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“Am I Overreacting About The Pictures He Sends To His Friend?”: 11 Stories For You To Judge
Is it a justified response or a complete overreaction? From toxic roommate drama to shocking relationship red flags, it is incredibly easy to lose perspective when turmoil hits our lives. We have all been there, finally calming down and asking ourselves: "Did I overreact?" That is why we are putting these viral conflicts up for you to judge!
In this interactive voting poll, you will read 11 real stories in which drawing the line between a normal, healthy response and a petty meltdown is a matter of perspective. It’s your turn to play the internet jury. Do they desperately need a reality check?
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#1
When checking in with my friend if she’s all set for a girls’ trip we were going to share as a group of six, she informed me at the last minute that she wants to bring her boyfriend. I had the place booked in my name, and since it was last minute, I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to change it anymore. Besides, it was supposed to be a girls’ trip, so I was less than thrilled. When I pointed out all these things and explained that it’s a bad idea, she started complaining that I wasn't supportive of her relationship. Should I have rolled with it?
hannahbahngswife 2 weeks ago
My mom's friend did the same once! We were supposed to be 7 girls and women going abroad to a country that everyone there except my mom and I have been to several times. One of my mom's friends was adamant on our trip being ladies only, and no one bring their husbands. Guess who ended up bringing her husband.
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#2
I didn’t ask my girlfriend what she wanted for dinner because I wanted to surprise her with a home-cooked meal. I got up early because we had very different work schedules that day, and made wine-braised short ribs, which I knew she likes. While I was at work, she asked me to order a pizza because she lost her credit card and had to close all accounts. I told her a homemade meal was waiting, but she said she didn’t feel like it and preferred pizza. I felt hurt and didn’t respond for a while. Later, she texted that she tasted the meal and found it inedible, so she threw it away. I didn’t go home that night.
#3
My roommate keeps asking me to leave our apartment so she can bring a new guy over multiple times a week. This time, I didn’t really have a place to go, so I started a conversation about how I don’t think it should be like this. We both live there, so I’m just as entitled to stay home as she is, and having to leave multiple times a week isn't fair to me. She got all defensive and said I’m basically shaming her for sleeping with multiple guys in the way I phrase it. She thinks it’s not a big deal, because I also bring my boyfriend over sometimes.
#4
My boyfriend and I were going through a rough patch. I felt he wasn’t serious about me or my needs. When I explained, he tried to fix things, and I thought we would get through it. Soon after, I noticed a beeping sound in my bedroom when I started a new job. I couldn’t find its source, and it started seriously affecting my sleep and mood. I worried that someone planted a device in my house. After a few months, my sister found a small chip in a box in my closet that was making the noise. It turned out my boyfriend put it there as a prank. I can kinda see how it would be funny, but after months of worrying, I don’t feel like talking to him anymore.
hannahbahngswife 2 weeks ago (edited)
If anything it's an under-reaction. If my partner ever puts a beeping thing in my house, a situation which is terrifying because what if someone is secretly recording, and the beeping sound will definitely affect my sleep, I will end things with that person I don't care.
#5
I was out with my fiancé when he said he had a surprise for me and pulled up to a gorgeous house. He asked me what I thought of it. I’ve wanted to move out of my cramped 1-bedroom apartment, so I started getting excited. Then he showed me the sign in the yard that said ‘under contract’. He let me sit in my excitement for a while before I asked if it was our house. And he started laughing, said, ‘nope,’ and drove away. I haven’t stopped crying.
#6
I’m the leaseholder in my place, and I have an old classmate as a roommate. Recently, I got approved to work from home more often, so I looked into getting a pet. I settled on two cats, who are brothers. My roommate didn’t mind. However, his girlfriend comes to hang out very often, and when she saw the cats, she freaked out. Turns out she’s very allergic, and told me I should get them out of the house. I told her she has no right to tell me what stays and what goes in my place, and after bantering for a little while, we all went to sleep. In the morning, they were still bothering me about it, so I got mad and told them they could move out if they wanted to.
#7
My (33M) wife (29F) has been very interested in a role-playing computer game lately. It’s basically all she does apart from work. The last couple of months, she's been distant. She doesn’t help me cook anymore. Instead, she role-plays in the game with her friend group. One night, I heard her talking to her friends, saying what sounded wildly inappropriate, and then calling someone ‘daddy’. I freaked out, unplugged the internet, and said some unharmonious things. She’s tried to explain that what I heard is just references to the game that I misunderstood. I’m not sure if I believe her.
