Woman Asks Friend’s Boyfriend to Pay Her $150 After He Had an ‘Accident’ on Her Couch, but Is ‘Shocked’ by ‘Petty’ Response

A woman is questioning whether she acted fairly after billing a friend for damages caused during a night of drinking.

In a post on Reddit, the 26-year-old explained that she and her boyfriend went to a bar on Halloween with several friends, including her “friend ‘Jake’ and his boyfriend ‘Dylan.’” Afterward, around 1 a.m., the group headed back to her home.

“At some point Dylan fell asleep on the couch. While we were talking, another friend suddenly told us Dylan was having an accident. But it was too late and it was soaked into my couch cushion,” she wrote. “Jake didn’t do anything, so another friend carried Dylan to the bathroom. My boyfriend had already gone to bed.”

She said that after gathering towels, they went to check on Dylan in the bathroom, but he had left. Somehow, he had crawled into her bed — still in the urine-soaked clothes — and laid down next to her sleeping boyfriend. As a result, he got urine on the bedding as well.

They woke her boyfriend up, and together they carried Dylan back to the couch — where he then lay on the opposite side and caused another accident, soaking that side and the blanket he used.

“I told my boyfriend not to make a big scene because I figured Jake and Dylan would already be embarrassed. We threw our bedding in the wash and ended up sleeping on the floor,” she wrote. “Jake and Dylan stayed the night and left around 8 a.m. without cleaning anything, offering to help, or apologizing.”

When she woke up at 10 a.m., the smell was “horrible.” She tried calling and texting both men but got no response.

“I finally bought a carpet/upholstery cleaner for $150 and started cleaning the couch, mattress, and blankets,” she wrote. “I texted Jake, ‘So I adore you and Dylan but our couch smells and we have to clean it. It’s gonna be $150. I’m going to request Dylan pay for it.’”

Her boyfriend agreed Dylan should cover the cost. When Dylan finally responded at 2 p.m., he told her to request the money from Jake instead via Venmo.

That night, Jake finally replied.

“Eight hours later at 10:00 p.m., Jake replied to my text from that morning: ‘Hey idk if it’s fair for Dylan to pay $150. If he gives you half would that be cool? We could have used our own carpet cleaner 😂,’” she wrote, noting that they never offered to bring one earlier and by then she had already finished cleaning.

She responded firmly that the cost wasn’t optional. “We had to clean their mess and that $150 was cheaper than professional cleaning or replacing the cushions,” she wrote. Jake then replied, “Whatever dude. If that’s how y’all feel, take your money,” before sending the full $150. She chose not to respond.

The next day, he texted again: “I’ll bring the sweats you let us borrow so we don’t have to pay you for those as well. I’ll leave them on your porch.”

The woman said she and Jake have been friends for nearly ten years, and she feels “shocked by how petty and disrespectful he’s been.”

She asked the Reddit community whether she was wrong for insisting they cover the cleaning cost, and most commenters supported her. While many noted that “accidents happen, even to adults,” they said Jake and Dylan should have handled the situation responsibly afterward.

“You might need a new couch honestly. Your friends are gross,” one commenter wrote.

Another shared, “A couple years ago my buddy peed himself and threw up on my brand new Ikea couch. He offered to pay $900 and bought me a new one. Dylan is getting off really easily as I would want a new couch and wouldn’t bother trying to clean it. We’re adults — he should learn how to behave like one.”