Being in a relationship has a lot of other relationships attached to it. There's your significant other's family, coworkers, classmates, friends...
A 20-year-old woman is dealing with issues with her 22-year-old boyfriend's female friends. She feels like his friends crossed some boundaries and she's not sure how to deal with it so she turned to Reddit for advice.
Redditor throwRA76767676 posted:
"My boyfriend of 3 years got a FaceTime last night from a group of his drunken girl friends asking him to show them his 'fat dick'."
The Original Poster (OP) explained:
"So my boyfriend Nick and I have been together for 3 years. He's a super nice, caring guy and I've never had any serious doubts about things until last night."
"As the post says, last night (while he was with me at my place) he got a FaceTime call from his friend M. M has known him a lot longer than I have (they grew up together) so I have always respected their friendship."
"I've also met M many times and she was always super nice to me and super fun and we follow each other on social media. I've never had any reason to dislike her (or disapprove of their friendship) so in all honesty her FaceTiming my BF somewhat late at night didn't raise any immediate alarm bells."
"However, before he answered he warned me that M was on a beach trip with a few other girl friends. There were 3 other girls, 4 total including M."
"Without trying to get too carried away I'd like to add some context: obviously my bf, Nick, is 2 years older than me. M (and her 3 other friends) are all closer to nicks age- 22/23, where I am yet to be 21. Including that info to also express the fact that M and these 3 other girls and my bf all went to school together—all in the same grade through high school and maybe middle school as well."
"Point being—they've known my bf for quite some time. They've also known he has been dating me for three years as these 3 other girls also follow me on social media like M."
"I've met these other girls a handful of times, but he's not as close to them as he is with M. I guess the best way to summarize is they're M's friends but because they all went to school together (and are the same age) they're all fairly good friends."
"Anyways—he tells me M is FaceTiming him. He tells me she's with these 3 other friends and they're at the beach. I told him he should answer then—they're probably having a good time and just want to tell him about it."
"He answers. M and her 3 friends all immediately start screaming my bfs name. They then begin to scream his name, followed by "SHOW US YOUR FAT DICKKKKKKK" they were clearly hammered, but I was mortified."
"What. The. F'k. My boyfriend seemed pretty shocked too, told them he was with me, and asked what the f'k that was about. The girls all had a mix of explanations—they're drunk, they 'meant to call someone else', it 'was an accident' (?)"
"I think I'm really struggling with this because I'm just so shocked and confused. I feel as though I can't blame my boyfriend because clearly this was not his fault, but at the same time I do not understand why these girls (these WOMEN actually—we're all f'king adults) would think that was an appropriate thing to say to someone who has been in a committed relationship for y-e-a-r-s?"
"It just doesn't make sense. I feel like I'm also struggling with this because it makes me wonder if my boyfriend has created an atmosphere where these women think acting this way towards him is okay."
"I feel like he would never do something like that, but I'm just at such a loss. Why would these women think that was okay, and why did they ONLY stop when Nick told them he was with me?"
"Also for what it's worth I'm obviously upset with these women too. We didn't hang out often but I'm upset that the few times we did, they were always nice to me and then they did something so vulgar and inappropriate."
"I just don't understand. I'm also upset at the fact that they did not produce a single valid explanation."
"Clearly they did not mean to call someone else. They gleefully screamed my boyfriends name half a dozen times as soon as he answered. And HOW was that an accident?!"
"This whole incident happened around 11 last night and I fell asleep fairly shortly after. When me and Nick woke up this morning we talked about it briefly and then he left for work."
"M texted him and said something along the lines of 'Nick you're being weird—we were just really drunk. Tell OP we're sorry'."
"They were hammered. That was obvious. I still just don't understand why they did it. I've been inebriated and never have I FaceTimed someone's boyfriend of several years and asked them to show me their penis."
"It just doesn't add up. Nor does it really add up that M said Nick was 'being weird'. How was he acting odd? I think 'WTF?!' was a pretty standard response to that sort of thing—unless they're used to him acting a different way??! I just do not understand."
"The only person I've talked to about this was my best friend. She knows Nick well (only through me though so maybe there is some bias) and thinks that these women were probably just wasted."
"She said she agrees that while she and I would never do something like that under the influence, some women will. I suppose she could be right but again I have a hard time making peace with that simply because I would NEVER do that and these women are all 2-3 years older than me."
"I suppose I just can't understand why older women would have such a lower level of maturity."
