"Everyone Around My Girlfriend Thinks She Was Born with a Silver Spoon"—A Man in His 30s Wonders Whether to Marry Her [What Do You Think?]

[Financial News] A man in his 30s who had been considering marriage confessed that he was unsure whether to go through with it because of his girlfriend’s spending habits.
A post titled “Everyone Around My Girlfriend Thinks She Was Born with a Silver Spoon. Should I Still Marry Her?” was recently uploaded to the office-worker community Remember.
The man, who is in his early 30s, has been dating his girlfriend, who is two years younger, for more than two years. He described her as “the very definition of elegance, exuding both refinement and affluence” and said, “She is incredibly beautiful.”
However, he said that after they began seriously considering marriage, he started to worry about how much she spent.
The man explained that his girlfriend regularly gets her nails and skin cared for and also goes to Pilates and an aesthetic beauty salon. “My girlfriend regularly gets her nails and skin cared for, and she also goes to Pilates and an aesthetic beauty salon. She buys clothes every season and enjoys hotel vacations and fine dining,” he said, adding that she buys things she likes without worrying much about the price.
He had also asked her about saving money. “I once asked her, ‘Do you save any money?’ She cheerfully told me that she had never opened an installment savings account. I let it go because she said she kept emergency money separately. But when her credit card bills are high, I think she sometimes uses even that,” he said.
The man also said that his girlfriend’s spending seemed impulsive. “From what I can see, my girlfriend cannot resist buying what she wants. If she likes something, she picks it up without even looking at the price tag,” he said.
When meeting acquaintances, his girlfriend reportedly dislikes feeling self-conscious while deciding who will pay, so she usually pays first. The man explained that because of this, people around her assume she was born with a silver spoon.
When the man recently raised the issue of her spending, his girlfriend reportedly responded that there was nothing wrong with her lifestyle. He said she told him, “I like living this way. Everyone criticizes YOLO (You Only Live Once), saying it means you have no plans, but I work, and I’m not in the red, so what’s the problem?” He added that she also said, “It’s not like I travel abroad every month, and honestly, you liked it too, didn’t you? Was the food here bad?”

The man said it was difficult for him to criticize her because he had also spent money alongside her. “Honestly, I went out and enjoyed things with her too, so I had no room to talk. I wonder whether this is something she can change,” he said. “We have never had a serious conversation about marriage and money.”
The man said the issue of spending habits felt more serious as they approached marriage. “I know her entire salary, and her home is ordinary, so it’s amazing that I can’t figure out where the money comes from,” he said. “When I think about marrying my beautiful and lovable girlfriend, this one flaw suddenly seems so significant. Am I being materialistic?”

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