It can be hard on a relationship when one person is out of work and the other isn't, and those struggles can really manifest in a lot of different ways. One woman recently shared on Reddit that she's working but her husband isn't. Things are really tight, despite his assurances that he's managing his financial situation.
She recently discovered that a bracelet left to her by her deceased mother has gone missing … right around the time her unemployed husband somehow got a new gaming console. Is it a coincidence?
The bracelet is the only thing she inherited.
"I f/33 live in a rental apartment with my unemplyed husband m/30 of 2 years," she begins. "I work retail jobs (fancy i know) and I obviously barely can afford rent and bills.
"Mom passed away 2 months ago, All I inherited from her (dad and his new wife took everything) was a gold bracelet. I keep this bracelet in my closet that no one – and I mean no one comes near except for me and my husband."
Now it's missing, and the timing is suspicious.
"Days ago it went missing, It just disappeared out of the blue," she explains. "I looked for it, I cried, I gave up looking and moved on. The other day I came home and found out that my husband bought a new gaming console. I wasn't expecting that I asked where he got the money and he said he borrowed it from a friend."
His friends refuse to let him borrow money.
"But as far as I know he only has 2 friends and both of them swore won't lend him a dime since he never pays them back," she continues. "When I reminded him of that he just gave me a look and asked if I was hinting that he took my bracelet, pawned it, then bought the console."
He tried to shame her for asking about the console in the first place.
"I shrugged and said 'well…don't you think it's strange that the bracelet just disappeared into the air? then 2 days later you bought a console?' he got mad and said that I was such a delusional b&$#@ to even hint that he might have stolen the bracelet. He shamed me for it and said I'm just upset he's 'managing' his current financial situation and is still able to buy himself nice stuff, unlike me."
Then he left.
"We kept arguing til he took the console and left the apartment with it. Said he was going to try it at a friend's house and that I'd better prepare an apology for when he gets back.
"I didn't but I still think that it's all just so suspicious to be a coincidence."
People say start calling pawn shops now.
One commenter shared, "Pawn shops and 'cash for gold' places are required by law to enter jewelry into a police database, which is compared against police reports made. They are also required to hold it for a certain period of time before selling. Make a report immediately before the bracelet is melted or sold for scrap and lost forever."
They think her actions should be twofold: divorce and a police report.
A second person advised, "She shouldn't just leave him. She needs to file a police report and the police can hopefully figure out which pawn shop he went to and then that shop can't sell it.
"The fact that he said pawn shop indicates that he pawned it so she should start with that information. She may still be able to get this bracelet back and get rid of the husband."
They also advise her to make sure her husband knows she's looking around.
A third person contributed, "Call the police and tell them you had jewelry stolen while you were out of the house, make sure he knows you’re doing this. Then check pawn shops. Fairly certain you’ll find it there and you’ll have a police report to back up ownership. They keep records. Good luck."
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