She broke the phone I gave her. Should I be mad?

[ramzk4]

Okay... I don’t know if I should be mad or not but my long distance gf broke the phone I gave her for our anniversary last December. I seriously don’t know if I should be angry or just be understanding. I mean, I bought that phone during the day we first met, can you imagine?! I bought her that smartphone after the day we met and I had the goodwill to offer her a phone so that we can communicate better but she just broke it after just a few months. Now, we won’t be able to communicate so often cause she won’t have a phone to go online to. What should I do about this? I want to scold her but her reason was that when she was out with friends, one of her friends bumped into her accidentally and made her drop her phone from the second floor. Should I just buy her another one or demand her friend to buy her a new one instead? I’m honestly furious.

[Zinok]

Why would you be "honestly furious" at her if the phone legitimately broke by accident?
When I started to read this I assumed that she broke the phone deliberately, because you guys were fighting and she was being petty and wanted to piss you off or something.
But if her friend bumped her and the phone fell two stories, she probably feels really shitty about it, and your anger is just going to make her feel worse, when this wasn't her fault. I'm not saying buy her a new phone, honestly I think it's weird you'd buy her a smartphone after knowing her one day anyways- trying to buy her love? If you're freaking out over an accident I'm not surprised that's what you have to resort to.

[Rachael]

There is no need to be angry over a broken phone. if you have enough money to buy her a new phone, then get another one for her. Otherwise, don't bother yourself with the phone issue.

[Elliot]

Since she accidentally broke the phone, you shouldn't be mad at her. Also, you can't ask her friend to pay for the phone because it was accidental.

[PRW]

Maybe if she broke the phone by throwing it at you,...then maybe,...unless she had good reason to.

Buying a woman a phone to "keep in contact" with you after only meeting her for one day has gotten "desperate, needy, creepy, stalker" written all over it

[Lost 73]

Maybe if she broke the phone by throwing it at you,...then maybe,...unless she had good reason to.

Buying a woman a phone to "keep in contact" with you after only meeting her for one day has gotten "desperate, needy, creepy, stalker" written all over it

PRW allot of these long distance dating is in other countries, (Old way of thinking mail order bride) new way of thinking Dating tours they talk for a few months then they get married and the guy brings them home. Not the A typical romance

[Lost 73]

Okay... I don’t know if I should be mad or not but my long distance gf broke the phone I gave her for our anniversary last December. I seriously don’t know if I should be angry or just be understanding. I mean, I bought that phone during the day we first met, can you imagine?! I bought her that smartphone after the day we met and I had the goodwill to offer her a phone so that we can communicate better but she just broke it after just a few months. Now, we won’t be able to communicate so often cause she won’t have a phone to go online to. What should I do about this? I want to scold her but her reason was that when she was out with friends, one of her friends bumped into her accidentally and made her drop her phone from the second floor. Should I just buy her another one or demand her friend to buy her a new one instead? I’m honestly furious.

Which country is she in? do you really trust her? could have been sold to live.

[TeeDee]

No you should not be furious with her. It was an accident. Do you not understand accident? Did you take out the insurance?

If you don't want to buy her another phone, don't. She must have some way to contact you. You know about the broken phone, don't you. Let her use that alternative method to keep in touch. I see no reason why you should have forked over such an expensive gift in the 1st place, let alone replace it now.

That phone was a luxury. She failed to safeguard the phone but that doesn't mean you are obligated to replace it.

Your anger is overstated. What do you really think is going on here? Why don't you trust her.