Is it normal my boyfriend thinks i'm a gold digger?

I'm sorry this is so long, but I'm kind of socially inept and I have little to no experience with guys, so I'd really appreciate any help you can give...

My boyfriend and I have been in a pretty good relationship for a few months now. Thus so far, he's been a perfect gentleman, but it's like he suddenly turned a corner. He's been saying from the beginning that he "can't wait until we have a fight," which has always seemed weird to me, and now I'm not sure if he's trying to get me to fight him or if he's really just showing his true colors. He keeps "joking" that I'd be worthless and going nowhere without him and he's doing me a favor by dating me and stuff like that. I kind of get his point of view...he could probably find another girlfriend pretty easily because he's so outgoing, whereas I'm socially awkward. He keeps jokingly threatening that he doesn't have to keep "putting up with my bullshit," meaning the fact that I'm not comfortable with having much of a physical relationship. I get that that is a lot for a young guy to put up with, but I've been honest about that from the beginning.

He also "jokes" that I'm a gold digger. We're both pretty young and neither of us much money, so we don't really go out a whole lot but when we do he insists on paying for me. I felt kind of weird about it at first, but I'm really not big on confrontation and we're going to McDonald's and the like so I figured it's not that big of a deal. But his "jokes" about me being a gold digger are getting more frequent and more intense, and I don't know what to do about it or if I should even be upset about it. I really don't want to fight about it, but every now and then I seriously just want to scream at him. He lives at home and he gets an allowance from his mother--what money am I supposedly after? He doesn't have a job. He's starting college soon and he wants to be a doctor, and he acts like me supporting him in that is just because I want to have a lot of money and "sit on my ass" because he wants me to be a housewife. (I'm not sure what I want to do yet, that's just what he wants for me.)

All things considered, is it normal that my boyfriend thinks I'm a gold digger?

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Comments ( 46 )
  • ProseAthlete

    Anyone who is in a relationship with someone has the right to expect a bare minimum of kindness. He is treating you worse than he would treat a friend, an acquaintance, or probably even the person behind the counter at McDonald's. He's being mean.

    When someone is mean to you, don't stick around for it. It doesn't matter if it's a friend, a boyfriend or even a relative. No one has to put up with that. In your post, I hear you calling yourself socially inept, but he is appalling. The guy clearly has a huge ego and a mean disposition, which is a bad combination.

    He is King Joffrey Baratheon.

    Dump his vicious ass and keep your dignity! You are not socially inept, nor are you a gold-digger. You're just involved with an emotional abuser who has gotten inside your head with those negative messages. Refuse to hear it any more! You wouldn't take that from a friend, co-worker or classmate, and you sure as hell shouldn't have to take it from someone who says he cares about you.

    People who love you won't be cruel to you.

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    • suckonthis9

      Incorrect.

      The fictitious nether world, to which you had referred, is not a 'sure' thing.
      In fact, the opposite has been proven to be true, in many different ways.
      It simply does not exist, making this an Archaic concept.

      Please refrain from using such Archaic terminology in the future.

      Thank you.

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      • Gallieon

        In English what are you trying to say exactly?

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        • suckonthis9

          The nether world of which you referred to as being a "sure" thing, isn't. It simply does not exist.

          Please refrain from making such archaic statements, in the future.

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  • DubstepismyMJ

    What. The. Fuck. Sounds like you got a spoiled, conceited, controlling, little boy. Dont date someone who makes you feel less of a person.

    Gold digger? Leave this cocky fuck.

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  • imadragon

    He's a jerk. Don't be afraid to leave him..

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  • Sog

    This is awful. Not just the "gold digger" comments he's making, but everything else you said that's going on leading up to that as well.

    If someone ever told me that they were "doing me a favor" by dating me, I would just walk away and never look back. That's one of the worst things you could ever say.

    It's very rare that I read something on this site that makes me genuinely angry. You deserve way better than this.

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  • zebraprintedroses

    Well, for abusive little boys, this is perfectly normal behavior.

    Seriously, he is abusing you and it's only going to get worse as time passes, so do yourself a favor and drop him like a bad habit before you get hurt.

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  • Cuntsiclestick

    He's just going to keep getting worse. Dump him now before you feel too attached to want to leave him.

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  • Lynxikat

    Leave. Get as far away from this guy as you possibly can.

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  • RoseIsabella

    Dump him! If you don't have a job then get one and try to get yourself an education. He is toxic and if you stay with him it will only get worse and spread like a cancer.

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  • Mmmpfh

    I know from experience what it can be like to be belittled by a partner in a relationship, and it is so confusing and distressing. Your feelings can seriously cloud your viewpoint of your partner and you'll absorb so much bullshit from them that it will wear you to a husk. If you don't want to leave him (for some reason) you need to make it clear that he's a freak and he's endangering the whole relationship. And make sure he knows it's HIS fault. Don't let him think otherwise.

