A mother has sparked a fierce online debate after expressing her fury that her son's girlfriend of three years ended their relationship 'right before Christmas' because he refused to propose.
'He's absolutely devastated'
The upset mum detailed the situation on the popular forum Mumsnet, explaining that her son was dumped 'out of the blue'. She said her son believed the couple were 'very happy together' and was left devastated by the split.
According to her post, the girlfriend had raised the subject of marriage a few months prior. The son reportedly said he wanted to marry her 'in the future' but refused to give a rough timeline for a proposal, dismissing such planning as 'silly timeline stuff'.
The 'cruel' Christmas breakup
The final breakup conversation happened as the son was preparing for a Christmas party, a timing the mother labelled as 'very cruel'. 'I wouldn't have thought she could be so cold,' the mum wrote.
She also speculated that the girlfriend's best friend recently becoming single might have 'pushed her' to end the relationship. The practical fallout was immediate: as her son had been living in his girlfriend's apartment, he suddenly had nowhere to live and returned to his mother's house.
Online verdict: 97% say mum is wrong
The mother concluded her post by asking other users if she would be 'unreasonable' to contact the ex-girlfriend to 'talk some sense' into her. The response was overwhelmingly against her.
In the accompanying poll, a decisive 97% of the 6,969 voters said the mother was being unreasonable. Commenters were blunt in their assessment.
'You are being EXTREMELY UNREASONABLE!' one person wrote. Another questioned the mother's plan directly: '“Talk some sense into her”? Are you serious?'
Many defended the girlfriend's decision. One user stated: 'Perhaps he could have shown some consideration for his future life partner when she expressed her needs/desires and then he wouldn’t be in this situation.'
The prevailing advice was for the mother to stay out of the relationship. A final piece of counsel read: 'Stay out of it. You most likely don't know all the ins and outs of it, and what good will speaking to her do... Support your son but accept that the relationship is over.'
