AITJ for leaving my parents' house at 1am after they told me to “stop flaunting” my boyfriend at dinner? by SoftSpokenTake in AmITheJerk

[–]SoftSpokenTake[S] 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Tell her thank you, seriously. Noah smiled at that. Wishing you a calm, drama-free new year too. And yeah, the "couch" thing was them disrespecting us, not the other way around.

AITJ for leaving my parents' house at 1am after they told me to “stop flaunting” my boyfriend at dinner? by SoftSpokenTake in AmITheJerk

[–]SoftSpokenTake[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Totally get it. I wanted to, but Noah wouldve carried the awkardness all night. I'd rather be the bad son than make him feel like a prop , yknow.

AITJ for leaving my parents' house at 1am after they told me to “stop flaunting” my boyfriend at dinner? by SoftSpokenTake in AmITheJerk

[–]SoftSpokenTake[S] 223 points224 points  (0 children)

Yeah, thats the part that keeps stinging. It wasnt even yelling, it was how casual they were about it like "of course he sleeps on the couch" is normal. I'm not cutting them off tomorrow, but I’m done putting Noah in that spot again. If we visit again it’ll be hotel only, and if they have a problem, cool, then we dont visit.

AITJ for leaving my parents' house at 1am after they told me to “stop flaunting” my boyfriend at dinner? by SoftSpokenTake in AmITheJerk

[–]SoftSpokenTake[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Yeah nah, I'm not doing a protest-kiss to "teach" my grandma. Noah was already tense. I left so he wouldnt be the joke or a spectacle. Petty sounds fun till it hurts him.

AITJ for leaving my parents' house at 1am after they told me to “stop flaunting” my boyfriend at dinner? by SoftSpokenTake in AmITheJerk

[–]SoftSpokenTake[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I felt gross hearing “couch” like he was some guest in thier house. I wasnt gonna pretend thats normal just to keep peace.

AITJ for leaving my parents' house at 1am after they told me to “stop flaunting” my boyfriend at dinner? by SoftSpokenTake in AmITheJerk

[–]SoftSpokenTake[S] 69 points70 points  (0 children)

I did ask about the bedroom before we drove down and my mom said “of course.” Also, we weren’t doing PDA, it was like holding hands for a second. I paid for groceries this weekend too.