As I put my boyfriend's dirty clothes into the washing machine, a jewelry receipt tumbled out of his pocket. A staggering five-figure sum was clearly displayed. He had claimed he needed to work overtime on Qixi Festival, but it became painfully clear he was actually spending the night with another woman. The man who could never spare even four hundred dong to buy me a pair of shoes had no qualms about spending a fortune on precious jewels for someone else. This stark betrayal left me questioning: was I truly not worthy of being treated with kindness and respect?