"I'm sorry for the long post/rant, but I'm pretty upset and confused. I would love to just be able to shake this off, but it really shocked me to my core."
"I just keep hearing all 4 of their voices and the choirs of 'show us your fat d*ck' and I can't get over it. What the f'k was that?"
"So yeah. Any advice or other perspective is appreciated."
"I'm just at a total loss of explanation right now."
Redditors provided a variety of responses, but the most popular included an important question.
"Does Nick have a fat d*ck? If so, it's possible that one of them saw it, then it was discussed while they were drunk and they went on a crusade to see the fat d*ck."
"If his d*ck isn't too fat, well they were probably just drunk and f'king around. Super inappropriate, but that might mean that's there's less meaning behind the call since it wasn't discussed beforehand."
"Of course it could be option two still, and he just has a fat d*ck coincidentally." ~ CZILLROY
The OP provided an update.
"Before I get too carried away I would like to thank everyone who weighed in on this. I didn't expect it to get much traction and I really appreciate the amount of you who commented offering your own insight."
"A lot of the comments made me laugh too—so thank you for that."
"I honestly don't have a crazy update that a lot of you seemed to be expecting. I talked to Nick, I explained to him exactly why this whole situation made me so uncomfortable (thank you for all the kind Redditors who simply suggested doing that)."
"I also expressed to him that their lack of an explanation made me all the more uncomfortable. He said he understood exactly where I was coming from and we seemed to get a better understanding of each other after the talk."
"He told me that M had apologized more throughout the next day—she had said that her and her friends were beyond smashed and they thought it would be a funny thing to do to FaceTime all their guy friends and ask to see, well you know. (So to those of you in the comments who suggested Nick was not the only one who got this call—you are correct!)"
"She also went on to explain that because they were so wasted, they didn't realize how awkward it was until Nick said 'M—op is RIGHT here'. Additionally, their mix of 'it was an accident' and 'we meant to call someone else' explanations sort of make sense now—when you consider just how drunk they were and the fact that they were in fact calling several other dudes that night."
"M also offered to call me directly and further apologize. (All the contact her and my bf had throughout this conversation was him texting her and he showed me afterwards)."
"I didn't really think that was necessary. I did not want to draw this situation out more than it already had gone on, I feel as though she's sorry enough, and she does not have my number anyways (for those who are probably going to say she should've called anyways)."
"At this point I kinda just wanted to be over the whole mess. I did however ask my bf if he and M (or any of her friends) had any sort of relations prior to meeting me. He said no and I believe him."
"(Full disclaimer—I never thought I would be posting this on Reddit—but I met my bf when he was 19 and he was not very experienced with women. Not even in the kissing dept."
"So yeah—I fully believe him—he was even a bit insecure about his inexperience when we met). The rest of the girls (M's friends) never apologized other than M texting saying something to the effect of 'we're sorry'."
"Because I don't know them that well, and because they probably just feel super uncomfortable about all of this, I'm not going to ask for an apology. I will however think of them slightly differently, and probably prefer my bf not go to any parties/social functions they might be at."
"No hard feelings, it's just the whole incident paired with them not really holding themselves accountable (unlike M) kinda rubs me the wrong way. I will say that because they did not make the call, they probably hold themselves to be less guilty than M (which is fair), but I can't help but feel like if I were in the situation I would still reach out to apologize for the boundaries crossed. Oh well."
"For those of you who kindly suggested Nick may be cheating with M—I highly doubt it. I have been cheated on once before (perhaps I should've included that in the original post, as it might've added more context to why this made me so upset)."
"Anyways—I've been cheated on before and I do not see any of 'the signs' in Nick. I also think he would have to be pretty skilled if he were doing this—as M has been living in college for the past few years (hours away from us) and Nick and I have been together almost 24/7 the past few months because [the pandemic] is still so bad in our country."
"And above all else—I trust Nick. I do not think he would do this."
"And finally—to answer the question everyone has been dying to know—yes. my boyfriend is particularly well endowed (I don't know that I'd call it a 'soup can' as someone kindly suggested in the comments on my other post) but yeah."
"It's fat. So their request to see his 'fat d*ck' made me all the more uncomfortable. When I finally worked up the nerve to explain this to my bf he laughed, and then immediately started blushing."
"Gotta love that guy."
















