📝 AITAH for breaking up with my partner over my family?

By FlorasAdams • Score: 13 • April 5, 2025 9:53 PM


So, this is in update to my post 9 months ago, where I explained the situation between me and my family. To summarise, I give my little brother an allowance every month, its kind of what's expected of me as I'm in a traditional family who believes as soon as you get a job you should provide for your family. I didn't have much problem with this but my brother was just being greedy at points. Now, issues with my partner. I (26F) didn't exactly tell my partner I was giving money to my brother, so when he found out he got mad, and we got in a really bad arguement. He was yelling at me for being so "Stupid" and "Reckless with our money" even though I paid for these all with my own paycheck. He's from an English background whilst my family is East Asian, and so we have stronger traditions concerning money and providing than he does, and I told him that he wouldn't understand why I give my brother money because of this. Words were exchanged, and he called me a "Pushover" and I got mad (obviously??) And told him that I don't need him hovering over my own money choices and he needs to back off. He didn't take this well, and so he left and stayed in a hotel that night. Fast forward to present day, he's moved out, and I can't afford the bills and everything by myself so I think I'm going to have to move back in with my family. I think he's overreacting and I called him and told him that, but he's blocked me on basically everything so I think he's broken up with me. I get he can see my brother as a moocher but I don't get why that's his concern? Anyway, I just want to know, AITAH?

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