'AITA for kissing my boyfriend in front of his ex without realizing he was there?'

Public display of affection (PDA) can sometimes get people into a sticky situation as evidenced in a post shared on Reddit's "Am I the A*****e" (AITAH) forum by a 27-year-old man. 

The man wanted to know if he did something wrong by kissing his boyfriend in front of his ex without realizing that he was present there and looking at them.

Man kissed boyfriend in front of his ex without realizing he was there

The original poster (OP), in a post titled "AITAH for kissing my boyfriend in front of his ex when I didn’t even realize the ex was there?" wrote that he and his boyfriend Jamie, 28, have been dating for over a year and he is legit his favorite person.

He shared, "Before we were together, he dated the son of family friends, Don (28M). They dated when they were teenagers, and broke up once uni hit. Jamie was the one who initiated the breakup, and he told me Don seemed to take it fine, but he'd had his suspicions over the years that he never fully got over it."

He added in the post that Jamie was very open with him that he still has to see him at family functions, and asked him if he was okay with that.

"I'm not a control freak. I told him I trust him, and when I was eventually invited to family things too, besides one awkward meeting, we steered clear of each other," the 27-year-old added. 

While attending Jamie's mother's 64th birthday party a few days ago, the OP and his boyfriend were hanging out in the backyard as the weather was slightly warmer, and then the eventful kiss happened. 

"Jamie had his arm around my waist (promise this is relevant) while we were just talking to each other. Me, being very in love with my boyfriend, leaned in and gave him a kiss at some point. Not some big sloppy makeout, just a five second thing. Nothing crazy, right? What I didn't see before I leaned in, was Don standing near us with Jamie's sister, Lana, 25," the man wrote.

OP's boyfriend's sister screamed at them for sharing a kiss in front of the ex

The OP saw Don and Lana after he pulled away from his boyfriend and the two immediately started to whisper to each other and even scowled at him.

"I gave them a funny look and took a very confused Jamie back inside. He asked me what was up and I told him about Don and Lana, and he rolled his eyes," the man added. 

He shared that Lana soon came inside and told him in a very tight voice that they were being "d****" for kissing and "groping" each other right in front of Don.

The man was shocked as he and Lana always got along, but he couldn't even get a word in before Jamie got upset with her and said that he didn't care if Don was "still feeling like a bruised peach" after so many years.

"He towed me away after that and I was trying not to giggle as we just enjoyed the rest of the party," OP added. 

However, after they got home, Jamie received a bunch of messages from his family about how disrespectful the OP was and that they wanted both of them to apologize before the next family event.

"Um... we're both pretty weirded out, and I just need some outside opinions. Was I really that wrong for kissing him?" asked the 27-year-old, concluding the post. 

Redditors don't think OP did anything wrong by kissing his boyfriend in front of his ex

Redditors unequivocally sided with the man, saying that he did nothing wrong by kissing his boyfriend in front of his ex and that it was weird on the family's part to turn it into a huge deal. 

One wrote, "NTA, it’s insane a bunch of adults at a 64th birthday party, we’re so concerned over a 5-second kiss between a couple that has been together for a year. This must’ve been the most boring party in the world for everyone to be gossiping over you having a kiss, at the end of the day his ex knew he’d be there with you, does he expect you to play friends for his ego? Stay at home then. Don and Lana are actually the problem, for making drama!"

Another mentioned, "NTA. Don being there or not is completely irrelevant when it comes to you kissing your bf. If Don has a problem with it, that's his problem to deal with, not yours nor your bf's."

"Don’t you hate grown adults who act like 12 year olds! It’s all about the drama with these people. NTA," one more said. 

"So they broke up 10 years ago and he's not allowed to kiss his current boyfriend if his childhood ex is nearby? lol wtf? That family is weird af," another comment read. 

"Oh boo hoo. You don’t have to pretend to not be in love because someone he dated years ago is jelly. The family is all wrong, your boyfriend said and did the right thing," one more offered. 

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