Boyfriend was dared to ask me out and now I want to break up

Hello Guys,

So my boyfriend and I have been together for 1 year and a half. The company he worked for had a project with the company I worked for and that's where we met. Two of my coworkers are friends with him and introduced us. One day he asked me out for a drink and a couple of dates afterwards we became official. We have a great relationship and I love him.

Here's where everything goes left. About a week ago we had dinner with a coworker of mine and his wife. We'll call this coworker Brad. Brad ended up getting drunk and while his wife went to get their car and my husband went to get ours he started to go on about how I should be thankful to him and my coworker since they're the reason we're together. Brad tells me that he and my coworker bet my boyfriend that he couldn't get a date with the quiet girl at work (I'm very reserved and keep to myself). His wife came with the car before I could ask more questions. I asked my boyfriend what Brad was talking about and he admitted that there was a bet but he thought I was beautiful and the bet gave him some courage to ask me out. I asked him if there was money involved and if he got a prize for getting the "quiet girl" to say yes. He said he refused the money and they took him out for drinks. He told me he was sorry and that he only accepted it the drinks because they insisted. I was fuming! I went straight home and told him that I do not want to talk to him or see him and need some time to think.

I'm so embarrassed and angry. My mind is all over the place, this whole time I've been walking around the office and my coworkers knew all about this bet. Everyone involved in this is in their late 20's so I don't understand how they could do something so childish. I've had some time to think and I want to break up with him. He told me that he's sorry and this isn't how he wanted it to happen. While I do believe that he really is sorry, I just cant let it go. I've talked to some friends about my decision and some of them agree with me while the others think I'm letting my pride get in the way and not seeing the bigger picture. They think I'm throwing away our relationship over something that we can overcome. I wanted to hear some opinions from you guys, what do you think? Am I being too prideful?

tl;dr: Boyfriend dared to ask me out and now I want to break up. Friends think I'm letting my pride get in the way.

Submitted August 23, 2021 at 01:02AM by Background_Memory_99 https://ift.tt/3y54eug