27-year-old woman is confused about whether or not she should let her ex-boyfriend know he’s still paying for her $60 gaming subscription: ‘Some of my friends tell me to just be petty’

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Olivia Arocena • Writer and Editor
Jun 16, 2026 4:00 PM EDT

Is it finally time to balance the books?

Breakups aren't easy for anyone; it doesn't matter if you are the one who was dumped or the one who did the dumping. You typically, sooner or later, go through a period of sadness and grief, and eventually your life starts moving again, and you get over it. I've noticed, though, over the years, that some people tend not to fully terminate their relationships so as not to go through the entirety of grief, and they leave silly things pending or unfinished with their ex-partners, causing them to never fully let go, and never experience life without something relating them back to their exes.

This post leaves me wondering what the ex-boyfriend could possibly have done in order to still be rightfully paying for his mistakes. As a surprise to no one, I think having unsettled accounts with ex-boyfriends is a recipe for disaster, and this story is just another example of that truth.

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  • man and woman sitting on gray fabric loveseat using joysticks
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    A photo depicting the ex couple playing video games

  • AITA for letting my ex pay for my gaming subscription?

    I, 27F, have been broken up with my ex(28M), for about two years now. When we were together, he paid for both mine and his gaming subscription, which at the time was about $40 (roundabout). A few months after we broke
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  • up, and I'd moved out, I noticed that he was still paying for both of our subscriptions. We hadn't broken up on good terms, and since I was still very much hurt by his previous actions in our relationship, I didn't mention it to him.
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  • I've spoken to friends and family (mostly just my mom) about this and have received mixed reviews about still not telling him he's paying for my subscription (the price has gone up). Some of my friends tell me to just be
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  • petty. That the way he treated me in our relationship(two years) justifies coasting off of this until he finally realizes. Other friends, as well as my mom, tell me to reach out and make him aware of the situation. That by
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  • letting him still pay for this subscription, I'm in the wrong and that karma(eventually) is going to catch up to me. Personally, I'm on the fence. On the one hand, I genuinely do feel like I just
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  • shouldn't say anything. It's been *two years.* Either he's seen the money taken out of his bank account and just doesn't care (I think this is more likely), or he doesn't care to pay attention to nearly $50- $60 coming out of his
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  • account every month. There is a small part of me that feels bad, though. We haven't spoken since the very early stages of our breakup. He's engaged now. I'm engaged as well.
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  • I think if it were a $5 subscription, I would totally let it slide, but it’s $60 worth of games. If he eventually realizes what’s been happening, I don’t think she will be able to pay everything back, especially because it’s been like 2 years of subscription. What does she think is going to happen if he finds out? That he’ll just cancel it? Of course, I don’t know him, and he only cancelling the subscription is a possibility, but it would imply extreme maturity, and that’s something the best of us lack when pushed over the edge. At any rate, I think it's always better not to push your luck.

  • My current partner is aware of this situation, as I told him when we first started seeing each other, and he's told me he doesn't care. He's told me that if my ex hasn't realized a good portion of money is being taken out
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  • by now, that he got what was coming to him for treating me the way he did when we were together. I've put thought into what I should do over the months but I can't really decide what I should do at this
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  • point in time. Part of me feels guilty (a very small part), and the other is selfishly happy that I don't, and haven't, had to pay for this subscription in a long. time. Hence why I'm posting here and seeking unbiased opinions.
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  • Another thing I find peculiar is that it doesn’t matter how good a game is; it can’t be worth still being entangled with your ex. A debt like that just serves as a mechanism to prolong the relationship and to continue being invested in what she should or shouldn’t do in relation to him. Plus, you can’t be that cheap; find a way to pay for your own gaming, and if you don’t, just don’t play. The problem is not that he one day makes her pay for everything, or whether or not he deserves to pay for whatever mistakes he made, but more like it's time to start focusing on her life and on her new partner, rather than spending her time and energy wondering about what she and her ex have in common.

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    Two people playing a video game in representation of the ex-couple from our story

  • You definitely don’t want to be related to someone you think is a bad person or who has wronged you in the past. I’d suggest a fresh start and kindly let her know that she might be in the wrong this time, but not for the reasons she thinks. When it comes to him, if he really did cause some serious damage, I think he has already served his time.

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