Man Gives His Girlfriend The Silent Treatment After She High-Fives A Woman At The Gym Who ‘Humiliated’ Him
It’s important to support your partner and show them that you are on their side when someone is being unfair to them, but in a healthy relationship, you also need to give them a reality check and speak your mind if you don’t really agree with their point of view.
This woman was pretty amazed at a fellow gym member who aced a newly installed route and high-fived the woman, congratulating her, but also because she was glad someone could do something her boyfriend couldn’t as he was stupidly competitive. Only the return back home was pretty tense as the boyfriend felt betrayed.
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Woman supported fellow woman after she was the only one to complete a hard climbing route, but her boyfriend didn’t appreciate that
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The original poster’s (OP) boyfriend likes going to the climbing gym and he is pretty good at it, but his attitude towards beginners is very negative, which makes the woman feel uncomfortable because she is also a beginner.
Their gym installed a new route and it meant that many people didn’t do well, including the OP and her boyfriend, as it needs time and training. However, one of the women there seemed to glide through and her only mistake was that she didn’t hold for 5 seconds when finishing the route, as it is the proper way.
The boyfriend is into climbing and is not only very competitive, but constantly insults beginners, despite the author of the story being one
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As far as the OP could see, her boyfriend was salty that someone could do the route when he couldn’t, which probably explained his remark on the 5-second rule. The woman didn’t take it to heart and pointed out that he didn’t even start correctly and walked off in the direction of OP, who raised her hand for a high-five.
The boyfriend took offense and didn’t talk with his girlfriend for the rest of the night, and when they were going home, he finally said that he felt betrayed when the person who was supposed to watch his back was on the side of the person who publicly humiliated him.
Well, he was only “humiliated” because he nitpicked another person’s climbing and it just so happened that the woman didn’t allow him to have the last say. All of this didn’t matter to the boyfriend because he believed that the opinion of strangers shouldn’t matter and partners must always be on each other’s side.
Their gym had a new route installed and it was a difficult one that many failed, including the boyfriend, except this one woman who made it seem so easy
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It really sucks when you expect someone to back you up but they decide to take the opposite side of the argument and it is especially frustrating when it is your partner. Licensed mental health counselor Jeremy Ortman explains why these feelings arise. “Your relationship is your safety zone, and when your partner is not on your side, an internal signal can go off warning that the connection is under threat.”
When your partner publicly doesn’t agree with you, that can make you feel abandoned as you already were feeling insecure because it seemed that everyone else had a different opinion. But it’s unrealistic to always agree on everything.
At the end, she didn’t hold for long enough and the man was the first to point it out, but the woman was happy to remind him he didn’t even start right
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However, generally experts will advise couples to not express that disagreement in public. Black And Married With Kids says that “If your spouse is saying or doing something that you do not agree with, then you should wait and discuss it with him/her in private. And it also means that couples should never speak negatively about each other or try to belittle each other in public.”
On the other hand, they admit that it can look fake and feel fake as if you are trying to seem like a perfect couple, so “Couples should know it’s acceptable to disagree in public only if we aren’t by any means being disrespectful. There is no room for belittling, cursing out or fronting our partners off, ever. Adults should behave like adults and people who are in love should behave like those who are in love.”
His girlfriend was so amazed by her that she gave her a high-five, but the boyfriend interpreted it as a betrayal for siding with someone who humiliated him
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That said, every situation is different and should be evaluated separately. Redditors did that and their conclusion was that the boyfriend got offended for no reason because nobody was trying to humiliate him. Plus, it was the price to pay for being petty and trying to belittle someone’s achievement. People agreed that the man needed a reality check.
Do you have the same opinion? Should the OP not have congratulated the woman when she just snapped back at her boyfriend, or was he too sensitive in this situation? Let us know in the comments.
People in the comments called out the boyfriend for being petty, jealous and believed he should get rid of his toxic masculinity
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Agreed. I’ve never known a grown man who felt the need to go out of their way to talk trash about people. Sounds very insecure. Either MYOB or offer up a “ Great Job up there. I failed like 5 times on that already and I’m about to go for a 6th . You have to be the only person I’ve seen complete it “
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NTA 100% NTA I am a competitive rock climber and I have competed in nationals and the general rule for the top out is control which means being in a stable position and is easily quantified as holding the top for TWO seconds but even then the second count isn’t necessary in a lot of circumstances.
