'My girlfriend thinks I'm cheating for odd reason – people say I should dump her'
Being accused of cheating when you've done nothing wrong can turn your whole world upside down.
Infidelity is a common cause of relationship breakdowns. It's challenging to forgive a partner for cheating, but what happens when you're wrongly accused? The mere lack of trust can be enough to shatter a relationship, even without any actual misconduct.
This is the predicament one man finds himself in after his girlfriend accused him of being unfaithful based on peculiar evidence - his celebrity crush. In a Reddit post, he shared his girlfriend asked him to name a celebrity he found attractive, and mentioned Sophie Turner.
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However, this didn't sit well with his girlfriend, who claimed the actress "looks similar" to a woman he knew years ago. He had previously been accused of having an affair with this woman when she spread false rumours about him to his girlfriend. Although they had moved past these issues, his celebrity crush reignited them, leading his girlfriend to believe once again that he cheated on her.
He wrote: "[My girlfriend said] because they look similar, that proves I cheated on her. Mind you, this is YEARS apart from that incident, and somehow that was her immediate reaction. When I started to tell her that was absolutely absurd, she then asked me why I was getting defensive and [said] that me being defensive over it further proved it. Of course, I'm getting defensive. I'm getting accused of cheating because a celebrity that I find attractive looks similar to that girl."
His girlfriend eventually calmed down but still insisted he had something to learn from the conversation. However, the man claimed all he learned was not to share his thoughts on attractive celebrities.
Following his story, commenters advised him to reassess the relationship, noting the constant arguing and mistrust were unhealthy signs. Some described his relationship as "exhausting" and urged him to stop tolerating the poor treatment from his partner.
One commenter said: "My husband and I both decided that we like certain celebrities and decided we have a 'hall pass' with them jokingly. We both laughed and agreed because nobody deals with this in life. Normal people don't react like this. She sounds like she will do this with anyone. Get out of there!"
Another noted: "Cut the loss, this isn't your problem to deal with. Don't justify her behaviour at all, just see it how it is and move on." While a third commented: "She sounds exhausting."
