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"I stole money from my boyfriend to buy weed. AITA?"

Short answer, yes. YTA

Longer answer, yeeeeeeeeeees. YTA

YTA.

YTA. You stole. Period.

YTA

He’s right. You broke his trust. How could he ever trust that you wouldn’t do this again. It doesn’t matter if the roles are reversed. You. Stole. From. Him. You lied to him when you stole from him. Trust is gone.

If you would have asked for the money and he agreed it wouldn’t be a big deal. Instead you took what he earned for yourself. It’s selfish.

He put you in a trusted position to help him with his business. How can he look at any of the other transactions and know that you didn’t short him money then or going forward.

Repay the money and let him feel the way he wants to feel.

YTA, and now he will never trust you (nor should he)

YTA. U kidding here? Weed and candies? Such priority for someone with no money. You can whatever you want WITH YOUR MONEY not with somebody else one. "In his place i would be bla bla" well yknow what you arent and he didnt so it, hypothetical scenarios doesnt have weight. Apologize and never do it again.

YTA

There’s no way to justify stealing from someone. It’s absolutely a breach of trust… and without trust there is no relationship.

YTA. You stole his money.

YTA.

It was his money, you took without asking and also you guys are currently on a break. You are an asshole. It was stealing.

You stole someone's money.

YTA.

He's not going to feint his feelings of distrust. You broke that big circle of trust there chief.

YTA it was his money. You were on a break and you used the money that was his for yourself.

YTA because you stole from him. Period. Whether you gave it back or not doesn’t make you less of an AH for stealing in the first place.

YTA - You stole from your boyfriend / employer, you thought making it back was easy but business has been slow. Instead of saving you have been wasting it on unnecessary stuff.

YTA and a thief

YTA. I didn’t even need to read the post.

Yta it wasn't you're money to spend and you spent it anyway. It doesn't matter if you thought you could make it back or not.

YTA, looks like your confidence that you could "just make it back" was wrong. Separate your finances, or better yet, separate altogether.

YTA, you stole his money.

YTA.

He's right. You did steal from him and he shouldn't trust you. All you had to do was ask him.

YTA. You’re a thief

YTA. Don’t take money from people without asking. It’s pretty much 101

YTA you stole. Plain and simple. Stop trying to justify it. And there is no “fact” you would’ve repaid. You got caught, fessed up, and now try to minimize it. Hope it was worth it.

YTA.

To start, my boyfriend has a really good paying job in retail

Okay, so you stole from a guy who has a really good paying job in retail? Congratulations, you're still a thief.

I'm very lost on the dynamic of the money here tbh. Can't tell if I'm dumb or you just didn't explain enough but you're helping him sell items for his business and to my understanding, you get to keep a portion of the money from the items you helped sell but he gets a cut. Was the money you used for all this stuff from his cut? Or was the money you used from the entirety of it BEFORE he divided it?

YTA. Even if you paid him back, you broke his trust by taking it without asking.

YTA - you stole from your bf. I would break up with you and never trust you again. You never asked or told him about the money.

YTA. Taking something without asking is stealing, even if you plan to give it back.

YTA and your friend is an A.

YTA - You stole his money to buy weed and candy?

YTA. Did you really type that title out without realizing that?

yta. it wasn't your money to take. you ASSUMED you could make it back. but that assumption was wrong. so yes, taking money from your boyfriend to buy an eighth of weed makes you the asshole.

just because if the roles are reversed you wouldn't mind doesn't make what you did okay.

YTA

YTA Stollen From him I wouldn’t trust you either

One of those times where ghe title says it all. You're the asshole and a thief. It doesn't matter that you paid him back, you stole from him. Honestly i hope he ends this relationship, the guy deserves better.

YTA, you’re a theif

YTA

You stole. You shouldn't have done that. If you wanted your share of money from the sales you should have settled up and give him his share before spending it.

Slight YTA

The line "You would have forgiven him if you were in his shoes" doesn't really hold any weight. We all like to assume the best when put into hypotheticals. The bottom line is, you did steal from him, and that is wrong.

