for someone her age. Feeling torn between her attachment to the pink buggy and the strain on her relationship, she contemplates the possible resolutions. The incident raises questions about identity, respect, and compromise within the relationship, prompting the woman to reconsider the values and priorities that define her connection with her boyfriend and her late father’s meaningful gift.
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1. OP got a car as a graduation present from her father when she was 18 and he died due to cancer moreover, OP said it was a pink buggy which OP adored so much because she has always been pretty girly.
2. OP has been paying for her insurance and gas by herself and she takes good care of the car inside and out
3. OP is turning 23 next week and her boyfriend came home excited and told her to come outside she ran outside and saw a light silver car in the driveway, so the boyfriend said to OP that she can finally sell your bug now.
4. OP told him that she appreciates the gesture but she already has a car which she loves listening to this the boyfriend got pissed and said how ungrateful and spoiled OP is for not wanting the car.
5. He started screaming saying that he doesn’t wanna be driven around in some ugly little car anymore and it’s embarrassing for him
6. OP’s boyfriend at that time went away kicking the side of her bug and OP told her friend about it and she took his side saying that she is now too old for this car and it would be embarrassing for him
7. Now OP wants to know whether he’s an A-hole for reacting like this or not
8. OP here updates us with an update
9. OP’s boyfriend asked her to choose between the bug or him so OP chose her bug moreover, she reconnected with her older brother who lives in a town, and explained everything to him to be on the safer side because OP is afraid that he might do something.
10. OP also reported to the police about him kicking her car and neighbors also watched the argument and are vouching for OP
11. This user summed up the whole situation
12. Exactly, that’s another gift from OP’s dad. Gotta say the bug is something sacred and beneficial to OP.
13. NTA
14. He is totally acting like a teenager or some kid because at that age maturity must hit you otherwise, you are an idiot like him.
15. Period!
16. Almost everyone said OP is NTA and now we could know why
17. LOL
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