Definition: Given a real-life anecdote of a complex ethical situation, generate a suitable title that describes the main event/root cause of the situation. Imagine that the given text is a social media post, and you have to write the title of the post, so the users can decide to read the main text or not.
Input: So when my GF and I first started dating (2 years ago) she instituted a rule where I have to notify her of all Facebook friend requests I get and that she has to approve them in order for me to accept them. I thought the rule was stupid and controlling but I agreed because I don’t really use FB all that much so I didn’t feel it was worth the fight.

Now fast forward about 6 months ago. My work hired someone new, a woman. I am by far the youngest person in my office and she was closer to my age then everyone else so I think she felt comfortable talking to me. She got into a fight with another co-worker pretty early on and came to me for advice and how to handle it. I told me GF about this and she was not happy. She claimed that the new co-worker was too friendly and instructed I stay away from her. She then insisted that I show her my work email about once a week so she could properly monitor my interactions with her. Again, I thought this was a bit much, but I didn’t really care because I had nothing to hide and I truly love my GF. Eventually this stopped however when I made it clear she had nothing to worry about. 

Now fast forward to now, about a month ago this co-worker sent me a friend request on Facebook. I accepted it without thinking anything of it and forgot to tell my GF. 

Last night, my GF demanded I give her my phone so that she could inspect it. After I gave it to her she realized I had friended my co-worker without telling her and she completely lost it. She claimed I “cheated” on her, she broke up with me, and she even contacted the co-worker to tell her to stay away from me. 

I think this is all a huge overreaction. I never cheated on her, I never even came close to doing anything I would consider innapropriate. I don’t even interact with my coworker on Facebook, no messages or likes or anything. 

So, Reddit, am I the asshole?


accepting my co-worker's Facebook friend request without first notifying my girlfriend