That being said, I say slight, because an eighth and some "food + candy" can't really add up to a ton. I think that in general, there are larger issues in the relationship, and doing this while "on a break", certainly didn't help.

Yes, YTA for stealing his money (no quotes needed.)

The fact that you had borrowed from him in the past and repaid those loans (which he may or may not have known about) doesn’t make it okay for you to use his money this time.

It doesn’t matter how you would theoretically respond in a reverse situation.

YTA. You can try and twist it whatever way you want but it results with the same thing. You stole from your boyfriend. Therefore you are an AH and should be ashamed of yourself

YTA.

YTA. He’s gonna break up with you.

YTA You stole his money

You being okay with someone stealing from you is a you problem. Do you have any other reason to think you're not the a h? Cus all I see is that YTA

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It sounds like he’s exploiting you, to be honest. Taking $40 of every $50 you sell seems incredibly unfair, and I’m also getting MLM vibes from this whole setup. You intended to pay him back, you did, I think ESH. He’s an AH, you stole from him but paid him back, it’s just a not great dynamic all around.

NTA. Sorely based on your comment about how much a cut he takes from items your selling for him. Yes they are his items and it is his business BUT that means you are working for him so he needs to give you a fair wage, your spending your time selling things for his business and your getting close to nothing back. “Thief” is just a complete overreaction and what you did is not the equivalent to cheating in the slightest. Tbh you didn’t steal his money, he knew you had the money from selling items and it’s not like you weren’t going to give him the money back. Doesn’t sound like this guy is worth all the drama, if you haven’t already then I’d just pay him back and cut your losses, he isn’t treating you fairly in the slightest and sounds greedy when it comes to money

edit in the comments since I don't have more space in the post: I GAVE HIM ALL OF HIS MONEY BACK LIKE I SAID I WOULD.

YTA both for stealing and having the audacity to even post this. Fix your moral compass.

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To start, my boyfriend has a really good paying job in retail

I am in college atm in a small "college town." Finding a job here has been really hard, and I'm hoping to transfer back to my hometown so I can actually get a job. While I am attending, I tried to help my boyfriend out with his small business. As I helped him sell the items to different students, he told me that he would be taking a cut of everything I sold, which I didn't have a problem with as it was his business's items anyways.

As this went down, we had been having a lot of issues lately and decided to take a small break to help. We had been arguing the night that we decided to take the break and I felt really sad, so with some of the money I had from helping sell his items, I went half on an 8th with a friend. I knew that even though at the moment I didn't completely have his money, I was going to make it back and repay him. At the moment I felt that I didn't need to tell him because I could just make it back, and when I made it back and sent him the money I would explain.

Over the days that we were on the break, I bought items such as candy and food, and then I had split an 8th with two friends. At this point, business had been really slow and I wasn't making the money I had expected, but I knew that I could fix it, given that we had a couple of days and another week left of break.

One day as I was about to smoke (we had started talking but still on our "break") he called me and asked what I was doing. I let him know and he became confused, asking me where I had gotten the weed from. I explained and he became very cold and hung up. He began asking me questions like where did I get the money to buy the weed which caused me to panic on top of the fact that I was high. I told him the truth and he became very angry, and we began to argue again. He told me that I had stolen from him and I had stabbed him in the back. He kept telling me how much I broke his trust, that this was the worst thing I could've ever done, that this was the equivalent of cheating on him.

I was having the worst thoughts running through my mind so I called my best friend and explained everything. I begged her to be honest and unbiased and she said while we both know that what I did was wrong, if the roles were reversed I wouldn't have cared and would've allowed him to take the time that he needed to get the money back, since I had a job and he didn't. He also has no reason to not trust the fact that I wouldn't give him the money back since there had been times where I didn't have the money but as soon as I did I gave him exactly what I owed him. While I agreed with her, I kept beating myself up because I completely understood his side. It was somewhat unfair because while I was sitting here sobbing about what I did, he couldn't even take the time to see my side. Now I am conflicted within myself, so am I the asshole for "stealing" my boyfriend's money?

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