Woman Breaks Up With Boyfriend Who Worried People Would Think She Was Trans For Using Stand-To-Pee Device
Content Warning: Transphobia, Transphobic Comments
There are countless different reasons that a relationship might end, and a red flag could arise at any time. Some of these might have been learned in childhood and could improve over time.
Transphobia is absolutely a red flag that should be acted on immediately; however, with no option to fly again, pointed out the members of the "Am I the A**hole?" (AITA) subReddit.
Redditor funnelfuss was in the car with her boyfriend when they got stuck in a traffic jam.
She really needed to use the restroom, so since she had a device with her to make the process easier, she decided she'd step out of the car.
But when her boyfriend panicked and thought people might mistake her for a man, the Original Poster (OP) realized that her boyfriend was not who she thought he was.
She asked the sub:
The OP had to use the restroom while stuck in a traffic jam.
"My (26 Female) boyfriend (25 Male) and I got stuck in an insane traffic jam. My boyfriend was driving."
"We were at a standstill. Found out later on, they had closed the highway."
"I had to pee really bad, like bad bad bad. I saw that a couple guys had run to the side of the road to pee, and I decided to do the same."
"It was super open, with a few bushes by the side of the road, really not much cover."
The OP's boyfriend became uncomfortable when he realized she had a pee-to-stand device.
"I have a stand-to-pee device in my car, but when I grabbed it, my boyfriend got all weird."
"He said people would see me pee standing up and think I was Trans."
"I said no one would think that, plenty of women have pee funnels, and that also I didn't care. I have no beef with Trans people!"
"He said I should squat, just to put his mind at ease."
"I said I didn't want to get my butt and c**ch out on the highway in front of everyone, or get pee on my shoes, and I just wanted to be quick and clean."
"He said he didn't want people to look at the girl he was dating and think she was Trans and that I should squat, like GIRLS do."
The OP decided she was over it.
"I was dying by this point. I couldn't hold it anymore, and I really didn't want to show the world my butt, so I ran to the side of the road and slipped the device into my jeans and just peed standing up with my back to traffic."
"No one could see anything; it just slides through the zipper. But I guess maybe if someone was looking, they would be confused? But also, who's LOOKING?!"
"When I got back to the car, my boyfriend wouldn't talk to me. He says I disrespected his feelings. But it was 100% an emergency, and I don't get what his problem was."
Fellow Redditors weighed in:
Some reassured the OP that there was nothing wrong with using the restroom how she wanted.
"OP, don't think for one more second about this. Your boyfriend is being ridiculous."
"As if you will ever see any of those people again! Plus, holding it in for too long can cause a whole host of issues."
"It's actually genius that you have something like that in your car, just in case. I'm going to order one too now! NTA." - m_alice88
"'Honey, please show all these strangers your c**ch and a** so they know I'm not gay, mmmm'kay?'"
"A weak man, a very weak man." - lefteyedcrow
"You must have a she-wee! Those are so great for women."
"Tell your boyfriend to get over himself. You had to pee. He does not understand that squatting can suck and leave you exposed."
"If he is that upset you did this, rethink this relationship. I would find it hysterical."
"NTA." - Oktodayithink
"NTA, OP. You just needed a makeshift restroom."
"Your boyfriend apparently thought that it was normal for people to stare at strangers who are trying to pee to evaluate who they are, who they're with, and what the status of their relationship is."
"You know, to pass the time while in gridlock traffic." - Pixichixi
"You did nothing wrong, OP! When you have to go, you have to go. It's healthier to go."
"And don't apologize! We're so wired to reduce conflict, even to the point of downplaying how we feel to keep the peace or end the silence. Don't do it."
"It's a him issue. He thinks his feelings on this are more important than your discomfort about showing your naked body on the side of the road. If he can't figure that out for himself and apologize, it would be a dealbreaker for me." - lelawes
Others agreed and pointed out that the ex-boyfriend was very transphobic.
"NTA. Your boyfriend is clearly transphobic. That is 100% on him. And who cares if people think you are Trans?"
"'He said he didn't want people to look at the girl he was dating and think she was Trans.' And you don't want people to think you're dating someone bigoted and hateful." - GreekAmericanDom
"He may not consider himself transphobic ('I don't hate Trans people! I just don't want to be associated with them or have anyone think I'm with a Trans person!'), but he absolutely is, probably with a healthy side helping of homophobia."
"Why would he care, unless a) Trans women are not women in his eyes, or b) it somehow would be emasculating or embarrassing to his ego to be with a Trans woman."
