This is so dumb but it is a situation that is really bugging me.
A couple days ago my boyfriend went to Hobby Lobby with me. I needed to get some plastic sleeves to sell put my stickers for sale in. He picked up a candle he wanted. I went to the register first and paid for my item but I didn’t pay for his item. It was only $3 or so and I feel petty that I didn’t just add it to my stuff and pay for it. Then he wanted a shake afterwards and we went through a drive-thru (I was driving) and I ordered the shake and waited for him to pay for it, but had the thought that maybe I should pay for it. But I wasn’t even getting a shake. Now I am going over this in my mind feeling so petty about it. I have a lot of conflicting thoughts about this situation. This guy has been pretty generous with me but we also haven’t been getting along great lately. He is always saying he feels like we don’t spend enough time together but I feel we are spending a lot of time together and tired of feeling guilty about it. I also lost my job last week and he makes over $30 an hour.
So here are some models I am working with :
C: I didn’t buy Chris’s $3 candle at Hobby Lobby
T: I am petty
F: ashamed
A: keep thinking about it for days
R: ?
C: I didn’t buy Chris’s $3 candle at Hobby Lobby
T: I don’t want to feel obligated to buy him stuff
F: like I am on my side
A: worry if he is mad at me
R: ?
C: I didn’t buy Chris’s $3 candle at Hobby Lobby
T: He has plenty of money to afford it
F: selfish
A: worried that he thinks I am petty
R: ?