Even if you were supposed to hold for a full minute, she's still NTA. He's blatantly narcissistic and hypocritical with no regard to the public comments he makes, how unsupportive he is to his partner, and how quick he was to tear down a woman for doing better than him and his girlfriend for supporting her? He definitely also comes across as a misogynistic douchebag. She could laugh at how pathetic he is in bed and how unpleasant he is to be around in general and break up with him hyper publicly and i probably still wouldn't come away thinking she's the a*****e in that exchange
Load More Replies... Lol, here's a fun fact about me, i don't care if you're my Mother, my brother, my friend, my girlfriend, or my wife, i Will ALWAYS pick the side of the person i think is right, thats something that my all my friends allready know, because i always find a way to remember them of that. And the only reason my girlfriend nory wife know that is because i have none..... ( Goes crie in a corner of the room )
Hmmm. I wonder why you have none. It's not that you can't side with what you think is right. But you really need to pick your battles. If you routinely make your girlfriend feel like you're ready and water to prove how "not whipped" you are, they're likely to not take you seriously as a long term partner. You gotta pick your battles. Only undermine a partner when they're wrong in a way that is harmful to you or someone else. And keep your criticisms as private and also sparse as possible. That's just my suggestions though
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NTA. The making fun of beginners is a red flag all by itself, let alone the rest. You can do better. Make him an ex.
Ive honestly never understood that, even as a kid. I was always a good climber, but went to Catalina in 6th grade and got owned on the rock wall and didn't remotely bother me, just an opportunity to learn tips. Drawing, guitar, filmmaking, all my skills I've done since the 2000s i try to support new people, sometimes people are better than you in 6 months, or they're always bad, who cares? It's so bizarre..weird hes insulted that she supported a stranger, but for some reason he cares a LOT about what these strangers think about him? People almost always say dump the bf/gf now!! In these situations and 75% of the time it's silly, and nobody knows their full situation and it's dumb to suggest that haha. But in this case, definitely red flags for giant douche, and probably a good call. In his shoes I'd give her a high five myself haha, like hell yeah that was awesome, and definitely wouldn't get butthurt if my gf did, that's so petty
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Another daily dose of the man child story and the partner who wonders if they are wrong for calling out their disgusting behavior.
We need to teach our girls young that this b.s. is NOT ok. 😥 While were at, break the cycles of toxic masculinity for boys too.. So disgusting.
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A rising tide lifts ALL boats. Promote the achievements of all, celebrate the victories of all, jees everyone needs a boost every now and again. When you meet folks who drag others down or b***h behind their backs then remove yourself from their company. Everyone was a beginner at some point.
DTMFA as Dan Savage would say (dump the *cough cough* already)! Seriously, if a person feels the constant need to trash talk other people (beginners at that), gives you the silent treatment,, etc. etc. that is a combined red flag the size of Mount Everest.
I remember in elementary school we were playing baseball in gym class. There was a loud-mouth, toxic boy in class who thought males were better at sports than females. When his turn came to bat he hit the ball toward a girl and she caught it. He was mad the rest of class and kept telling everyone it was just luck that she caught it. The teacher (male) had a big grin on his face tho.
No one corrected this little boy? Damn.. I'm sure hes still like that today.. Wait, could that be OP's By (hopefully EX)? 🤔
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Why the hell would anyone want to be with someone so toxic they feel the need to belittle other people. We should encourage other people and try and help them improve. I mean what the hell is the point of competing if theirs no one to compete against. If you're the best there's no where else to go which is why we need to congratulate others better than us and strive to improve ourselves.
I wonder if that climbing girl is single ... because you and she seem to have a suitable mature connection based on respect and appreciation. If you only like males then I am sure there are other more suitable candidates. Your boyfriend is a Weiner and you should drop that dead wood. Anyone who does something well has no need to disrespect, gossip about or put down beginners. Who does that? 10 year olds, right? NTJ
Return the child to his mummy. And having watched more than enough Magnus Midtbø on YouTube, I have never seen him waste his (and my) time hanging five sec at the end doing nothing; what a stupid made-up thing. Imagine watching a climbing competition (it's against the clock!) that ends every run with five sec of nothing.
I can see the point of there being some sort of hold time required, because obviously just brushing the final hold shouldn't count. But a) this wasn't a competition and b) nobody asked this tool to referee.
Load More Replies... That's not a man. It's a whiney entitled self centered child that will need tons of therapy before he's ready for any kind of an adult relationship
Please tell us in an update that you realized he's two 8 years olds on top of each other in a trench coat throwing a tantrum and dump him for a REAL man/ woman with HEALTHY competitive behavior.
