A woman has split the internet after criticising her 26-year-old boyfriend for sharing a bed with his mum, leaving users divided.
The anonymous woman’s boyfriend took to Reddit, to ask whether it was really that strange that he let his mum sleep in his bed whilst she was visiting.
In the post, the man revealed his girlfriend's reaction of horror that the mother and son had shared a bed - she went as far as to ask him whether he planned on having sex with her…talk about leaping to (weird) conclusions.
The boyfriend asked people on social media to give him some advice, and the response he received was mixed.
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A lot of the replies blasted the girlfriend and braided her as a ‘red flag’.
In the post, he explained that they were a close-knit family, and would share a bed with his sister when travelling.
He said: “I would rather sleep in my bed than sleep on the couch or kick my mum onto the couch.”
He wrote in the post that he was unsure of his girlfriend’s relationship with her family, as the pair had met on a dating site and were still learning about each other's lives.
However, he did go as far as to say that his girlfriend appeared jealous of his mum…Sigmund Freud would be having a field day with this lot.
One user commented on the post: “Your girlfriend sounds gross.
“The fact that she literally asked you if you're going to have sex with your mom.”
Another said: “It’s a red flag, she can’t comprehend that people can share a bed and not be sexual.”
A third added: “His mother made him and he came out of her, yet it’s weird to share a bed with this family member…no.
“The girlfriend is the weird one, stop sexualizing the situation.”
However, a couple of people did agree with the girlfriend that the situation was slightly odd.
One commenter backing her up said: “I think it’s weird but it just depends on family dynamics.
“I’m female and would share a bed with my mom if I had to, but not my dad.
“I’ve shared a bed with my daughter, step daughter, sister and friends but it would feel very odd with dad and even my step son for that matter.”
Mia Williams