A Malaysian woman, @dayziee610, shared on Threads how she once spent RM1,800 celebrating her boyfriend’s birthday because he told her no one had celebrated for him since his wife passed away 10 years ago. Feeling touched, she went all out. But when her birthday came? Not even a “Happy Birthday” — just a single bag of Thai milk tea.
At first, she thought maybe he was planning a surprise. But three weeks later, nothing. Her “birthday celebration” was just one roti canai and that milk tea that she had alone.
She said her ex often avoided paying at nicer restaurants, leaving her to pick up the bill. In over a year of dating, she showered him with gifts, while he gave her… just that milk tea.
A widow herself, she compared her late husband’s generosity to her ex’s stinginess and realized this was not the man she could spend her life with. Even though he tried to get back together, she’s just glad it’s over.
