A mum is left outraged after her fiancé splashed out on first-class plane seats for his children but left hers in economy. She was travelling across the country to spend time with his family - but never expected the journey to almost put an end to their relationship.
The woman explained how she has two children - aged 14 and 10 - from a previous marriage while he has three to another woman. Taking to Reddit, she said: "I quit my job to start focusing on getting my degree. He's become the 'breadwinner' although I still contribute with my savings. I also do 80 per cent of the childcare and chores.
"He wanted me and my kids to attend [a meal] with his family who are across country and we were supposed to go yesterday. He booked our tickets and everything but later, before the flight, I found out that he, his kids and myself were put in first class whilst my two kids were put in economy.
"I was stunned. He acted like it was no big deal and told us it's just a few hours and the kids could 'Just hang in there for a little while'."
Wanting answers, she asked him why he thought it was acceptable to dump her children at the back of the plane while the rest of them enjoyed every luxury at the front.
"He got mad and said if he's the one paying for the tickets then we go by his rules," she added. "I immediately turned around and took the kids and made my way out of the airport.
"He started following us screaming at me to go back but I refused and told him that I no longer felt like spending time with his folks after this.
"My youngest cried because she has never flown without me."
She went on to explain how her fiancé and his children continued with their journey while she returned home with her two kids.
But as soon as he landed, her phone started lighting up with calls and texts.
She said: "He has not stopped calling trying to berate me and even had his mum text that I needed to get over myself and stop teaching my kids to be spoiled and entitled.
"She said that the fact that I was 'willing' to miss [the meal] with the family over something so trivial shows my real character, personality and mindset or 'lack thereof'. I have not replied but I feel horrible."
Annoyed, the woman is now considering leaving her relationship altogether - and has packed up her belongings to move into her mum's house while she thinks things through.
"This has happened before in other instances but I kept thinking to myself 'This is not right but I have invested too much time and effort in this relationship so maybe this shouldn't get in the way'.
"I've try to minimize most situations where I find my kids being put last.
"Not only that but he tried to give me an ultimatum regarding getting my degree and what was my response? 'This isn't right...' but I kept making light of it and letting go.
"Now he's probably badmouthing me to the whole family and so is his mum.
"The kids and I are leaving, He'll be coming back to an empty home... except he'll find some company with the engagement ring that I took off and left on the nightstand.
"Distance and some re-evaluation is what's needed right now. My kids come first and that's what I keep trying to do and I hope I won't ever fail."
Commenting on her post, one user said: "His kids in first class, your kids in economy? That's a bad sign for the future.
"Then his response is to berate you and your future mother-in-law calling your kids spoiled and entitled? Even worse.
"It would not have ended here. I would be done with that relationship."
Another user added: "Your fiancé seems to be missing the point: it's not that you expected your kids to be in first class, but that once everyone else was in first class, it was not okay to put them in economy.
"I would be very worried about how he treats your kids in comparison to his own from now on.
"My brother's widow is remarried to someone who makes a lot of money. I can assure you that he treats her kids exactly like how he treats his own."
A third user said: "First strike: wrong for him to segregate your kids downward.
"Second strike: wrong for him to seat minor children away from a parent without that parent's knowledge.
"Last strike: that he and his mother have teamed up to attack you. That this guy (or his family) doesn't even consider any of his actions wrong and are doubling down instead - is a huge red flag.
"He is not marriage material. His sense of entitlement and control along with his poor communication skills will make for a lot more situations like this as your kids grow and transition into adulthood.
"Sorry you got a bad lemon, no lemonade to be made here."
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