A woman’s Reddit post about supporting her boyfriend financially has sparked a wave of strong reactions after she discovered something unexpected while trying to help him find a job.
Posting on r/relationship_advice, the 24-year-old explained that she agreed to support her boyfriend while he went back to school and searched for part-time work. But after seeing the resume he’s been sending to employers, she now wonders if he was ever truly trying to get hired in the first place.
The discovery left her angry, confused, and unsure how to confront him.
Supporting Him While He Went Back to School
According to the woman, she and her boyfriend have been together for about three years.
Several months ago, he decided he wanted to return to school. Because they were living in a relatively low-cost situation and she had a decent job, she agreed to support the household financially while he quit his full-time job and searched for part-time work that fit around his classes.
But the plan hasn’t gone smoothly.
It’s now been about six months since he left his job, and she says he hasn’t found stable work.
The only income he occasionally brings in comes from picking up rare shifts at Target—sometimes only one shift per month, according to him.
Meanwhile, she has been covering nearly all expenses, including student loan payments and their car.
She says the pressure of financially supporting two adults has been overwhelming, and she has repeatedly asked him to focus more seriously on finding work.
The Resume That Raised Red Flags
Recently, she had an idea she thought might help.
She asked him to send his resume so she could review it and help strengthen it during the job search process.
But when she opened the document, she was stunned.
The resume was extremely bare, with almost no details about his work history. Each job listed had only a single short sentence describing it, with no bullet points explaining responsibilities or achievements.
Even his education section looked incomplete.
Instead of listing his current school, it simply said “higher education.”
What made the situation even more confusing was that he previously worked in a project manager role with multiple accomplishments—none of which were included on the resume.
Seeing the document made her question everything.
Why It Made Her So Angry
The woman explained that she has been extremely open about the financial stress she’s been under.
She says she has cried to him about how difficult it’s been to support both of them while he looks for work.
So realizing he apparently hadn’t even researched basic resume formatting felt like a betrayal.
In her words, she now wonders if one of two things is true: either he genuinely doesn’t know how to write a resume—or he simply hasn’t been trying very hard.
She admitted her frustration might be clouding her judgment and asked Reddit how to bring the issue up without sounding overly confrontational.
Why the Story Blew Up
The post quickly gained attention because many readers focused on one major detail: the boyfriend previously had a proper resume.
In comments, the original poster clarified that she had seen his older resume years earlier when he applied for the project manager job—and it was well written.
That revelation changed how many readers interpreted the situation.
If he already knew how to build a professional resume, some commenters felt the sloppy version might not be an accident.
Reddit’s Reaction Was Blunt
Many commenters believed the boyfriend’s behavior suggested he wasn’t taking the job search seriously.
User ctfogo joked:
“If you dump him I bet he’ll have a job within two weeks.”
Another commenter, WeeklyConversation8, questioned the situation entirely:
“A project manager doesn’t know how to write a resume? I’m not buying that.”
Others were more direct about their interpretation.
User sweetestjessie wrote:
“He’s enjoying being provided for and playing video games all day.”
Some commenters even suggested the resume might have been intentionally weak so he could claim he was applying for jobs without actually getting hired.
User FairyCompetent advised the poster to confront the issue directly:
“The resume you sent me is a joke… I feel betrayed and used.”
A Conversation Waiting to Happen
For now, the woman says she still plans to talk to her boyfriend when he gets home from school.
But the discovery has clearly shaken her trust.
Because while job searches can be difficult, many readers felt the real issue wasn’t the job market—it was the possibility that the person she’s been working so hard to support might not be trying nearly as hard in return.
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