A story about a rude friend getting their comeuppance? Sign me up. This tale is brought to you by a since-deleted Reddit post in which a woman tells the story of her pretending to be a gold digger for her long-term boyfriend as revenge toward a friend of his.
However, in the end, she fears she may have gone too far and asks people to provide their perspectives. What did people think of her stunt? Let’s find out!
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This story begins when the author, a 31-year-old woman, moves in with her boyfriend, who’s 42.
They’ve been together for five years, and she gets along with all of his friends save for one girl she calls Elle.
Elle, apparently, believes her to be a gold digger. She says that her boyfriend does make a lot more money than her, but she does also have a freelance job that she works hard at and doesn’t rely on her boyfriend to support her entirely. In short, definitely not a gold digger.
Elle seems to think of the author as a gold digger due to their differing backgrounds.
While the boyfriend and his friends, Elle included, all grew up pretty wealthy, the author grew up working-class and in a poorer part of the country with a notable accent from the area.
Elle is always making “little digs” at the author’s background and upbringing, trying to “pass it off as banter”. The author isn’t particularly sensitive to this, and if anything, finds it funny, especially since Elle never does this in front of the boyfriend.
Ever since the author moved in, Elle’s comments have increased.
“Since I moved in with him, she’s made non-stop comments to me about how I must be so happy I’ve ‘bagged’ him because I’d never have been able to live in a place like his otherwise. A few weeks ago, she even told me she was expecting me to announce a pregnancy to ‘lock him in’.”
The author reveals to us that she actually can’t have children, but Elle doesn’t know this. That’s where her plan begins.
“When she said that, it got to the point that it was no longer funny to me, so instead of laughing it off like I normally do, I decided I’d just play along.”
“The next time she made a comment, I just smiled and placed a hand on my stomach. She looked shocked but didn’t say anything. A little later on, she commented on how ‘ Stressful it must be not to have a full-time job.’ So, I just said something like, ‘Well, I won’t need to worry about that soon.’ and kind of smiled again.”
The author said she enjoyed how mad it was making Elle, so she continued.
It comes to a head a bit later.
The group is at dinner and the author isn’t drinking any alcohol because she’s dieting. In the middle of the meal, Elle spoke up, saying, “It’s weird to see a (person from your region) sober.” She kept prodding at the subject until she blurted out, “You must be happy you’re expecting [the boyfriend], but I thought you didn’t want kids?”
That’s when the author looked at Elle and said, “Actually, I can’t have children.”
She and her boyfriend left soon after.
And this is where she starts to feel guilty. “She was apparently mortified. At that moment it felt great, but on reflection, I think I might have taken it too far. […] I’m wondering if I should come clean and tell everyone I deliberately misled her into thinking I was pregnant?”
She says her boyfriend was on her side and thought Elle had it coming, as did the comments on the post.
She had plenty of supporters.
“You may have implied, but she assumed. You didn’t outright say you were pregnant, you just gave her enough rope to hang herself with. Don’t feel bad because she outed herself for the petty, jealous, elitist jerk she is. Not your fault. Live your best life just to spite her,” reads the top comment, saying what we’re all thinking.
Others were happy to see her get her just desserts.
“She had it coming. She […] brought it upon herself by making these statements towards [you] in public. The fact it escalated so far on her end is out of your control and it is not your fault. We just might say that karma hit her harder than she ever expected her to!”
It always is a nice sight, someone getting exactly what they deserve after being rude for way, way too long.
What do you think? Let us know in the comments!
