AITAH for calling the cops on my girlfriend?
A 21-year-old man's girlfriend, aged 24, recently moved into his apartment, and things seemed positive as they met the landlord to discuss adding her to the lease.
However, a minor disagreement over turning off the television escalated when the girlfriend reacted strongly, leading to a heated exchange.
After attempting a calm discussion that failed, the original poster (OP) ended the conversation by telling her to communicate properly, to which she responded by saying she would not sign the lease.
This immediately caused the OP to retract the lease application and ask her to leave, leading to a rapid escalation where he called the police when she refused to leave voluntarily. The OP now questions if his final action was an overreaction.
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The original poster is grappling with the final, severe action taken—calling the police to remove his live-in girlfriend after a rapid escalation from a small argument.
His firm stance on demanding immediate departure contrasts with the girlfriend's subsequent admission that her threats were intended only to cause distress rather than reflect a true desire to move out.
The core debate is whether issuing an ultimatum and immediately enforcing it by involving law enforcement const*tutes an overreaction to a partner's escalating, yet perhaps emotionally driven, behavior, or if it was a necessary boundary enforcement against a refusal to communicate constructively in a shared living arrangement.
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