Girlfriend Heavily Edited Their Vacation Photos For Social Media, So Boyfriend Called Her Out And Threatened To Expose The Truth
by Benjamin Cottrell

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In the age of filters and FaceTune, the line between real and retouched is getting blurrier by the day.
But shouldn’t your romantic partner accept your appearance just the way it is?
One man was stunned when his girlfriend edited beyond recognition their vacation photos together before posting them online.
The ensuing argument led to an ultimatum that only made things more tense between them.
You’ll want to read on for this one.
AITA for telling my girlfriend her Instagram photos are too edited and saying I’ll post the originals if she doesn’t take them down?
My girlfriend (29F) (who has a decent following on Instagram) and I (35M) just got back from a trip to Mexico.
But he didn’t quite recognize what she had done to the photos they took.
We took a ton of photos, most of them on my phone because I have a better camera, and today she posted a bunch on Instagram — but they were all edited using FaceApp or something.
These were no subtle edits.
She edited so much, she changed her chin, made her eyes slightly bigger, narrowed her shoulders and waist, and gave herself a perfectly round behind that straight-up does not exist in real life.
She also edited my face without asking me.
He confronts her about it, but she doesn’t see the big deal.
I compared them to the originals and told her it’s too much.
I said editing yourself like that is basically lying, and it makes both of us look fake.
She said I was overreacting.
So he gives her an ultimatum which only makes things worse.
I told her to take them down and she refused, so I told her if she keeps them up then I’ll post the originals.
She’s ticked now and says I’m being mean and that it’s not a big deal.
He thinks it’s the principle of the thing.
I don’t think I’m the AH — I just don’t want to be part of some fake version of ourselves online.
AITA?
This was one digital makeover he never asked for.
Reddit is sure to have some strong opinions.
There’s more than enough blame to go around here.
This person draws the line at editing someone’s likeness without their consent.
His girlfriend should respect his desire for the doctored photos to be taken down.
This user doesn’t think the girlfriend’s behavior is a good sign of her overall character.
Now they’re both facing the unedited version of each other and it’s not quite as flattering.
She wanted the likes, but he just wanted the truth.
If you liked that post, check out this story about a guy who was forced to sleep on the couch at his wife’s family’s house, so he went to a hotel instead.
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Tags: · aita, body image, Couples fighting, editing photos, facetune, instagram, picture, reddit, relationship drama, social media, top, vacations

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