Condescension disguised as confidence can only go unnoticed for so long.

One woman made one too many cutting comments in the wrong company, and for once, her partner didn’t step in to shield her from the reaction.

You’ll want to read on for this one.

AITA For not defending my girlfriend when she insulted another woman?

My girlfriend has a habit of comparing herself to other women in a condescending way.

Usually, they let their girlfriend get away with it.

I have always felt uncomfortable about it, but I usually let it go.

Recently, we were out with my friends and she made a comment about one of the women at the table, implying she probably didn’t graduate.

However, this time, her victim fought back.

The woman replied, “At least I don’t have to put others down to feel good about myself.”

But this time, they decided to stop enabling their girlfriend’s bad behavior.

My girlfriend looked at me, expecting me to step in, but I didn’t.

Later, she got really upset and said I betrayed her by staying silent.

Thing is, I kind of agreed with the other woman.

AITA?

Her bad behavior had gone on long enough.

What did Reddit think?

This situation definitely doesn’t paint his girlfriend in a positive light.

His girlfriend needs to start cleaning up her behavior — and quick.

This user thinks it was about time someone finally stuck up to her.

She really needs to look inward.

They didn’t speak up because, deep down, they agreed with the woman’s response.

She saw their quiet as betrayal, but they saw it as honesty.

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