Aw i love humans. Such silly creatures. Me man me good at everything. No lady better me. Me mart and no everything. Me get butt hurt when others best me. She should reevaluate that relationship
Red flag girlfriend! This guy is an immature egotistical asshat and will make you miserable at every opportunity through gaslighting. Kick him to the curb and find someone who appreciates and encourages you in every way. Good luck.
If his behavior is disgusting and disturbing as it sounds, then leave his corny self behind. No one has time for that. Please get out!
Well, the bf was mad for pretty simple reasons. He got into a slight altercation and his GF decided to high-five someone who just burned and embarrassed him. From the way the course of events reads it sounds/would look like like she was hyped over the other woman burning her bf, and it had nothing to do with the actual rock climbing. The problem is, he stops being sympathetic because he was acting like a **** to begin with. Like, yeah seeing your SO high-five someone after they burn you is hurtful, but the dude was acting like an a*s and needed to be humbled.
I’m a competitive climber at my gym on a team and it just has to be controlled for tops not a certain amount of time lots of people look at the judges to make sure they are good when they get a top.
If you want to have fun in life.....ditch this guy. If you want to , sometime in the future, get married.....ditch this guy. This self-entitled brat is like an albatross around your neck, dragging you down. You will never change him as only a therapist may possibly do this. You are NTA!!! As my mother used to say....there are plenty of fish in the sea!!!!
I agree with he's insufferable. As in, don't suffer his sh*t any more.
The level of insecurity and immaturity stand out like a red flag. This is expressed in his need to treat others appallingly to elevate himself as " better than".. And that includes you. As long as he knows stuff his job is to "teach" you as he got you ""incomplete".. ..in his mind. Remind us again what number on your list of standards for a boyfriend he meets. This guy is gonna give you anxiety, poor sense of self and huge guilt feelings as you will feel " less than" being with him. Your high five to the winning girl is a non issue for me. Get him to a counselor to help him gain insight of the knots hes carrying around or get ready for a hellavu ride. You not the A...
That is the most immature, ridiculous, silly "man reaction" I've heard in a long while. I can't believe you are still with this puffy bag of hot air. I know most men need their partner to agree with them over fifty percent of the time,but poor sportsmanship, like that of a ten yr old? (Most of whom have been taught to behave better by then), nuh uh. My last straw with my daughter's father (we never married)was about 13 yrs ago, when we were watching a "creature feature" on cable that he picked. It was called 'Ice Spiders'. The graphics were not good and I innocently mentioned this, not knowing how dear to his heart ice spiders apparently were.He barely looked at me and raised his voice, saying 'Why do you have to argue about EVERYTHING?!'I had spent my entire childhood watching my mom agree with and placate my dad,and tried to do the same,so I felt harshly judged. I broke it off soon after. That wasn't the only problem,but it was indicative of the entire relationship. Dump this He-man.
Sounds like someone doesn't know what a true friend is. Why would one waste their time hanging with somebody that acts like they are God's gift to mankind? They need to lose the loser already and stop asking rhetorical questions.
Seriously why you still with him? I had 2 exs like that and thank god I left them they were so exhausted and tired to be with!! I learn that I shouldn't date insecure people or this happens! Also I rather a feminine men not on looks but on how he been raised like help cooking and clean also with emotions and supportive than a macho man toxic masculine kid Feminine men= win and treasured the true king Masculine men= loser clown and should be ignored. Becareful who you date next time please, cheers and good luck!
Interesting that he pouts and says you should always take his side no matter what while he clearly doesn't have your back.
NTA. My husband has a similar mindset, and it's a point of contention with us. The whole "taking other people's side" when I point out maybe a possible reason someone could have done something he didn't agree with. Or even when he's wrong, he expects me to stay on his "side" even in private. It's extremely irritating.
Your boyfriend is an insecure little b*tch. Take this for the red flag it is and RUN. (Especially before you show you can do something "better" than him).
this girl should be reported as paedophile for taking a big baby as bf. lol!
OP's bf is a d**k. OP is a b***h, but it was totally called for. Get a new bf.
Well for one it's okay to get competitive. And two getting mad is a normal human emotion. I. Top of that you're both yet young. Instead of acting like the rest of these morons and looking for validation from strangers, maybe you go figure out your relationship with your man. If it doesn't work out, so be it. But don't expect the internet to do much more for you than to hype you up and move on.
