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Setting proper boundaries can be difficult when someone is house sitting for you, as not everyone shares the same etiquette in their homes. This is especially true when it comes to couples.

What would you do if your partner crossed some serious lines while taking care of your place, but insisted they were well-meaning? One woman recently sought validation about her circumstances like these on Reddit. Here’s what went down.

AITA for telling my boyfriend not to open my mail

My boyfriend opened my Amazon package without my knowledge.

Some context, we don’t live together, but he has keys to my place to help take my dog out sometimes.

I had come home from visiting my parents, and noticed my Amazon package on the counter opened.

Okay, not living together makes this weirder.

I knew it was delivered over the weekend when I wasn’t home so it was odd that it was opened.

My boyfriend was at my house at the time, and I asked him if he had opened my package.

He said yes.

At least he was honest?

I asked him why and he responded with “I just did”.

I said to him “You understand it’s illegal to open someone’s mail right?”.

He responded “Yea and so? It’s just an Amazon package”.

But it is the principle of the thing.

I said, “Can you please not open my packages? It’s addressed to my name and you don’t even live here. You shouldn’t be opening someone’s mail without their consent.”

He started to become defensive at this point and responded by telling me “He didn’t have to deal with this and it’s not a big deal”.

She may have escalated things a bit, but she was in the right.

He started walking towards the door to leave.

This is where I should have left the conversation but I didn’t like that he was abandoning the situation.

I quickly realized I wasn’t upset at opening my mail, as I can’t go back in time and stop it from happening.

That’s a fair realization to have in the moment.

I blocked him from leaving and said “Hold on, why are you abandoning the situation when you’re the one that opened my mail”?

His only response was “You’re only focusing on the negative. I did all these things for you – unload the dish washer, let the dog out, but all you’re fixated on is the mail”.

So, AITA for getting upset at him for opening my package?

This couple seems to have a whole lot of drama going on underneath the surface. Let’s see how the Reddit community weighed in here.

The comments section was overall pretty divided.

And some felt both were equally in the wrong.

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Though some were more paranoid than others.

And pointed out some notable red flags.

But some good food for thought was left behind.

This overnight drama is getting signed, sealed and delivered.