After two years together, my boyfriend, Mike, finally introduced me to his parents. But before dinner even started, he said, “Hope you brought your wallet. We’re starving.”
It wasn’t a joke. They expected me to pay for everyone as a “test” of my financial independence. His father questioned our future, while his mother said, “You need a partner who contributes.”
I paid for my own meal and left.
Now Mike calls me dramatic, and his parents say I failed their test. I’m wondering whether this relationship has a future.
Did I overreact—or was leaving the right move?
