30-year-old boyfriend refuses to respect girlfriend because she grew up wealthy, claims she hasn't worked for anything: 'I'm not sure what you want me to do about my parents being rich and at this point, you have to get over it'

 But that's no foundation for a relationship. Especially one that's looking towards marriage. They quickly learned that they didn't have a strong foundation to stand on. The way she saw it, she didn't want to apologize for her upbringing. There is nothing she could do to change it, and it was part of what made her who she is. The way he saw it, his girlfriend didn't work for anything, and he was having a hard time sitting with that truth. Or at least perceived truth. So they found themselves at an impasse when talking about a potential wedding. Read on to see the details of this argument, and to see what commenters had to say.