Man labelled ‘terrible boyfriend’ for refusing to sit with girlfriend on flight

A MAN has been accused of embarrassing his girlfriend after he refused to switch seats so he could sit next to her on a flight.

The passenger said he’d had a stressful morning with his partner on the last day of their holiday, so was pleased to see they were not seated together on the plane.

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However, his girlfriend managed to convince the person sitting next to her to switch seats so they could sit next to one another for the four-hour journey.

Even so, the man refused to budge, saying he just wanted to have “a damn rest”.

He took to Reddit to ask other people if he was being unreasonable to refuse the seat switch.

He wrote: “My girlfriend and I decided to take a trip to Ohio for a few days. We got done with our trip and were coming back home by plane.

“When we woke up she was immediately angry because I accidentally pushed her off the bed lol. Then she started finding things to complain about.

“We got to the airport and she was complaining more, I told her I was tired and to let me rest, and to not talk to me until we got home and she got all mad and complained.

“We had different seats on the plane because the flight was packed and overbooked. I told her it was fine it was just 4 hours.

“She then came to my seat and told me the woman sitting next to her is willing to trade seats with me.

“I literally said, ‘give me a break’ and told her no. She went back crying but I just wanted a damn break.

“When we got home she started crying even more and said I embarrassed her on the flight.”

Opinion was split between the more than 2,000 people who reacted to the original post, with some sticking up for the man.

One person felt sympathetic toward his request for a break.

They wrote: “He’s annoyed because he’s also stuck in an airport, and the complaining is just making it worse. He tells her to stop talking to him since it’s been hours of complaining at this point.

“He’s relieved to be sitting by a stranger who won’t talk to him for a few hours.”

Another said: “If your partner is upset and needs a bit of space….you gotta let them have it.”

However, there was also a lot of support for the man’s girlfriend, who many felt deserved to be treated better.

One commented: “No gf should put up with this treatment.”

A second simply added: “You are a TERRIBLE boyfriend.”

This is not the first time a couple has squabbled over their plane seats, with another man shaming his girlfriend for leaving him in economy while she upgraded her seat.

And a woman complained after her boyfriend boarded a plane without her, sparking debate.

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