I was 100% going to say NTA until I saw the part about "and knock my bf off his high horse" showing that you did it with intent specifically antagonistic to him. Both a******s.
I know females just as competitive who nitpick procedure just as obstinately. To reduce this to masculinity and sexism is in itself sexist. And to those people whose immediate default reaction is always to blow up a relationship at the first sign of any real disagreement, best of luck to you in life.
Wait a minute! Everybody saying she's NTA knows for a fact that if he had high fived a guy that bested her, he would be the AH. It goes both ways. If the action makes him the AH then the same action makes her the AH. You wouldn't call it toxic femininity if it was the other way around so don't call it toxic masculinity now. As a matter of fact, there's no such thing as toxic masculinity. That's a term that was made up by feminist to describe actions they don't like but that women are just as guilty of.
Oh screw off. What you say is toxic masculinity. Unlike men, most women actually admit they did something wrong. Why bring feminism up at all? This has nothing to do with that. Only that a grown *ss man acted like an *ss and was too damn insecure to admit he shouldn't have done what he did in the first place. So what if a woman could do something he couldn't? He needs to take it like a man and congratulate her. There's no need to make snide comments about that. Besides, climbing things take time and practice. The lady could've already had done something similar, that would explain why it was easy for her instead of everyone else. Get off your high horse and f*ck off.
Load More Replies... Us feminists aren't out to humiliate men. He humiliated himself by being an *sshole and OP had every right to high-five someone, who just so happened to be a woman, for completing a tough course. He needs to stop being an insecure baby. Same goes for you.
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Huh? Apparently you didn't read the story. But sure. 👍
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So… if my partner decides to assault a ten year old for some perceived insult, I’m supposed to be on my partners side? “Yeah, that fυcking brat deserved it, even though he never actually said what my partner claimed he said!” I’m sorry - that’s a massive, resounding NO. You may want to rethink that strange blanket statement a little bit.
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Agreed. I’ve never known a grown man who felt the need to go out of their way to talk trash about people. Sounds very insecure. Either MYOB or offer up a “ Great Job up there. I failed like 5 times on that already and I’m about to go for a 6th . You have to be the only person I’ve seen complete it “
Load More Replies... NTA 100% NTA I am a competitive rock climber and I have competed in nationals and the general rule for the top out is control which means being in a stable position and is easily quantified as holding the top for TWO seconds but even then the second count isn’t necessary in a lot of circumstances.
Even if you were supposed to hold for a full minute, she's still NTA. He's blatantly narcissistic and hypocritical with no regard to the public comments he makes, how unsupportive he is to his partner, and how quick he was to tear down a woman for doing better than him and his girlfriend for supporting her? He definitely also comes across as a misogynistic douchebag. She could laugh at how pathetic he is in bed and how unpleasant he is to be around in general and break up with him hyper publicly and i probably still wouldn't come away thinking she's the a*****e in that exchange
Load More Replies... Lol, here's a fun fact about me, i don't care if you're my Mother, my brother, my friend, my girlfriend, or my wife, i Will ALWAYS pick the side of the person i think is right, thats something that my all my friends allready know, because i always find a way to remember them of that. And the only reason my girlfriend nory wife know that is because i have none..... ( Goes crie in a corner of the room )
Hmmm. I wonder why you have none. It's not that you can't side with what you think is right. But you really need to pick your battles. If you routinely make your girlfriend feel like you're ready and water to prove how "not whipped" you are, they're likely to not take you seriously as a long term partner. You gotta pick your battles. Only undermine a partner when they're wrong in a way that is harmful to you or someone else. And keep your criticisms as private and also sparse as possible. That's just my suggestions though
Load More Replies... NTA. The making fun of beginners is a red flag all by itself, let alone the rest. You can do better. Make him an ex.
Ive honestly never understood that, even as a kid. I was always a good climber, but went to Catalina in 6th grade and got owned on the rock wall and didn't remotely bother me, just an opportunity to learn tips. Drawing, guitar, filmmaking, all my skills I've done since the 2000s i try to support new people, sometimes people are better than you in 6 months, or they're always bad, who cares? It's so bizarre..weird hes insulted that she supported a stranger, but for some reason he cares a LOT about what these strangers think about him? People almost always say dump the bf/gf now!! In these situations and 75% of the time it's silly, and nobody knows their full situation and it's dumb to suggest that haha. But in this case, definitely red flags for giant douche, and probably a good call. In his shoes I'd give her a high five myself haha, like hell yeah that was awesome, and definitely wouldn't get butthurt if my gf did, that's so petty
Load More Replies... Another daily dose of the man child story and the partner who wonders if they are wrong for calling out their disgusting behavior.
