Fed-up girlfriend ditches anniversary dinner after her boyfriend spent the entire night attached to his phone: ‘I stopped talking mid-sentence just to see if he’d notice. He didn't’

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Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."
Jul 26, 2025 8:00 PM EDT

Anniversaries: Some of the most exciting, love-filled moments in our romantic relationships. After years of spending time with our favorite people, we set aside a day, once a year, to show them even more love than we do on a daily basis—if that's even possible! These days should be spent however we see fit, whether that be cozying up on a couch playing your favorite video games or dressing to impress at the nearest Michelin-Star restaurant.

Not every anniversary can go perfectly, but it's important to make an effort each time to set a certain standard with your partner. If these standards are tossed out the window, then you can expect complacency from your partner moving forward. It's one thing to drop the ball on which restaurant you'd prefer, but what happens if they ignore you the whole night because TikTok seems more exciting? Well, you leave.

The woman in this next story ditches her boyfriend after he uses his phone throughout their entire anniversary dinner, then blames her for leaving (even though he didn't notice her absence for over ten minutes). She decides that enough is enough and takes herself home after a rather lackluster, embarrassing night with, hopefully, her ex-boyfriend. Scroll to read.

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  • "I told him I was going to the bathroom, walked up to the register, paid my half, called an Uber, and left.
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  • "AITA for leaving our anniversary dinner after he spent the entire night on his phone and didn’t say a single nice thing to me?"

    I'm 25, my boyfriend's 26, and we've been together almost 3 years. Last night was our anniversary, 7 PM dinner
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  • reservation at this cute little Italian place near downtown we used to go to all the time when we first started dating.
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  • I was actually excited. took my time getting ready, did my hair, wore the red dress he once said made me look insane in the best
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  • way. I thought maybe we'd reconnect a little, talk about where we're headed. I know we've felt distant lately, but I still hoped the night would feel special.
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  • he didn't say a single nice thing to me the whole night. No happy anniversary, no you look amazing, not even a how was your day? nothing. the
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  • second we sat down, he pulled out his phone and didn't put it down again unless it was to take a bite. He was deep in fantasy
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  • football, texting his boys, laughing at TikToks with his headphones in. I just sat there. quiet. eating my food and watching the guy I love give all his attention to a screen.
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  • I tried talking a few times mentioned how I was thinking about our trip to Chicago last year, tried bringing up a show we
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  • used to watch together but he barely looked up. gave me short, de d-end answers like oh yeah or just nodded while still scrolling.
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  • at one point, I stopped talking mid-sentence just to see if he'd notice. he didn't.
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  • I felt so small. I looked around the restaurant and saw couples actually talking, laughing, holding hands and I couldn't help but wonder what I was even doing there.
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  • I told him I was going to the bathroom, walked up to the register, paid my half, called an Uber, and left. It was 8:12 PM when I got in the car. He didn't even text me until 8:37 asking, where'd you go?
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  • When I told him I left because I felt invisible, he said I was being too emotional and it's not that deep. then he hit me with you ruined a chill night for no reason.
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  • and now I'm sitting here wondering... did I really ruin it? or did I finally stop pretending like I'm okay with being treated like I don't matter?
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  • AITA for leaving our anniversary dinner after he spent the entire night on his phone and didn't say a single nice thing to me?
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  • Responsible-Code 5690 you did the right thing, honey tell him to hit the bricks, people and there phones. really
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  • New-Comment2668 NTA. Your anniversary dinner and he ignored you to watch TikToks, text his friends and dealing with fantasy football. YOU did not ruin a "chill night." Ask yourself if this is how you want to spend the rest of your life. Do you want to do all of the
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  • emotional labor? Do you want to feel disconnected from the man who is supposed to love you? He didn't even notice you were gone until more then 20 minutes after you left. Dump the whole man out by the curb with the rest of the trash.
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  • Effective_Height2740 Leave him, you deserve better. Especially after 3 years.
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