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A woman has found support online after she took her boyfriend's money he'd been saving and bought a new camera after he took hers and broke it at the beach.
The now-viral post, titled, "AITA for using my boyfriend's PS savings to buy a new camera," has been upvoted 7,800 times with 1,200 comments. The original poster (OP), shared the post to the subreddit "Am I the A**hole" on June 5 under the username @June_throw_5367_.
According to Statista, there were 4.3 million PlayStation 5 game consoles sold in the United States in 2021. There were also 600,000 PlayStation 4 consoles sold in the same year. In 2022, there were 420,000 PlayStation 5 consoles sold and 40,000 PlayStation 4 consoles sold as of February in the country as well.
The OP is a 24-year-old woman whose boyfriend, who is 26, asked if he could take her camera with him to the beach with his friends. She declined, but he took the camera anyway and didn't tell his partner. Unfortunately, he came home from the outing to reveal that the camera "broke."
I was furious because 1. I never gave him permission to take it. and 2. It's an expensive camera.
"I was furious because 1. I never gave him permission to take it. and 2. It's an expensive camera," the OP said. "I demanded that he pay me for a replacement, but he kept stalling saying he didn't have money."
Her boyfriend has been saving for a new PlayStation system after his old one "broke." He had around $450 saved, and the OP took the money and added around $80 to purchase a new camera that was similar to the one she had previously.
The OP's boyfriend discovered what happened that morning, and he "went off" on his partner saying that she shouldn't have "touched his money that he worked so hard to save." The Redditor explained to him that he broke her camera and was "responsible for paying for a replacement."
He yelled at me saying that what happened with him was all accidental whereas what I did was on purpose and petty and theft as well.
The OP continued: "He yelled at me saying that what happened with him was all accidental whereas what I did was on purpose and petty and theft as well. We had a big argument, and he had his friend come tell me how I f**ked up by taking his money and acting sneaky about it."
Her partner wants his money back, and he's "pressuring" her to return the camera. He also said the camera isn't "as essential" as the PlayStation that he was planning to purchase.
Redditor Reactions
Over 1,200 comments poured in over the viral situation, and many people are backing the woman for taking her partner's money to buy a new camera. One comment received 13,200 upvotes on its own, and the Redditor doesn't think the woman is in the wrong.
If you sued him, you'd win. You just avoided the process. I might call you a vigilante, but not an a**hole.
"He owes you a camera because he broke yours," they reasoned. "If you sued him, you'd win. You just avoided the process. I might call you a vigilante, but not an a**hole."
Another user insisted that the OP's boyfriend "broke" her camera after "stealing it." They think it shows he "values" his girlfriend "less than he values himself."
"You wanted him to not take the camera?" they added. "Well, he wanted to take it, and what he wants is more important. You want him to replace the camera he broke? He wants a PlayStation, and what he wants is more important. Have some value for yourself, if he insists on associating so little worth to you at least have the self-worth to move on."
...The bigger question is, is this the person you want to be with?
Others think the pair need to separate after what occurred as well. "NTA [not the a**hole]," a Redditor said. "Break up and walk away with your camera. He stole your camera, then broke it. So, you stole his money to replace it."
Another user brought up the fact that the OP asked for money to replace the broken camera, but he was stalling. "NTA [not the a**hole]," a Redditor said. "...When you asked for payment, he stalled. The bigger question is, is this the person you want to be with?"
On The Other Hand...
However, some people voted ESH, or everyone sucks here, as their verdict. One of those users thinks "two wrongs don't make a right," and they admitted they didn't hear "an effort to find a compromise."
Return the camera, split the money, and break up with the immature a**. You'll feel a lot better about yourself later on.
"But he's definitely more of an A [a**hole] as he stole from you, broke the thing, and essentially just shrugged," they said. "Return the camera, split the money, and break up with the immature a**. You'll feel a lot better about yourself later on."
Another ESH verdict thinks the OP's boyfriend "sucks" for taking the camera without her permission, breaking it, and trying to get out of replacing it.
you could've compelled him to do so through small claims court," they said. "Instead, you stole the money, you two make a great pair.
"But you also suck for stealing the money, aye you were entitled to it, but he should've given it to you, which you could've compelled him to do so through small claims court," they said. "Instead, you stole the money, you two make a great pair."
Newsweek reached out to Redditor @June_throw_5367_ for comment.
This isn't the only viral moment involving relationships. A woman was bashed for demanding her boyfriend break a final promise to a dead friend. The Internet is backing a partner for "spraying water" in their wife's face to wake her up. In addition, a man was slammed for introducing his partner as a "housewife" to his co-workers.