We need to teach our girls young that this b.s. is NOT ok. 😥 While were at, break the cycles of toxic masculinity for boys too.. So disgusting.
Load More Replies... A rising tide lifts ALL boats. Promote the achievements of all, celebrate the victories of all, jees everyone needs a boost every now and again. When you meet folks who drag others down or b***h behind their backs then remove yourself from their company. Everyone was a beginner at some point.
DTMFA as Dan Savage would say (dump the *cough cough* already)! Seriously, if a person feels the constant need to trash talk other people (beginners at that), gives you the silent treatment,, etc. etc. that is a combined red flag the size of Mount Everest.
I remember in elementary school we were playing baseball in gym class. There was a loud-mouth, toxic boy in class who thought males were better at sports than females. When his turn came to bat he hit the ball toward a girl and she caught it. He was mad the rest of class and kept telling everyone it was just luck that she caught it. The teacher (male) had a big grin on his face tho.
No one corrected this little boy? Damn.. I'm sure hes still like that today.. Wait, could that be OP's By (hopefully EX)? 🤔
Load More Replies... Why the hell would anyone want to be with someone so toxic they feel the need to belittle other people. We should encourage other people and try and help them improve. I mean what the hell is the point of competing if theirs no one to compete against. If you're the best there's no where else to go which is why we need to congratulate others better than us and strive to improve ourselves.
I wonder if that climbing girl is single ... because you and she seem to have a suitable mature connection based on respect and appreciation. If you only like males then I am sure there are other more suitable candidates. Your boyfriend is a Weiner and you should drop that dead wood. Anyone who does something well has no need to disrespect, gossip about or put down beginners. Who does that? 10 year olds, right? NTJ
Return the child to his mummy. And having watched more than enough Magnus Midtbø on YouTube, I have never seen him waste his (and my) time hanging five sec at the end doing nothing; what a stupid made-up thing. Imagine watching a climbing competition (it's against the clock!) that ends every run with five sec of nothing.
I can see the point of there being some sort of hold time required, because obviously just brushing the final hold shouldn't count. But a) this wasn't a competition and b) nobody asked this tool to referee.
Load More Replies... That's not a man. It's a whiney entitled self centered child that will need tons of therapy before he's ready for any kind of an adult relationship
Please tell us in an update that you realized he's two 8 years olds on top of each other in a trench coat throwing a tantrum and dump him for a REAL man/ woman with HEALTHY competitive behavior.
Aw i love humans. Such silly creatures. Me man me good at everything. No lady better me. Me mart and no everything. Me get butt hurt when others best me. She should reevaluate that relationship
Red flag girlfriend! This guy is an immature egotistical asshat and will make you miserable at every opportunity through gaslighting. Kick him to the curb and find someone who appreciates and encourages you in every way. Good luck.
If his behavior is disgusting and disturbing as it sounds, then leave his corny self behind. No one has time for that. Please get out!
Well, the bf was mad for pretty simple reasons. He got into a slight altercation and his GF decided to high-five someone who just burned and embarrassed him. From the way the course of events reads it sounds/would look like like she was hyped over the other woman burning her bf, and it had nothing to do with the actual rock climbing. The problem is, he stops being sympathetic because he was acting like a **** to begin with. Like, yeah seeing your SO high-five someone after they burn you is hurtful, but the dude was acting like an a*s and needed to be humbled.
I’m a competitive climber at my gym on a team and it just has to be controlled for tops not a certain amount of time lots of people look at the judges to make sure they are good when they get a top.
If you want to have fun in life.....ditch this guy. If you want to , sometime in the future, get married.....ditch this guy. This self-entitled brat is like an albatross around your neck, dragging you down. You will never change him as only a therapist may possibly do this. You are NTA!!! As my mother used to say....there are plenty of fish in the sea!!!!
I agree with he's insufferable. As in, don't suffer his sh*t any more.
The level of insecurity and immaturity stand out like a red flag. This is expressed in his need to treat others appallingly to elevate himself as " better than".. And that includes you. As long as he knows stuff his job is to "teach" you as he got you ""incomplete".. ..in his mind. Remind us again what number on your list of standards for a boyfriend he meets. This guy is gonna give you anxiety, poor sense of self and huge guilt feelings as you will feel " less than" being with him. Your high five to the winning girl is a non issue for me. Get him to a counselor to help him gain insight of the knots hes carrying around or get ready for a hellavu ride. You not the A...
