The post was uploaded to the Twitter account @AITA_reddit and quickly gained nearly 1,000 comments with loud opinions. Here’s the rundown of what this guy published online: He said he was showering with his girlfriend when she noted that she should shave her armpits. The man then suggested that she start shaving her legs next.
In his defense, the man claims the woman suggested she shave the hair on her legs, too, which was getting long. She doesn’t often shave her legs, he explained, because she has sensitive skin that easily razor burns. But his comment moved her to shave her legs immediately.
“A bit harshly and sarcastically, I will admit, I said ‘Yeah, you think it’s time to shave your legs? How long has it been?’” he wrote. “She looked at me for a few moments, then started getting weepy-eyed, so I asked her what the deal was and she said ‘I thought it didn’t bother you that I don’t shave. It hasn’t been an issue this whole relationship and now I feel like I’m being shamed.’”
After the conversation, the man left the bathroom. A half-hour later, the woman emerged with smooth legs. The man has asked Reddit’s r/AmITheA**hole community if he was the bad guy. His defense was that he prefers shaved legs (“who wouldn’t, right?” are his words) and he shouldn’t be “in the doghouse” for suggesting she shave her legs after she said she was going to soon.
Twitter commenters had no sympathy. The top comment, which was written by @sbar713, says the man should make up for his behavior. “Someone shave this man’s whole body,” they wrote. “Make sure that razor is like two weeks old at least, too.” The comment has over 1.4K likes.
But negative feedback didn’t alter this man’s behavior—or at least that’s how it seemed as he continued to engage with the post. “Well since she’s talking to me again my problem is dealt with for now,” he commented. “On top of that, now that she knows how I feel, maybe she’ll start shaving a bit more often and save herself the embarrassment next time.”
The Reddit thread in question declared the man the a**hole. The top comment makes a great point about men’s standards about the female body when it comes to serious relationships.
“Every time I read stories like this I’m amazed at how men who are supposed to be in love with their girlfriends still manage to prioritise [sic] their preference for a certain body type or certain grooming habits over their girlfriend’s own personal preferences and physical comfort,” wrote u/lorelorelei.
“Even if you don’t care about the trouble and pain shaving causes her, have you ever stopped to think that because her legs grow hair means it’s supposed to be there? That it’s natural? That you shouldn’t be such a spineless idiot and try to make her think that it’s gross to have hair on her body?”
The comment also defended the woman’s right to be angry. “Good God. I’m also pissed off by ‘she’s acting mad’. Dude, she IS mad and she has every right to be. Apologise [sic] to her and pray that she ever lets you touch her again.”
Do you think this man should be embarrassed? Should he be added to the list of “do not date” guys, right by the dude who wants to charge his girlfriend every time she sleeps over? Tell us in the comments!
