I (F22) and my boyfriend (M19) have been together for 4 years. He cried because I (F22) got promoted and now makes more money than him (M19).

So the background here is that I’m a student, and I’m doing an internship at the moment for 6 months at an IT company. My boyfriend is also studying, but working at a fast food chain. I got a huge shock yesterday when I got an offer from my internship company to take the job full time when I graduate. It’s a great opportunity and I’m really happy to stay here and work for them. My internship ends in 2 months time, so I’ll be back at uni for another year after that. <br><br>I got home from work and told my boyfriend the news. He was really quiet and looked upset. He asked me if I’d take the job and I said yes, I told him why I thought it was a good opportunity and stuff. He asked me how much I would be making a month, I told him my gross salary and he looked even more upset. I clicked that there was something wrong, I asked him what was the matter. He told me that he was upset because I’d be making way more than him, he said even with his second job that he won’t be making as much as me in a month. He said he feels inadequate, that as a man, he should be making more than his girlfriend, that he feels emasculated. <br><br>I told him that that’s a very old mindset, and it doesn’t make sense. He got really quiet, then started to cry. I’ve never seen him cry, and I was shocked and didn’t know how to react. I tried to hug him, but he just pushed me away and told me to give him some space. I’m due back home today, but I decided to stay with my sister last night. I still don’t know how to act, and I feel really lost. I never expected him to feel this way, especially because he knows I’m working hard for my degree. Honestly, I’m not sure if I can stay with someone who will feel like this when I’m just trying to better my life.