That is the most immature, ridiculous, silly "man reaction" I've heard in a long while. I can't believe you are still with this puffy bag of hot air. I know most men need their partner to agree with them over fifty percent of the time,but poor sportsmanship, like that of a ten yr old? (Most of whom have been taught to behave better by then), nuh uh. My last straw with my daughter's father (we never married)was about 13 yrs ago, when we were watching a "creature feature" on cable that he picked. It was called 'Ice Spiders'. The graphics were not good and I innocently mentioned this, not knowing how dear to his heart ice spiders apparently were.He barely looked at me and raised his voice, saying 'Why do you have to argue about EVERYTHING?!'I had spent my entire childhood watching my mom agree with and placate my dad,and tried to do the same,so I felt harshly judged. I broke it off soon after. That wasn't the only problem,but it was indicative of the entire relationship. Dump this He-man.
Sounds like someone doesn't know what a true friend is. Why would one waste their time hanging with somebody that acts like they are God's gift to mankind? They need to lose the loser already and stop asking rhetorical questions.
Seriously why you still with him? I had 2 exs like that and thank god I left them they were so exhausted and tired to be with!! I learn that I shouldn't date insecure people or this happens! Also I rather a feminine men not on looks but on how he been raised like help cooking and clean also with emotions and supportive than a macho man toxic masculine kid Feminine men= win and treasured the true king Masculine men= loser clown and should be ignored. Becareful who you date next time please, cheers and good luck!
Interesting that he pouts and says you should always take his side no matter what while he clearly doesn't have your back.
NTA. My husband has a similar mindset, and it's a point of contention with us. The whole "taking other people's side" when I point out maybe a possible reason someone could have done something he didn't agree with. Or even when he's wrong, he expects me to stay on his "side" even in private. It's extremely irritating.
Your boyfriend is an insecure little b*tch. Take this for the red flag it is and RUN. (Especially before you show you can do something "better" than him).
this girl should be reported as paedophile for taking a big baby as bf. lol!
OP's bf is a d**k. OP is a b***h, but it was totally called for. Get a new bf.
Well for one it's okay to get competitive. And two getting mad is a normal human emotion. I. Top of that you're both yet young. Instead of acting like the rest of these morons and looking for validation from strangers, maybe you go figure out your relationship with your man. If it doesn't work out, so be it. But don't expect the internet to do much more for you than to hype you up and move on.
I was 100% going to say NTA until I saw the part about "and knock my bf off his high horse" showing that you did it with intent specifically antagonistic to him. Both a******s.
I know females just as competitive who nitpick procedure just as obstinately. To reduce this to masculinity and sexism is in itself sexist. And to those people whose immediate default reaction is always to blow up a relationship at the first sign of any real disagreement, best of luck to you in life.
Wait a minute! Everybody saying she's NTA knows for a fact that if he had high fived a guy that bested her, he would be the AH. It goes both ways. If the action makes him the AH then the same action makes her the AH. You wouldn't call it toxic femininity if it was the other way around so don't call it toxic masculinity now. As a matter of fact, there's no such thing as toxic masculinity. That's a term that was made up by feminist to describe actions they don't like but that women are just as guilty of.
Oh screw off. What you say is toxic masculinity. Unlike men, most women actually admit they did something wrong. Why bring feminism up at all? This has nothing to do with that. Only that a grown *ss man acted like an *ss and was too damn insecure to admit he shouldn't have done what he did in the first place. So what if a woman could do something he couldn't? He needs to take it like a man and congratulate her. There's no need to make snide comments about that. Besides, climbing things take time and practice. The lady could've already had done something similar, that would explain why it was easy for her instead of everyone else. Get off your high horse and f*ck off.
Load More Replies... Us feminists aren't out to humiliate men. He humiliated himself by being an *sshole and OP had every right to high-five someone, who just so happened to be a woman, for completing a tough course. He needs to stop being an insecure baby. Same goes for you.
Load More Replies... Huh? Apparently you didn't read the story. But sure. 👍
Load More Replies... So… if my partner decides to assault a ten year old for some perceived insult, I’m supposed to be on my partners side? “Yeah, that fυcking brat deserved it, even though he never actually said what my partner claimed he said!” I’m sorry - that’s a massive, resounding NO. You may want to rethink that strange blanket statement a little bit.
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