This is a tricky one…

I can understand being nice to strangers and letting them take a load off at the same table as you in a public place.

BUT, I can also understand why people would want to be alone on their lunch break.

Did this person act like a jerk?

Read on and see what you think.

AITA for not letting anyone share my table at the park?

“I work in a large city. When it’s nice out I usually like to eat lunch at a park near my office.

It is a decent sized park with an ample amount of tables that anyone can use.

On one particular lunch break, it was very nice out and the park was particularly crowded.

I had to circle the park for a while before finding a free table. I sat and started to eat my lunch. My lunch spread and my handbag took up the majority of the table.

Uh oh…

A few minutes went by and a woman approached me, asking if she could sit.

I said she could take a chair. It turned out I’d misunderstood her and she wanted to share the table.

I was taken aback, since of all the lunch breaks I spent sitting by myself in this park, this was the first time I’d ever been asked to share a table.

The table, like the majority of tables around the park, was small, only around two feet across.

Sorry, no…

One would see 2-3 friends/coworkers share tabes, but there wasn’t much personal space, and I really didn’t want to share with a stranger.

I apologized and said I really preferred to eat alone.

She looked dejected and left.

Only a few minutes later, a man approached me, asking to share the table.

I said sorry, I wanted to eat alone.

He proceeded to put his belongings down anyway, saying that him asking was only a courtesy and he couldn’t believe I said actually said no.

This got ugly.

I was mad and I told him that he could do what I did and circle park till a table opened up.

He called me a ***** and went off on me saying he’d just needed the table for a minute to fix his belongings.

I went silent, wanting this interaction to end.

He ended up apologizing to me, and I said sorry as well, just to get him to leave me alone.

AITA for not wanting to share my table with strangers?

I’d always share a table at like a cafe with only a few tables, or if the tables were large, but in this situation I think I’m entitled to my personal space.

This park has approximately 100 tables, one was bound to free up for them.

If not, there are more tables a few blocks over.”

Here’s how folks responded on Reddit.

This reader said they acted like an *******.

Another individual disagreed and said they’re NTA.

This person chimed in.

Another reader shared their thoughts.

And this individual didn’t hold back.

This is a stranger-free zone!

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