On Reddit, a woman is concerned that her boyfriend is scamming her after he requested a hefty loan to supposedly help cover his child’s medical expenses.
The woman and her boyfriend have only been dating for three months. He is a single dad of two boys, neither of whom she has met yet.
“He says it’s early for his kids to meet me. It’s for their mental health, and I respect that. I do send them (a bit costly) gifts every weekend, and my boyfriend assured me that he will tell them eventually where these gifts are coming from,” the woman wrote on Reddit.
She recently became concerned when she didn’t hear from him for a week. When he finally contacted her, he told her his son had an accident and required surgery.
“I felt bad for him, I [can] afford to visit, but he said there was no need for me to do this. He later called me saying he was busy all day trying to come up with the money to pay for his son’s surgery,” she shared, explaining he eventually asked if she could lend him $5,000 to help pay for the procedure.
The woman was caught off guard.
“He said it’s fine if I don’t feel comfortable but then started bringing it up saying he’s in dire need of help and the surgery needed to happen next week under doctors’ recommendation,” she explained, adding that at first, her boyfriend seemed embarrassed to make such a big request — until he got more pushy.
“I started feeling pressured, but he promised that he’ll have me meet his son and other son right after he gets done with the…