Ronja Oksanen 2 weeks ago
As a gamer, do not unplug anything in the middle of the game!!!! You can sternly say "we need to talk, now" and give 2min to save the game. But I get why he's pissed, ignoring your spouse and home duties is not ok. As for the daddy part, it could have literally been anything without a context. RPGs many times have love interests with their own character plots so it could have been reference to something like that. Just communicate!
#8
I (24M) live with two (29M/28F) roommates. The woman is a fridge pirate with sticky fingers and zero shame. My mom brought cheese from my home when she visited, and I hid it behind the milk in the fridge for safekeeping. The next day it was all gone. I snapped and bought a small fridge lockbox with a combo lock. When she saw it, she said I’m ‘creating division in the house’ and being ‘hostile and passive-aggressive’. Am I really?
#9
My (19F) dad (45M) is weird. He and his golfing buddies have started buying some pretty gross clothes. The other day I came home from work and my mom showed dad’s new shirt, proudly displayed on the kitchen table. It was a polo filled with little stick people in inappropriate positions. I was really grossed out. My little sister (11F) had seen it too. I told them it’s awful and wildly inappropriate, especially around young kids. They think I’m overreacting because all of their 40+ year old friends find it funny and are excited for him to wear it.
Lily bloom 2 weeks ago
No shame to dad for having a sense of humor. Shame on not knowing the appropriate audience for that particular subject
#10
I was added to my boyfriend’s three-person group chat with friends. We rarely called, but the group grew closer, even planning a trip. Last night, I visited my boyfriend’s place and found his computer open and logged into the chat as one of our friends. It was signed up under my boyfriend’s backup email. As I snooped further, I became convinced he had been impersonating the group chat for over 2 years. When he caught me, he yelled at me to leave. I left crying, feeling like I was going insane. I don’t even know what to tell him anymore, but he thinks I’m blowing it out of proportion.
David Morgan 2 weeks ago
That is a very troubling thing to do. Boyfriend lied for a long time. If he was embarassed about not having many friends, he could just admit it to the person he allegedly loves, and work on finding new friends. How did he expect this to go? "Hey, we've been talking to these people for years, we will just NEVER meet them". Absurd.
#11
I (25F) think my (33M) boyfriend is lying to me and is gay with his best friend. I’m set to marry him soon. Everything in our relationship is great, except for this one thing. He and his best friend have this bit where they both act super attracted to each other and tell each other the wildest things. Once I was snooping while they were texting, even though I know I shouldn’t, and I saw something like ‘it’s gonna hurt to walk days after’. They send each other pictures that are way out of line, too, just to encourage one another. I’m worried he’s cheating on me with him.
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Anagram margana 2 weeks ago
0h, c’mon BP…these were ALL obviously justifiable/normal reactions to the scenarios.
UKGrandad 2 weeks ago (edited)
Almost all. Getting offended by stick figures on a shirt is pathetic. EDIT: HAH! The puritans are downvoting 🙄
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FreeTheUnicorn 2 weeks ago (edited)
There's a lot of room between the reaction is an over reaction and the other person is justified. Most of these, both a and b are unhinged. Maybe they get more reasonable as they go one, I couldn't make it very far
DC 2 weeks ago
If you're not gonna be honest to your partner, don't have a partner. You know, I have a lot of red flags I am perfecrly aware of. I don't try anything regarding dating, haven't even met my Kinkmate in over a year by now, ... not that THAT would matter much, we just share one or two pervertisms among adults ... but, is that so hard? Either do something about them flags ... or find somebody who accepts them. Most likely, they have the same ones. Most unikely, it's gonna end well.
Anagram margana 2 weeks ago
0h, c’mon BP…these were ALL obviously justifiable/normal reactions to the scenarios.
UKGrandad 2 weeks ago (edited)
Almost all. Getting offended by stick figures on a shirt is pathetic. EDIT: HAH! The puritans are downvoting 🙄
Load More Replies... FreeTheUnicorn 2 weeks ago (edited)
There's a lot of room between the reaction is an over reaction and the other person is justified. Most of these, both a and b are unhinged. Maybe they get more reasonable as they go one, I couldn't make it very far
DC 2 weeks ago
If you're not gonna be honest to your partner, don't have a partner. You know, I have a lot of red flags I am perfecrly aware of. I don't try anything regarding dating, haven't even met my Kinkmate in over a year by now, ... not that THAT would matter much, we just share one or two pervertisms among adults ... but, is that so hard? Either do something about them flags ... or find somebody who accepts them. Most likely, they have the same ones. Most unikely, it's gonna end well.
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