This Woman Dumped Her Boyfriend Over His Insistence That She Give His Dog $10,000 And I Have SO. MANY. QUESTIONS.

I often fantasize about what I would do if I won the lottery…

And I can tell you right now that sharing the money with my boyfriend’s dog would not be a part of that fantasy. 

But that’s precisely what happened to Reddit poster Happy_Philosophy_977, who won about $50,000 in the lottery and whose boyfriend believes she should split her winnings not only with him but also with Baxter, his golden retriever.

She disagrees but is now wondering if she’s the a**hole for not being willing to share the money with her boyfriend’s canine pal. 

“So, I (26F) won a decent amount in the lottery, about $50k. Before I won, my boyfriend (29M) and I would always joke about how, if I ever hit it big, I’d ‘split it three ways’ between me, him, and his dog, Baxter.”

“Baxter is a golden retriever, and I love him, but I always thought it was, you know, just a joke.”

“Well, fast-forward to me actually winning, and my boyfriend is now dead serious about wanting me to give ‘Baxter’s share’ of the money. He insists I promised and that Baxter deserves $10k in a ‘dog trust fund’ for future vet bills, toys, and ‘whatever he needs.’ I told him that’s ridiculous. Baxter’s a dog and doesn’t need a trust fund.”

“Now, my boyfriend is calling me selfish and saying I went back on my word. He says it’s not about the dog; it’s about me not keeping promises, and that shows I don’t take our relationship seriously. (But, like, seriously? Over a dog??)”

“Here’s where it gets weird: I actually did buy Baxter a pretty fancy dog bed and some expensive treats with part of the winnings, but my boyfriend is saying that doesn’t count because it wasn’t part of the ‘official’ $10k I supposedly promised. He even brought up going to a lawyer to set up the dog trust fund to ‘make it official.’ I feel like I’m in the Twilight Zone.”

“AITA for not giving a literal dog a chunk of my lottery winnings, even though I might’ve jokingly promised? Or is this whole thing just absurd?”

Most people on Reddit felt that not only was the poster not the a**hole, but also that she should perhaps consider leaving her boyfriend.

Since the original post, the person who posted decided to confront her boyfriend and has shared an UPDATE. So here is part two…

“So, after thinking it over, I (26F) finally confronted my boyfriend (29M) about this whole absurd situation with the dog trust fund. I told him that while I love Baxter, giving $10k to a dog is ridiculous, and I can’t believe it’s become such a major issue in our relationship.”

“His reaction? He doubled down. He kept going on about how it’s ‘not about the money’ (even though it’s clearly all about the money) and that this is really about ‘trust’ and me ‘not keeping promises.'”

“He even said that if I can’t keep this ‘promise’ (again, about a DOG), how can he trust me to keep my word on bigger things?”

“At that point, I just couldn’t take it anymore. I told him that this whole situation has raised huge red flags, and after two years together, I can’t believe he’s acting like this. I told him flat-out that we were ending our relationship because his priorities seemed completely out of whack. If he’s this unreasonable over something so absurd, I can’t imagine dealing with more serious issues down the road.”

“Instead of reflecting on what I said, he got defensive and accused me of breaking trust. I’m floored by how this spiraled, but I feel like this breakup was inevitable with how he’s been acting.

AITA for ending a two-year relationship over a dog trust fund, or is this as insane as it feels?”

Well, there you have it! Money can make people behave in some pretty out-there-ways. What would you have done if you were in the lottery-winner’s position?

Or have you ever been in a similar situation, where you came into money, and somebody else expected you to share it with them (or their dog)??? For example, maybe you came into some unanticipated inheritance, and people started asking you for some of the money?

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Note: Some of this submission was edited for length and/or clarity.