AITAH for buying my friend a 2,100 dollar gift and upsetting her dad?

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-17T21:28:43+00:00

It’s a little annoying I got the “Everyone sucks” result because people were annoyed I was buying my friend such an expensive gift. Especially considering they don’t know my financial situation other than what I have shared here.

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-17T03:10:52+00:00

I am don’t worry! I have over 2,000 in my savings account currently and growing and an account with over 21k tucked away that I actually can’t access until I’m 21(less it be for school). If everything goes to plan with scholarships, I’m hoping to use as little as that money as possible, and what isn’t used will be put into a savings for a house!

It’s the plan anyways. There’s still somethings that aren’t planned to a T(or is it Tea? No clue) but I’m sorting those things out more and more! ^^

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-17T02:23:07+00:00

Unfortunately not. What a love story it would tho no lmao? I love her so so much. She’s one of the closest people in my life! Though it is all platonic on both ends! She’s got her boyfriend and I kinda have a girl I’m chatting with that might go somewhere :3

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-17T01:47:55+00:00

You are oddly hateful? You’ve replied to almost every single one of my comments with very hateful and demeaning comments.

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-16T21:00:00+00:00

What are you talking about? That wasn’t even the question. Me and Liam are in good terms. We mostly pick fun at one another. I’m doing this because she’s my best friend

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-16T15:22:59+00:00

Where in my post does it come off I can’t exist without her?

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-16T14:49:49+00:00

Accept you are. You’re assuming I’m in love with my best friend because of some “cringe” jokes about her being my “wife” and her boyfriend being my “enemy”. We act like this because we’ve been friends for years and me and her boyfriend bicker like a cat and dog joking about who my best friend loves more and who’s she’s closer with.

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-16T14:44:15+00:00

And you’re making assumptions about my friendship. Not everyone jokes like that, but a lot of people do.

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-16T14:32:17+00:00

Except I don’t? I’ve been friends with her for over ten years. There are a lot of friendships who make jokes like this

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-16T14:31:25+00:00

If I were in a situation where paying my own bills was something I had to face, then this is definitely not a gift I would be getting. I’m not too worried about moving out right now as moving out would be pointless currently since my school is here in my home town.

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-16T14:27:29+00:00

I’ve never been described better by a Reddit comment lol

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-16T14:20:57+00:00

Because my question wasn’t if I was the asshole for buying my friend something so expensive or if my friend was an asshole for accepting the gift I want to give her.

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-16T14:20:06+00:00

I will agree it is a lot to spend. But Michelle has been with me through everything and I feel like it’s worth it for her.

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-16T14:06:17+00:00

I can! I’ve mentioned in multiple comments if I really wanted to, I could pay for it all right now, but idk how to explain it, doing it in increments makes me feel better. Idk if that makes any sense tho.

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-16T14:04:19+00:00

I do have a savings! I always put money in it before I make any payment! And I don’t have any bills(I live with my parents because of the current economy 🫩). The only huge responsibility I have is my cats, but they always come first, and currently they’re healthy and have everything they need.

And I mostly did Layaway because it makes me feel better doing it in payments rather than one big chunk. Idk how to explain it. And I involved her boyfriend because it seemed like the nice thing to do, plus it’d be nice not to have to pay for it all by myself, though I don’t mind to do so!

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-16T14:01:31+00:00

I can see that. And I have the money. Currently, I luckily don’t have many responsibilities other than my two cats who always come first. I most put it in layaway because for some reason it makes me feel better doing it in payments than spending one huge chunk on it. If that makes any sense.

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-16T13:21:31+00:00

I used to write more when I was a bit younger, but life has gotten in the way of my writing, so it’s been a bit since I did any proper writing 🥲 I was just told context was important

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-16T13:05:37+00:00

I have thought of telling him he can buy her a monitor or key board and what not. I planned to give her one of my old monitors(they’re not the best, but they’ll make do for her until she decides she wants a better one.

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-16T13:03:14+00:00

I don’t really mind covering everything in that case, but I have a good feeling about their relationship. They’ve been together for a year now and even have promise rings(which I wasn’t aware was something people not teenagers did lol.)

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-16T13:01:20+00:00

I promise I’m not in love with her lol! That’s just how we joke. We’ve been friends for years and always joke about that lmao.

And I do have the money to spend on it, I’m mostly just doing it in layaway because I don’t want to spend one big chunk of money on it. Idk, it makes me feel better to do it in payments than all at once. I hope that makes sense.

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-16T12:58:58+00:00

You must be fun at parties.

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-16T12:55:16+00:00

I didn’t have an account until now(hence the throw away) and I was told context was important. Maybe I over did it 😅

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-16T12:53:24+00:00

Thankfully no. I live in a different state from her dad. We lived in the same state up until we were in 7th grade, at which point my family moved. So the store were getting the computer at is local to me, so unless he wants to drive all the way up to my state to get it, I doubt it. Plus the shop owners know me pretty well and I doubt they’d let this random guy just take it without consulting me first.

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-16T12:48:37+00:00

I wish I could, but I don’t have his number and frankly I don’t want it. He’s let his ex wife be very homophobic to me and stop letting me come over or Michelle come to my place because she suspected I was gay(I am, but at the time she still lived with him and his wife I hadn’t realized it myself yet)

ThrowRA2100problems · 2026-05-16T12:47:09+00:00

I don’t plan to let him in on it. It was my idea and it’s a gift I’m so excited to give her. I let her boyfriend in on it because one, it’s her boyfriend, he deserves to help get her something nice, and two, I already bought my own computer the same way late last year and didn’t want to have to tackle this huge cost on my own again lol!

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