I broke up with my boyfriend just because of... 15,000 VND in change

(Dan Tri) - No longer interested in love, I told him: "If you ask for 15,000 VND, then you will lose me. Now I hope you find someone new who shares the same views."

On my day off, my boyfriend asked me to come over to his house to go grocery shopping and cook. I was excitedly brainstorming ideas for a romantic meal together. Unexpectedly, as soon as I stepped into the house, it started to rain. I lazily said I would go grocery shopping another day and temporarily order food online for convenience. After a while of searching, I finally found a restaurant that seemed to have a lot of positive reviews.

Our two meals totaled 185,000 VND. I saw my boyfriend hand over a 200,000 VND bill. But the delivery man said he didn’t have any change, it was raining heavily, and there were many urgent orders that needed to be delivered, so he saved my number and promised to call back after the delivery.

That was all, I forgot about it. Around 3pm, my boyfriend suddenly remembered and mumbled to me that the fast food restaurant hadn't called him yet. I wondered why he hadn't transferred the payment this afternoon. He said it was raining heavily and he rushed out to get the goods without his phone. The delivery person was so frantic and confused that he gave the money right away.

I said: "The change is only 15,000 VND, let's forget it to make things easier." But my lover said: "The problem is not the few thousand, but the trust. If you ask, I will give it, but if you make an appointment, you have to pay. That's disrespectful to the customer. What you need is not 15,000 VND, but a proper statement, you are not allowed to just ignore it as if nothing happened."

My boyfriend's behavior is hard for me to accept (Illustration: TD).

And then he took out his phone and called the restaurant. The two sides argued back and forth for a while, and neither side would give in. He affirmed that the restaurant had acted wrongly and unprofessionally. Even though 1,000 VND was money, the customer did not ask for it, he demanded that the restaurant owner apologize and be responsible for returning the remaining amount.

My boyfriend's idea is that if the restaurant had no intention of embezzling money, why didn't they proactively call the customer, instead of ignoring him so that when they called to ask for money, they would say they didn't need the change. The restaurant deserves a one star rating.

The owner of the restaurant was also not satisfied, thinking that my boyfriend was too much, 15,000 VND was not worth taking from him. It was just that today, the restaurant was too crowded so he did not call back. The argument ended with the threat of exposing each other online and then hanging up. Witnessing the whole story, I was extremely frustrated.

Of course, I do not defend the restaurant. But the lack of respect for my boyfriend is flooding my mind. I understand, everything he said is true. However, I cannot get used to the sight of a man arguing with a vendor over 15,000 VND, it is not worth it. I call it petty.

He was angry with my assessment of the problem. He was extremely angry, thinking that I was not objective and did not understand the situation. The owner was wrong and refused to admit his mistake. Seeing him angry, I felt even less inclined to say anything more.

I do not accept that my future husband would spend all his time arguing over a few coins. If he is like this in front of me when they are in love, how strict will he be after marriage? I cannot imagine how I will deal with such a strict and meticulous husband.

Suddenly I was no longer interested in love, I said: "It's good now, you've asked for 15,000 VND. I hope you find another woman who shares your views."

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