"Also, you're in a traffic jam. Who the f**k is even watching close enough to care, and who of those people matters enough to give two s**ts about what they think."
"Not to mention, he's being weirdly controlling about your behaviors and how they reflect on him in a scenario where arguably he's never going to interact with a single person he's worrying about." - maladicta228
"This post reminds me of the time I got dressed to go to a function. It was a casual gathering. My kid (this was solidly on their father, my ex, as he's gotten insanely bigoted as he's aged) said, 'Mom, you're dressed like a Lesbian.'"
"Me: 'Lesbians have great fashion sense, I'd love to be mistaken for one.'"
"They paused for a second and realized that I truly wasn't dressing for men (despite it being my husband's work function), and that being seen as a lesbian was a good thing. I'm so glad I raised them to think for themselves, and realize that one can be wrong, admit it, and work on being a better person every day. They've never said anything like that since." - baconbitsy
"He's so insecure (and transphobic) that he cares more about what some strangers in a traffic jam might wrongly assume about you (and thereby him) than YOUR needs, comfort, and health."
"He expected you to prioritize his insecurities (feelings) above that and then punished you when you prioritized your health."
"You sure you want to be with someone like that?? NTA." - molotovmerkin
"Your boyfriend is so transphobic that he wants you to expose your genitalia on the side of the road to prove that you're not a Trans woman because he can't stand the idea of a total stranger, in a neighboring car, whom he will never speak to or see ever again, thinking he MIGHT be SHARING A CAR (because the strangers in other cars have no idea that you're dating) with a Trans woman."
"You're NTA, but get a better boyfriend." - HighCsummer
"Literally, you have to be super transphobic to think people in traffic are gonna judge you if your girlfriend is standing to pee. Like come onnnnnn, this is some insane insecurity." - Responsible-Pickle-2
Some pointed out that not only was the ex-boyfriend transphobic, but also controlling.
"This won't be the last time he expects OP to sacrifice things or make her life worse so that she can conform to his ideal of feminine stereotypes and keep up appearances for his fragile masculine ego."
"And that he gave her the silent treatment for not obliging his transphobia and misogyny disguised as 'feelings' is also problematic." - blancamystiere
"He's insecure and transphobic. He also puts his insecurity and transphobia above your comfort."
"NTA, and honestly, you can do better than this specimen." - PetersMapProject
"NTA. Your boyfriend would have preferred for everyone to see your a** and vagina than have a random stranger think his girlfriend is Trans. He would rather you expose yourself for his personal gain."
"Get a better boyfriend." - Amaze-balls-trippen
"The transphobia? The insecurity? And the silent treatment when he doesn't get his way?"
"So many red flags!" - CarolynDesign
"He also puts his insecurity and transphobia above your comfort and safety."
"He would rather you invite unwanted attention and risk by exposing your private parts to the world than have people think he (who most of the onlookers couldn't even see) might be dating a Trans person."
"NTA. OP, he's too insecure, self-centered, and immature to be a good partner to you, given that he's willing to compromise your safety to avoid a single twinge of discomfort. Dump him." - Hari_om_tat_sat
After receiving feedback, the OP was reassured and shared some positive updates.
"UPDATE: Thank you, everyone, for helping me feel sane again!"
"I got quite a few questions about which device I use, and honestly, it's about what fits you best. There are a ton of options. It's what fits you. Check out pStyle, Freshette, and EllaPee."
"I tried peeing standing up in a toilet, and it worked fine. I think my aim was pretty good, but then I saw little droplets on the floor. No thanks, don't need that. Also, it's loud? Awkward."
"But for the outside, it's pretty fun! I drive a lot, that's why it was in my car. Lifesaver."
"Also, I guess in this case it brought out an ugly side of my (ex) boyfriend and clarified some stuff for me. A winner all around."
"And to all the commenters asking, YES, he is an ex-boyfriend now."
"And yes, there were other red flags."
"Ditched the man, kept the pee funnel. Gonna laugh at him every time I pee standing up."
There's no way to imagine just how awkward the rest of the car ride was after using the restroom and returning to the now-silent and very entitled boyfriend, still stuck in a traffic jam.
But fortunately for the OP, she learned something vital about her relationship during a moment that should have been a total non-issue.
By being concerned about this and expecting the OP to prioritize her ex's pride over her comfort, safety, and cleanliness, her ex told her everything she needed to know.