A woman gained support online after breaking up with her boyfriend, who accused her of being a gold digger when she asked for financial compensation.
Reddit user Designer-Mongoose308 shared her dilemma in the subreddit TrueOffMyChest, where her post garnered 7,000 upvotes as she sought to connect with women who had faced similar situations.
She explained that after moving in together, things were going well until six months ago. “We had an understanding that we would go 50/50 on chores and bills until we decided to have a child (as I would be putting my body, career and life on the line he would obviously need to make up for his lack of risk by contributing more around the house and monetary),” she wrote. “Because of this I believed we had an understanding on how we believed partnership should work,” she wrote.
Two months ago, her partner received a promotion with a slight pay increase, prompting them to adjust their financial …