A man shared how answeing his girlfriend’s question about her weight landed him in trouble – leaving the online community divided. The man, who is in his first relationship, reached out to the social media forum Reddit to ask for opinions on the controversial matter.
The unnamed man explained how the couple had been together for 18 months. However, one question by the love of his life caused a minor turbulence in their relationship.
He wrote: “Her mother bought a champagne dress for her to wear to her aunt’s wedding. She put it on and showed me.
“I told her she looks really beautiful in it then went back to reading. A couple of minutes later she asked if she looks fat in the dress. I glanced at her, looked for a second and then told her no.”
He then shared how his answer made his girlfriend “really upset.”
He added: “She got really upset, saying that I should be able to say that she’s not fat without looking. I only looked because I wanted to be able to answer completely honestly. Was I wrong?”
The post on Reddit has already gained more than 1.5k comments and more than 3.5k people have responded.
One person said: “Honest questions require honest answers. To win boyfriend points however, you have to go further than a yes/no. Look her up and down and say something cute – sweetheart, you look stunning in that dress, I am proud to be your bf.”
A second added: “Depends on the girl if that works tbh. Some might see it as avoiding answering the question since there was no direct “no, you don’t look fat in that dress”
“Do I look fat in this” is honestly the biggest trap question. And i say that as a woman. Either “you are lying. I DO look fat. You are just trying to make me feel better” or “Why do you say yes! Are you saying I’m fat!” Damned if you do. Damned if you don’t.
“I run for the hills if anyone asks me that. Man or woman. Maybe smile and say “no you don’t look fat, honey. But you do look absolutely stunning in that dress. How did I get so lucky?” Answer the question. Compliment and hope for the best.”
A third chimed in: “I learned very quickly that the trouble you get in for not answering these questions is substantially less than the trouble you get in for answering these questions. Either way, you’re in trouble.”
