Dear Steve and Shirley,
I am dating a cheater, and he just asked me to marry him. I was thinking of saying yes, but then one of his side chicks pressed charges against me.
In November, I found my man on the side of a building in his car, naked from the waist down. A woman was running across the parking lot, away from his car, because she saw me pulling up. I fired a warning shot with an air gun that I keep just to scare criminals away. When the gun went off, she got scared and fell like she had been shot. I thought it was funny—and so did my boyfriend.
I took my boyfriend’s pants and his car keys, and he ended up calling the police on me. Witnesses said I fired a gun, so after examining my air gun, the police issued a fine, which I paid the next day. I wasn’t worried about the side chick because, after that, my man was on his best behavior and stuck to me like glue. He spoiled me for Christmas, and I got three rings to choose from.
When he asked me to marry him, I was still trying to play hard to get and hadn’t said yes yet. I planned to marry him, but now I have to deal with being sued by the same side chick who fell in the parking lot. She pulled a muscle, sprained her ankle, had a gash on her leg, and needed stitches. Since she didn’t have insurance, she’s suing me for $2,100 to cover her ER trip that night.
I don’t think I’m responsible for her injuries. I believe my boyfriend should be held accountable, and she should sue him instead. This has created a major conflict in our relationship. He wants me to pay it so we can move on, but he won’t even offer to cover half the cost. If it weren’t for him cheating, she never would’ve fallen in that parking lot.
Should my boyfriend pay up? Or is this really all my fault?