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If youve ever met a cheapskate, you know they will pinch a penny so hard it squeals.
And if they find someone with a useful talent, theyll squeeze that person too.
Suddenly, your paid side hustle turns into a full-time gig, with zero pay and endless tasks.
Guess whos making the cupcakes for every birthday.
Know someone handy with a camera?
Boom, free family portraits.
These folks lose all sense of boundaries when youre good at something they dont want to pay for.
Just like one Redditors boyfriend who keeps ordering free portraits from her like hes orderingtakeout.
Its her passion, and occasionally, her side hustle.
Her boyfriend, however, thinks that because she can draw, she should draw all the time.
It started with one birthday.
This guy suggested, in front of all their friends, that she do a portrait as agift.
The OP went along with ithey, its sweet, right?
It was, until the dude turned it into some weird tradition.
It wasnt; it was the gift.
And what did the genius do?
Promise a custom wedding portrait.
Oh, and when did he tell the OP?
Days before the wedding.
Not weeks, when he actually made the promise, but days.
The OP finally had enough and lost it.
She declared she was not a one-woman art sweatshop running onboyfriendguilt and fumes.
It builds your portfolio.
To which every artist in the world would collectively scream: Exposure doesnt pay rent, dude!
And when guilt didnt work, he tried using AI to replace her.
Not usable, obviously.
You know,creative laborgets brushed off all the time because it looks fun.
People assume if you enjoy it, it cant be real work.
Try saying that to a musician on their third gig of the week or a designer pulling an all-nighter.
But hey, if it comes with glitter or a paintbrush, people suddenly think its just a hobby.
And probably thats what the OPs boyfriend was thinking as he kept asking her to work for free.
I wonder how he would react if the roles were reversed.
Probably wouldnt appreciate being taken advantage of, huh?
One telltale sign of being taken advantage of?
Youre constantly giving your time, skills, or energy and getting nada in return.
These folks dont ask, they expect, because they believe they deserve more or better than others.
And when you say no?
They use guilt trips, tantrums, or the classic youre being selfish defense.
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