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“No one needs that many baseball cards."
Even when the user's boyfriend was explicitly told to keep away from the baseball cards because of the sentimental value they held for her, he didn't take her request seriously. This isn't a misunderstanding, it's a respect issue. In toxic relationships, one partner might try to think and act against the other party's best interest because they are sitting on their own high horse. Behavior like this can change if the person makes a real effort, but in this story's case, he is clearly incapable of respecting his girlfriend's wishes.
You'd think that he would cut her a bit of slack and understand that grief is complicated—but instead, he sneakily disposes of the cards while she's away. He likely did so, because, let's face it: he didn't want to do it in front of her out of fear that she'd tell him off. That notion, however, is completely illogical because she'd find out eventually, which she has—and the relationship might have paid the price for her selfish actions.
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Boyfriend sneakily donates woman's late grandfather's baseball card collection to charity while she's away on a work trip, sparking a relationship rift: ‘It feels like such a betrayal’
When someone you love passes, you want to ensure that you keep everything they've left to you. What was once a dusty old box of baseball cards that you'd put on eBay for $50 is now a priceless, sentimental thing you pledge to keep with you for as long as you are able. There's nothing quite like the grief of a loved one passing on, so keeping their belongings safe with you almost makes you feel like they're still here with you. This is all part of the grieving process, and every individual has a different timeline for grief—that is okay! What isn't okay is someone feeling entitled to speeding up the timeline of your grieving process, especially when you advised them to let you and the sentimental items be.
The user who posted this story was away on a work trip and her boyfriend took it upon himself to donate a baseball card collection—which they've already argued about—to charity. This baseball card collection belonged to the user's grandfather and then to her father, who both have since passed away. She is still relatively new in her grief, and despite her best efforts to convince him otherwise, her boyfriend decided that this box of sentimental baseball cards was simply "clutter". Read ahead to get all the details and some additional commentary from folks on the internet.