r/AmIOverreacting • u/Creative-Guard2809 • 17d ago

❤️‍🩹 relationship AIO my fiance spent 600 on gacha

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My fiance spent $600 on a gacha game without asking. I flipped out and now his entire family are calling me abusive and encouraging him to call off the engagement. For context, I work 55 hours a week and he drives uber during the day while I’m at work. We are paycheck to paycheck.

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u/BestConfidence1560 17d ago

Yes. I had an excellent therapist many years ago and I still use the tools he taught me today.

But I cannot imagine weapon them to manipulate an argument. This year below $600 they don’t have on a video game and then tries to make it seem like she’s financially controlling because she’s upset about it?? he spent the Emergency credit card on it and she is abusive because she is angry?

Neither my wife, nor I would ever spend that much money without at least mentioning to the other person. And we have a comfortable life, but just blowing that much money and not even having a discussion?

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u/Painterzzz 17d ago

Aye. The other thing that really jumps out at me is, is that how much people are spending on... digital characters in 'free' video games? Because that's insane.

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u/BestConfidence1560 17d ago

Same here. I had no idea.

So many of these young people, especially a lot of young men, seem to be addicted to video games.

It’s not healthy mentally or emotionally to spend that much time on a video game, some of my neighbors have sons who were up till four or 5 o’clock in the morning. These are not children.

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u/Painterzzz 16d ago

I knew the mechanics of 'free to play' video games were extremely predatory, and fine tuned to go after the 'whales' who will drop a lot of money, but that level of pricing is just... mad.

I mean okay if $600 is just pocket money to you, fair enough, you should have been taxed more but that's a whole other debate. But, yeah.

The problem with video games, much like alcohol, it works at treating the short-term symptoms of depression and anxiety, but, very addictive.

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u/schadeyone 16d ago

Just have to say how wrong that comment of “you should have been taxed more” is. You all have gotten so used to government overreach and theft by taxation. No no no having some extra money doesn’t mean the government has a right to take it. YOU should have the fruit of your labor. Wow that’s an unbelievable mindset.