“This Brother’s Got No Pride To Protect”: Woman Shows Texts With Broke Boyfriend, SA’s in Disbelief

“This Brother’s Got No Pride To Protect”: Woman Shows Texts With Broke Boyfriend, SA’s in Disbelief

  • A young woman displayed text messages from her boyfriend, showing repeated requests for money, which left many questioning the dynamics of their relationship
  • The lady shared the text conversation on TikTok that upsent her boyfriend after she told him she did not have money
  • Social media users were left in disbelief, cautioning the woman to stop giving him money as debates about the burden of financial support in relationships erupted
TikTok users were shocked to see a man constantly asking for money from a man
A local woman showed that she was tired of her financially needy boyfriend. Image: @leighsaar1
Source: TikTok

One young woman's experience revealed what many described as an unbalanced dynamic after she shared screenshots of text exchanges with her boyfriend, who repeatedly requested financial assistance, sparking widespread debate.

The video, shared by TikTok user @leighsaar1, attracted massive popularity, drawing criticism and sympathy as almost 1K social media users took to the comments section.

The couple's text conversations

The video displays text messages that portray a financially dependent boyfriend. In one conversation, he begs for R50, explaining that he won't be able to go to work if he doesn't get it. Another message shows him reminding her not to forget to give him R400 the next day.

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The woman replies, telling him she doesn't have the money, frustrating him. He asks her what he must do and accuses her of ignoring his calls.

Watch the video below:

The text messages get Mzansi talking

The clip gained massive attraction, filling the moment section with advice, questions, and caution. Many users sympathised with the woman, encouraging her to leave the relationship, and others shared good and bad experiences with broke men.

User @SibonisoGcumisa commented:

"This brother got no pride to protect anymore🤔🙁his goal is just to survive each day as it comes now🙁. May God grant him the strength to provide, at least for himself."

User @Smangele Khumalo added:

"This sounds like my former police boyfriend 🤦‍♂️."

User @Curated_Collections shared:

"A broke man ruined my life, soze ngiphinde bandla (never again, I promise)."

User @Jeh said:

"We've all been there. I’m glad I’m done with him yoh ngeke (never)."

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User @Ashley D noted:

"That guy has no business dating. He needs to work on himself and establish a source of income."

User @puseletso_H added:

"Worse, he’s shameless about it😭😭."

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Bongiwe Mati (Editor) Bongiwe Mati is an experienced reporter currently working under the Human Interest desk at Briefly News since (Aug 2024). Prior to joining the Briefly team, she worked for a campus newspaper at the University of the Western Cape (2005) before joining the Marketing and Sales department at Leadership Magazine, Cape Media (2007-2009). She later joined BONA magazine as an Editorial Assistant (2023-2024), writing for digital and print magazines under current news, entertainment, and human interest categories. She can be reached at bongiwe.mati@briefly.co.za