AITA for kissing my ex-girlfriend before her parents pulled her off life support?

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A year ago, a devastating car accident shattered the life of Anna, leaving her with unimaginable injuries and trapped in a silent battle for survival.

Her former boyfriend watched helplessly as the vibrant person he once knew lay unconscious, clinging to life through machines, while hope slowly slipped through his fingers.

As the months dragged on, grief weighed heavily on his soul, yet amidst the darkness, a fragile light began to flicker.

Encouraged by Anna’s parents and fortified by faith and healing, he dared to open his heart again, finding love in Katie—a new chapter born from the echoes of a painful past, reminding him that life, even after loss, can still bloom.

AITA for kissing my ex-girlfriend before her parents pulled her off life support?
‘AITA for kissing my ex-girlfriend before her parents pulled her off life support?’

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The original poster (OP) is facing severe conflict because their expression of final love and respect for a deceased ex-girlfriend, Anna, through physical gestures like kissing, has been interpreted as in***elity by their current partner, Katie.

The OP acted out of a deeply emotional need for closure and to honor a past relationship, which clashes directly with Katie's expectations of fidelity and emotional focus in their current partnership.

Was the OP's final goodbye to Anna, including a kiss on the lips, an act of necessary grief and closure, or did it cross a line into emotional betrayal of the current relationship with Katie?

Should the OP prioritize their need for final closure over Katie's feelings of being disrespected or cheated on?