'AITA for leaving the date after my girlfriend joked about cheating on me?'
A Reddit user, under the username sweet-cupcake12, has shared his story on the platform’s 'Am I The A*****e' (AITA) forum, where he revealed the reason for leaving a date with his girlfriend.
The man wrote, “I’ve been dating my girlfriend for almost a year. Last night, we went out to dinner, and while we were waiting for our food, she laughed and said something like: ‘You wouldn’t mind if I cheated on you, right? It’s just a joke!’”
The user mentioned that he did not like his girlfriend’s “joke” and even asked her “why she would say something like that. She laughed even more and said: ‘If you got mad, it would mean you don’t trust me. It’s just a test.’”
Man says he did not continue date
But the man noted that her answer pissed him off more. He explained, “I paid for my part of the bill, told her I didn’t like the ‘joke,’ and left. Now she’s texting me, saying I was immature and that she just wanted to see my reaction.”
Concluding his Reddit post, the man added, “AITA for leaving the date instead of continuing the conversation?”
Reddit users say ‘playing mind games’ is not fine
People backed the man in the comment section with one saying, “She is already cheating, no one tests about that crap.”
Another Redditor wrote, “Definitely NTA. Playing mind games and testing your partner's trust is not okay, and leaving was the mature way to handle the situation. Don't let someone manipulate you like that.”
A third one said, “NTA, she saw your reaction. Little high school kids do these idiodic ‘tests’ when they are 15 and don't know what adult relationships are. I am married 25 years, and let me tell you something. Life is enough of a test. You don't need to waste time with someone who would pull this shit. You're a grown adult. Let her date someone who is willing to deal with this level of immaturity, maybe a YouTube prankster."
“NTA Don't make those kinds of jokes. Don't test you partner. Never ends well. Also, ‘you wouldn't be mad if I cheated on you, right,’ she cheated or she is planning on cheating. ‘If you got mad, it would mean you don’t trust me. It’s just a test,’ a test to see if you know your worth and seeing if you have a loyal partner? Leaving the restaurant means you pass with flying colors,” an individual posted.
“Testing your partner is sick anyway, but this sounds like she isn’t testing, she is fishing for how honest she can be without consequences,” another individual stated.
A comment read, “NTA. Is she in fact cheating on you? Was this just a way of testing the waters? Look, I will acknowledge that we all say stupid things on occasion. But I have never joked about cheating on my wife, beating my wife, setting my wife's car on fire, or anything negative about her. This comment just seems good, it seems suspicious.”
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