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Who is in the wrong?

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Needmoresleep89 · 08/05/2024 20:25

DP and I have had an argument this evening and we can’t agree who is in the wrong, so we’ve decided to ask on here. Won’t say who is who for hopefully unbiased opinions!

Person A is stood on their phone, Person B walks past and flicks the phone up towards A. A gets angry and shouts that it’s unacceptable and sits down on the sofa. B comes and sites astride A, laughing and flicks the phone again. A lashes out and hits B on the shoulder.

A feels they are in the right as B has done the phone flicking thing lots of times before, though not regularly. A has expressed how much it annoys them and on occasion has dropped the phone. A feels their reaction lashing out was understandable as they felt trapped under B, B was laughing and did the thing that originally caused the argument again.

B feels that A is overreacting, that it was just a bit of fun and that they came to sit on A to lighten the mood. B thinks that laughing and doing it again shows it was meant to be playful, and that A reacting in the way they did is unacceptable.

Who is in the wrong?

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GabriellaMontez · 08/05/2024 20:33

B for bell end.

Createausername1970 · 08/05/2024 20:33

B is an idiot. If I was A I would have reacted just the same, if not a bit more forcefully.

HeddaGarbled · 08/05/2024 20:31

B is a total twat

Catnuzzle · 08/05/2024 20:30

B. B is ignoring what A has previously said to them in continuing behaviour they've clearly stated irritates them. B is being dismissive and a twat.

2Old2Tango · 08/05/2024 20:30

Laughing because you've done something twatty (twice) doesn't make it "playful", it makes you a twat, and an irritating one at that. B is in the wrong.

Changingplace · 08/05/2024 20:30

B sounds a complete pain in the arse.

PoppingTomorrow · 08/05/2024 20:29

Both being idiots.

MultiplaLight · 08/05/2024 20:28

B is an utter disgrace

Needmoresleep89 · 08/05/2024 20:26

Sorry just realised I should have posted in chat

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