I dumped my boyfriend of seven years and he shocked me by giving me this gift: ‘It’s either manipulative or genuine’
A woman broke up with her boyfriend of seven years and was shocked when he gave her a ‘thoughtful’ gift as a parting gift.
Rachel revealed that she was unhappy and often felt insecure in the relationship.
She explained on TikTok that she didn’t set clear boundaries from the start, and that the romance “wouldn’t have lasted more than six months if I had loved myself.”
Rachel was stunned after the break-up when her ex gifted her a self-help book called Fall in Love with Yourself by Angel Gaudia and carefully wrapped it in red and pink paper with hearts.
In a handwritten note with the gift, her ex-boyfriend wrote: “I know you don’t love me anymore, love yourself now.”
A woman broke up with her boyfriend of seven years and was shocked when he gave her a ‘thoughtful’ gift as a parting gift
The ex-boyfriend included a handwritten note with the gift: “I know you don’t love me anymore, love yourself now.”
“I dumped him after 7 years and he gave me this gift,” she captioned a video of her unwrapping the gift.
The clip has been viewed more than 12 million times and Rachel took time to respond to many in the comments claiming the relationship ‘just wasn’t working’.
Thousands urged her to reconcile with her boyfriend, but she simply noted it was “too late.”
βGet your boy back,β someone begged.
“That’s your soulmate!” said another.
‘Are you sure you don’t love him? I would cry if my ex did that for me,β one person wrote.
A few were suspicious of the self-help book, given Rachel’s revelation that it was an unhappy relationship.
βThis is a way to manipulate her into thinking she doesn’t love herself, or know her own worth, and that he has the power to ‘teach’ her,β one person said.
βIt’s a trick, don’t fall for it,β another warned.
Some questioned the man’s intentions.
βI can’t tell if it’s manipulative or real,β one person wrote.
βI’m pretty sure he’s telling her to love herself and learn what she wants to do by exploring and living life to the fullest. It’s not always manipulation,β said a second.
One woman complained, “They always do what you ask for when it’s too late.”