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    • JuneB

      It's not that I don't want to leave him, it's just that I don't feel like I should. I know this might sound weird, but I've never really gone against what my parents want me to do, and they really seem to like him. It just seems like I'm the only one who's upset in this situation...his family, my family, and him all seem happy with this, so why should I start a whole lot of drama? I know that it probably sounds stupid, but I don't feel like I ought to mess with something that everyone is happy with.

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      • Mmmpfh

        Aww. I can see where you're coming from, but sometimes we just have to be a bit more selfish. :D
        When I was in a similar situation I didn't cut it off either. Out of a strange sense of commitment. I believed I could right things again or something.
        Anyway, I bet if your parents realised how upset he was making you they wouldn't be so fond of him. My mother didn't like one of my brother's ex girlfriends because of similar reasons.

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  • theseeker

    Sorry, but let's keep it real, your boyfriend sounds like a complete D-bag. What else would you think of someone who seems to get off on degrading his girlfriend the way you have explained?

    The bottom line is no woman should have to put up with that, which includes yourself. I can see this situation continuing to escalate. The longer you stay with him, the bigger his ego will become. I'm sure it's not easy for you as you mentioned you have developed a good relationship with him, but I would suggest you take the advice of others on here and get rid of him. He obviously needs to learn a few things. He will never have a girlfriend for very long if he continues at this rate, and there's no question you could find a gentleman that treats you better no matter what.

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  • dirtybirdy

    He's an asshole and you should terminate the relationship promptly.

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    • suckonthis9

      Incorrect.

      He is not an anus. Every person has an Anatomical feature, which is the posterior opening of the alimentary canal.

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      • dirtybirdy

        Oh. So does that mean that young homosexuals attend alimentary school? Recess, indeed.

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        • suckonthis9

          Now you're getting it!

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          • Anonypoo

            hahaha all of your comments have me rofling

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  • NeuroNeptunian

    Plain and simple - he is a douche. If he's right, then you're the worst gold-digger I have ever known unless McDonald's suddenly became a 5 star restaurant.

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    • suckonthis9

      Incorrect.

      He is not a douche.

      douche\ˈdüsh\
      noun
      1 a : a jet or current of liquid (as a cleansing solution) directed against or into a bodily part or cavity (as the vagina)
      b : an act of cleansing with a douche
      2 : a device for giving douches
      3 British : an abrupt often chastening shock to the nerves, emotions, or awareness <the icy douche (what he said about my work) — John Fowles>
      douche verb
      Examples
      She advises her patients not to douche because doing so can lead to infections.
      Origin: French, from Italian doccia, from docciare to douche, from doccia water pipe, probably back-formation from doccione conduit, from Latin duction-, ductio means of conveying water, from ducere to lead — more at tow.
      First use: 1766

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  • ygrowup

    Learn to read the signs before its to late. It seems that so many people have to be in a very bad relationship before the can know the difference in a bad one and a great one good luck with your choices

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  • moomus

    I'd kick him to the kerb. He sounds like a loser. Better to be on your own thank with a control freak who thinks he's doing you a favour. He will only get worse. Leave while you still have your sanity!

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  • drippingINgold

    he has delusions of grandeur and makes you suffer for it

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  • handsignals

    He sounds like an asshole.

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    • suckonthis9

      What does an asshole sound like?

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  • Gallieon

    You're gonna be gaining a lot more by leaving him than staying.... in fact there's nothing to your benefit staying with him at all... It's people like him responsible for your withdrawn nature.

    I don't know what kind of guys you've met but that is no gentleman.

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    • JuneB

      I mean, he's not a totally bad guy...he's mostly only like this when he's in a bad mood. When he's not he's a lot nicer to me. I mean, he tells me I'm pretty a lot and holds doors open for me and stuff like that. And I am kind of asking for a lot from him...how many 18 year old boys do you know who'd be willing to put up with a completely sex-less relationship? He's about to be in college, it's not like he can't find a gaggle of gorgeous girls willing to go father than I am. I don't know, I still kind of feel like I'm blowing this out of proportion, especially since I'm the only one who seems upset about it. Him, his family, and my family all seem to be pretty okay with us being together.

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      • lily1993

        Whhyyy whhy are you defending him...the truth you know,you ask but you know now i know its hard to be alone and single,believe it gets me everyday and i think of my ex who is ten times better then that guy your with, but i was not fully happy and content. Life is already too much of a hassle ,too precious for you to share it with a jerk, cause that's what he is!! Be with someone who values you,treat you like a queen ,respect your choices and desires and only use his words to add to your happiness and nothing less..make that choice and decision for all of the women who haven't been able too because its too late for them!!

