Usually, when you give a present to someone you care about, you don't expect anything in return.
But one woman on Reddit has been left completely flummoxed after her boyfriend approached her with a gift he'd bought her "just because" he wanted to show her how much he loves her - but then demanded she pays him back.
The woman posted her story anonymously and explained her boyfriend surprised her with concert tickets to see her favourite artist, which had initially left her "really excited".
Just moments later, though, her partner told her he expected her to give him the money to cover the cost of her ticket, despite him clearly stating it was a gift.
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She said: "Today, my boyfriend texted me that he had a surprise for me. After some time of guessing, he revealed that he bought two tickets to see my favourite singer in April. I was really excited because I’ve wanted to see this person in concert for the longest time, and I didn’t even know they were coming to my city.
"I asked my boyfriend why just out of curiosity, and he said it was a 'just because' gift. I was really excited until he said that I need to pay him back for my ticket.
"I was confused because I didn’t know that the artist was coming town let alone ask him to buy the tickets."
The woman said her boyfriend has been "really pressing" the issue of repayment and is so determined to get money from his girlfriend, that she has told him to just sell her ticket.
She added: "He’s really pressing the issue that I should pay him back. I told him that I shouldn’t have to because I never asked him to buy the tickets in the first place. He then goes on to say that I’m being ungrateful.
"I, not wanting to continue the conversation, told him that I don’t even want to go anymore and I asked him to see if he can get a refund for the tickets (or at least just my ticket) or he can give my ticket to one of his friends."
Commenters on Reddit were equally baffled by the man's reaction, as many people stated gifts shouldn't be something that requires repayment.
One said: "He should have asked first to see if you wanted to buy a ticket. It isn't a great surprise if it also comes with a surprise bill."
While another wrote: "If he expects you to pay him back, he has to tell you beforehand so you can decide. What if it was something super expensive? Are you gonna go into thousands of dollars in debt because he got a luxurious trip for you two, but you have to pay half without knowing in advance?"
And a third added: "He needs to look up the definition of gift in the dictionary. He also can’t obligate you to pay for something you didn’t request or know about."
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