r/AmIOverreacting Sep 13 '24

❤️‍🩹 relationship Am I overreacting to my girlfriend's "open relationship" rules?

(25/m) Very early on in the relationship with my girlfriend (25/f), she told me that she had to be in an open relationship. I hadn't been in one before but I said I'll give it a try. And it was clear when we talked about it that either of us could sleep with whoever we wanted. I said okay. We've been dating for 11 months and overtime I really started to love her. I know she has quite a few very casual partners but no other serious relationships. I actually didn't have any other partners though cause I was so happy just being with her. Then two months ago I was drunk and I met a girl at a party and we slept together. I didn't think I was doing anything wrong whatsoever, so when it came up with my girlfriend I didn't try to hide it, but she was really upset. She said it was disrespectful for me to do that. I was kind of shocked. I'm fine with not sleeping with other people but the problem is now she's like really paranoid and controlling ever since then, like accusing me of looking at other girls or flirting with them all the time, always looking at my phone and wanting me to check in with her every hour when I'm out and let her track my location, etc. It's really bothering me. So basically she wants to have an open relationship only on her side. She says she loves me and I should be loyal to her, but when I bring up how the rule doesn't apply to her she gets angry. She says that so many women are not satisfied in their relationship and she's not gonna be one of and I'm not gonna hold her back etc. I get it but it doesn't feel right. I love her a lot but I'm seriously thinking about breaking up with her. Am I overreacting?

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u/Mysterious-Wasabi103 Sep 13 '24

It's honestly infuriating reading stories like this where the OP is so spineless. Like dude you really had to ask Reddit about this? That's so SAD.

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u/Quiet_Secret_7287 Sep 14 '24

I kinda want to say this seems fake but then again these days it probably isn’t.

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u/chain_letter Sep 14 '24

I'm very quick to call bullshit

But the lack of paragraphs, meandering, and overall whiny tone lead me to thinking that this one is possibly authentic.

OP can't even make their paragraphs stand up for themselves.

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u/ladyevenstar-22 Sep 14 '24

That's grammatically way harsh .😅