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        • JuneB

          I know, I know...I really should break up with him, and the truth is the more I think about it the more I want to scream. It's just that everyone else is so happy with us being together, and I don't feel like I have any right to make everyone else so unhappy. I know that probably sounds really stupid, but it's how I feel. Everyone says I just need to give him more time to grow on me, and I hate feeling selfish. I'm sorry if this doesn't make sense, I'm not great at articulating things...

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          • lily1993

            Please stop !! We don't care about everyone!! We're talking to you!; your mum and everyone else ain't the one facing the emotional abuse you are girl!! So help yourself and BE happy!! But if you enjoy the suffering,do go on dating this guy, and good luck!!

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  • pimpalatte

    Listen, and listen good! NO ONE deserves to be treated this way. I don't care how low you feel about yourself, you don't deserve to be treated this way. If you feel there is a problem with you, then fix it, but PLEASE dump this jerk. He is not going to help you grow as a person. From the context, it sounds that you are very young, you have plenty of life ahead of you to find the right person. Don't settle. A person who loves you will always think greatly of you and would never even consider to diminish you. I've always said, if my partner makes me feel happy 97% of the time, then he's the one, anything lower than that means I deserve better!

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    • JuneB

      I'm 19 which I guess IS pretty young, but I also have the tendency to come across kind of....I don't want to say childish, but yeah, childish. I'm autistic and have a baby face and child like mannerism. Thank you, though...I guess I really have to rethink this relationship after all

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      • pimpalatte

        I didn't mean that you sound childish, I'm sorry if it came out that way. He's the one being childish. This problem happens a lot, to women and men of all ages. This is NOT your fault. Don't ever think that. It is very mature of you to recognize that there is a problem with your relationship and act upon it. Some people are so blinded by love that they don't even see how mean their partner is being, look at singer Rihanna for example. He's behavior is only going to get worst, don't let it happen. Good luck my friend and the best of wishes! ♥

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  • dc2332

    This post was almost SCARY accurate. I'm going through the same thing right now. I almost always go to McDonalds with my boyfriend and although we do take turns paying, he makes jokes about me being a golddigger and also leaving him when he has no money, which makes no sense, because he always spends money on my debit card. I am also pretty socially awkward, and my boyfriend is starting college and wants to be a doctor as well lol. The best thing to do is just express yourself. Confront him, tell him it makes you feel uncomfortable. If he doesn't understand, he's not worth your time.

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  • youareaghost

    Nothing about what you just described about your relationship is normal.

    break up. sooner rather than later because I guarantee it's going to be a nasty drawn out one.

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  • suckonthis9

    You have asked for help, and I will help you.

    1) Please discontinue associating males that you are interested in, with Guy Fawkes.

    2) Your friend, is probably not a 'boy'. A boy is a pre-pubescent male. A 'man', is a male who has had vaginal sexual intercourse (at least on three previous occasions, in my opinion). Please try 'male companion' or 'male consort', instead.

    3) Is this male friend of yours, actually a gentle man?
    Probably not.

    Origin: Middle English gentil, from Anglo-French, from Latin gentilis of a gens, of one's family, from gent-, gens gens, nation; akin to Latin gignere to beget — more at kin.
    First use: 13th century

    4) If you think that he could find another [?] friend who is a girl, then let him.
    Although there is nothing wrong with having young friends, it is socially unacceptable to have sexual relations with them.
    A 'girl', is a pre-pubescent person of either sex.
    Use of this term in reference to adolescents or adults, is sometimes offensive.

    5) If he threatens you with words like, "putting up with your bullshit", then simply remind him that he is Usually Vulgar, and that he is in Violation of Rule #10 & Rule #8.

    6) If he "jokes" about you being a "gold digger", either agree with him, or disagree with him. Let's see if he's intelligent enough to resolve this.
    You could agree, in that you are charming, but disagree in that you are not singing or chanting to extract money or gifts.
    Then there's the connotation of 'magic', which is a simple illusory deception.
    You could also ask him if he would like to go prospecting for gold with you.

    7) Do you, in fact, keep an ass? It is unadvisable to sit on any wild ass (Genus: Equus), as this would probably result in serious injury.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_ass

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    • lily1993

      Wow your something else!! Did you swallow a dictionary?? Your funny though :)

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  • robbieforgotpw

    Doctors start out in debt and with the new healthcare bill doctors will be making less money than they used to in the past.
    He's not really showing any of this potential now though...getting an allowance? How young is he??

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    • JuneB

      He's about to be 19

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  • SuperBenzid

    He is being really nice and encouraging you to pursue a career in mining.

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  • Love11

    He probably thinks that you pick your nose.

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  • Terence_the_viking

    Did you find any gold yet?

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  • BOOOOOOOORING!

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  • bodazzy

    He likes marshmallows doesn't he

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