Boyfriend Is Mad His Girlfriend Won't Financially Support His 'Genius' Idea of 'Inventing a New Color'

The girlfriend took to Reddit's 'Am I the A------' forum to reveal that her boyfriend requested $4,000 for "supplies"

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  • A 24-year-old woman took to Reddit’s “Am I the A------” forum to share that “a few weeks ago, her boyfriend "told me he had a ‘groundbreaking’ idea that would ‘change humanity forever.’ " When she asked what it was, he said "he wants to invent a new color"

  • The woman went on to share that her boyfriend claimed he needed her to give him $4,000 for “supplies,” including advanced art tools, a lab coat, and a trip to the desert “because he thinks the ‘pure sunlight’ there will inspire him"

  • “He even accused me of being jealous that he had a ‘world-changing idea’ and I didn’t,“ the original poster (OP) added

A woman says her boyfriend is upset that she won’t fund his self-proclaimed ‘genius’ idea, and that his friends are now accusing her of being unsupportive.

The 24-year-old woman took to Reddit’s “Am I the A------” forum on Wednesday, Jan. 15, to share her situation. She noted that her boyfriend, 29, has always been “a bit whacky” and that she usually finds it “endearing.”

“This time however, he’s really outdone himself,” she shared. “A few weeks ago, he told me he had a ‘groundbreaking’ idea that would ‘change humanity forever.’ Entertaining him, I asked what it was. His answer? He wants to invent a new color,” she continued.

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The woman went on to share that her boyfriend claimed he needed her to give him $4,000 for “supplies,” including advanced art tools, a lab coat and a trip to the desert “because he thinks the ‘pure sunlight’ there will inspire him.”

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“I told him absolutely not,” she said, adding, “I’m saving for grad school, and even if I weren’t, I’m not dropping thousands of dollars on his … whatever this is.”

The woman says her boyfriend — who she shared has a degree in Philosophy and is currently unemployed — “got mad,” telling her she “didn’t believe in him or his ‘potential to revolutionize human perception.’ “

“He even accused me of being jealous that he had a ‘world-changing idea’ and I didn’t,“ the original poster (OP) added.

The woman says that a heated argument ensued in which she said some things that she regrets — and in which her boyfriend claimed he knew her credit card details. She also shared that since the fight, her boyfriend has been “sulking” and telling others that she’s unsupportive.

“His friends are backing him up, saying I should be encouraging his creativity instead of ‘crushing his dreams,’ “ she concluded, before asking her fellow Redditors if she’s the “a------” for “refusing to fund his quest to invent a new color?”

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The post received over 1,000 comments as of Wednesday, Jan. 16, with many Reddit users taking major issue with the fact that the boyfriend knows the OP’s credit card number.

“Proactively cancel that card and ask for a new number. And then be sure it's somewhere that he can't easily see it and memorize the new details,” one person wrote. “Also, OP, keep checking your credit card account so that the moment you see a single charge that's not yours, you know that he's stealing from you intentionally,” they added.

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“Tbh [to be honest] the second the dude told me ‘I got your numbers and info memorized’ is the second I would change everything, freeze my CCs and just dump the dude,” added another.

Others noted that it may be time for the OP to seriously assess her current relationship and whether it’s the best fit for her life and her future.

“NTA [not the a------], but what does he bring to your relationship?” one person asked, before adding, “He doesn't have a job, he's threatening to use your credit card without permission, he insults you, and seems to be having some kind of break with reality. I'd be giving this relationship a long, hard look. [...] This kind of ‘quirky’ behavior doesn't usually improve.”

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