My Friend’s Boyfriend’s Wallet Killed Our Friendship

There was a girl I used to be close with.

One day she wanted to introduce me to her new foreign boyfriend, so we went drinking in Shinjuku’s Golden Gai.

The bar we usually went to was closed, so we stepped into another cheap-looking place—because, as she said, her boyfriend was broke and wanted somewhere “affordable.”

We each had two drinks. The bill for three people came to about 5,000 yen.

Then her boyfriend opened his wallet.

Well—he didn’t even have a real wallet.

It was a toy-like coin purse hanging from his neck, with only 1,000 yen inside. 

By the way, even she froze when she saw his wallet.

It turned out she was finding out for the first time that her boyfriend had only 1,000 yen on him.

And yet he was the only one who had ordered wine.

My friend sighed and said, “I’m the only one here with a full-time job, so I’ll pay more.”

She put down 3,000 yen.

Her broke boyfriend and I—still a student then—paid 1,000 yen each.

I wasn’t sure who had ordered the most expensive drink, but I couldn’t believe she brought a man who only carried 1,000 yen, and then acted as if she was doing us both a favor by covering the bill.

By the way, I had introduced her to my boyfriend before all this. We went to a yakitori place. She didn’t even pretend to reach for her wallet—just left without paying.

Luckily, my boyfriend was the type who would cover everything, even for my friends. I didn’t mind at the time lol.

I also remembered that when I was studying abroad in London, she contacted me asking to stay, and I let her crash at my place for several days.

Even then, she never showed much grace.

(For context: it was Nido King’s Cross — ridiculously expensive lol)

But still—I was shocked.

And that wasn’t the only thing.

There were many small disappointments, until one day I decided to cut ties.

She always made me cover the extra coins when we split bills. I never knew if she was simply thoughtless or just plain petty.

But I knew she used to buy 100-yen underwear, wear it once, and sell it online.

She had strangers buying her clothes.

She even had an affair with a married man.

Years later, through a mutual acquaintance, I heard she finally married the 1,000-yen guy.

A petty girl ended up with a broke man. Karma.

Thanks for paying extra that night.

Our friendship was settled—like a bill.

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©️DSH / 2025