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A man has been urged to break up with his “controlling” girlfriend after she hid his prosthetic leg so he can’t go on a boys’ trip without her. The 24-year-old explained how he was involved in an accident two years ago which resulted in him having his left leg amputated to the knee, changing his life forever. After learning to walk with a prosthetic leg, he started to ‘reclaim’ his life and excitedly agreed to an RV trip with his friends to “spend some time out in nature and get away from stress”. However, his girlfriend wasn’t on board with the idea, not wanting him to go on a getaway without her. He said on Reddit: “I had a very hard time adjusting to my new normal, my parents were able to get me a prosthetic leg that allowed me to get back to running and going on trips with my friends like we always do every summer. My girlfriend asked if she could come along, I told her no, this was a guy’s trip. “I told all my buddies my girlfriend wanted to go but they were firm and put their foot down. She laughed at me for this and tried to convince me to let her come because she was feeling stressed out from being at home. I’d already made up my mind. I wasn’t going to ruin the trip just because she wanted to be on a guy’s trip. I promised her a trip when I got back, but she got upset and didn’t like the idea.” Annoyed, he says his girlfriend came up with an idea to make sure he couldn’t attend the outing, instead having to stay home with her. He added: “Before I went to sleep, I took my prosthetic off as I do every night – this is my second prosthetic. I’ve already completed a wearing schedule during the first year and had to get another prosthesis to accommodate any physical changes I had. “I woke up in the morning and I couldn’t find my prosthetic. I looked where I put it but it was gone, I asked my girlfriend who was doing heavy cleaning around the place, and she said she didn’t see it. I was confused it was near my bed. I asked her to stop being childish and playing games and give back my prosthetic because I knew she had taken it. “She’s a bad liar. She couldn’t even deny it. She said she wanted to hide it so that I wouldn’t go on that trip and leave her alone.” He came to learn his girlfriend had hidden his prosthetic leg in the garage – and on closer inspection, he discovered she’d damaged it when stashing it away. It was placed in a position where it had a crack, it was obvious it no longer functioned properly. “I mean, I could still wear it but can’t put my whole weight on it because it would break. I yelled at her and showed her what she did, and she said she didn’t mean it. I told her she did mean it because she was being childish and jealous over a trip and now she caused me £7,000 worth of damage. I told her she ruined everything that she owed me a new one and that she needed to pay for a new one. Read more: Sign up to Mirror US’s SMS updates for the latest straight from the newsroom For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US. “She got mad and left. I basically had to use my old crutches it felt absolutely horrible. I called the guys and told them I wasn’t coming. It’s been a few days, and she’s mad that I’m still asking her to pay for a new prosthetic and called me an a**** for not apologising and preferring a ‘plastic leg’ over her.” Second guessing his reaction to the situation, he has taken to social media to ask users whether he’s right to make her pay for a new prosthetic leg – and if he should end their relationship altogether. He added: “I had to call my parents today to tell them they told me she should at least help pay half the expense of a new prosthetic since she caused damage to it, and then consider my relationship with her. Have I been an a****** to her?” In response, one user said: “She’s being extremely controlling, and refusing to pay for something she broke is a huge red flag. You’ve been way nicer to her about this than I would be. She should be begging forgiveness not accusing you of being an a*******”. Another user added: “What is wrong with her? She took your leg. She took your leg so you wouldn’t leave her for two days. Just a single weekend with your buddies. Even when you told her you had one with her alone, but later. “In my eyes what she did is unforgivable. By doing what she did, she damaged your quality of life because you wouldn’t give in to her demands. She has to repay for the damage she’s done. And I encourage you to reassess your relationship with her, seriously.” One more user said: “Dude. Get out of that relationship. Stealing and damaging your prosthetic so you wouldn’t leave her is abusive and manipulative. Acting like you have to apologise to her for wanting her to pay is gaslighting.” To contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline, call 1-800-799-7233, text “START” to 88788, or visit their website. Anyone affected by abuse and in need of support can contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233). Advocates are available 24/7 and can also be reached via live chat on thehotline.org or by texting “START” to 88788 or “LOVEIS” to 22522. For those in America, if you have been affected by issues of domestic violence or coercive control you can call Refuge’s 24-Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline for free. The number is 0808 2000 247 Do you have a story to share? Email [email protected].

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