"My girlfriend and I share a couple's membership at an upscale gym, which I pay for. I have no problem with this, as fitness is a big priority to me and I make significantly more than she does. Additionally, she does struggle with her weight and her attitude towards working out can be lackluster, so I'm happy to provide something that (sometimes) motivates her to go, especially if we go together."
"The gym provides relatively high-end body wash, lotion, etc. in the showers, and my girlfriend has made a habit of bringing empty travel-size toiletry bottles to the gym to take these products home with her! I find this to be extremely tacky. I told her so when I found out what she was doing, but she just laughed it off and said that taking advantage of the "free" fancy stuff is one of the best parts of going there."
"I told her that if she did a better job of budgeting, she would be able to afford these items for herself, and she got upset with me and claimed that I don't understand because I didn't grow up poor like she did. She's not wrong-her family was economically challenged and she has worked hard to get to a better place, but it's obvious she's still stuck in the mindset of not being able to afford nice things."
My girlfriend and I share a couple's membership at an upscale gym that I pay for. She routinely fills empty travel-size bottles with complimentary high-end shower products and takes them home. I find this tacky and confronted her, and she defended taking the 'free' amenities. I suggested she budget to buy such items, but she became upset and cited growing up poor as context for her actions. She declined offers to have the products purchased for her and continues taking as many as she wants. I feel bothered on principle and worry she might be discovered and that this could affect our membership.
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