Guy with seafood allergy asks if he's wrong to ask girlfriend to give up seafood.

Certain types of allergies can be dangerous. Anyone who's been on a plane lately will know about the 'severe peanut allergy' announcement, where they stop giving out nuts and ask everyone on board to refrain from eating their own nuts (LOL).

In this post on Reddit's 'Am I The A**hole' subreddit, a guy was hoping to get the internet on his side, so he could convince his gilrfriend that he's more imporatant than grilled snapper. Here's his story...

I 27(m) am allergic to seafood, unfortunately my 25(f) gf adores it. Ever since we got together, abt 3 years ago, she's made an effort to eat it as little as possible, which I appreciate, however I wish she'd completely stop tbh.

The other day she went out with her friends at a restaurant. When she got back home I tried to kiss her but she stopped me and told me she just ate seafood. I got a bit disappointed because I was looking forward to spending some time together with her and I told her as much. Then I said that maybe it would be better if she'd just give up on seafood all together.

She may be trying to give you a hint. Has she always just eaten seafood when you want to give her a kiss?

I know she likes it, but sometimes it can be an inconvenience to me, and I feel like she should be willing to give up on such a small thing for us. She got upset by my request and said that she loves me but that she's sorry cuz she's not giving up on eating it. She said, lowering the amount of times she does was already enough.

Other things that can be inconviences: Getting dumped. Looking for a new girlfriend. Having the entire internet hate you...

Her family eats seafood often and she grew up eating a lot of it so I kinda get why it would be hard for her to give up on it but I think that if she cared enough she'd be willing to do it. So AITA.

People in the comments decided to school him on the meaning of love.

CrystalQueen3000 writes:

Info: How allergic are you? If it is near instance dead if you kiss her that is so risky that it is reasinable to ask someone to give it up, if you only get a little side effect, then it is not. esspecialy since she does do it less, and warns you.

Huge-Lawfulness-6168 OP responded:

I am very allergic but not near death type of allergic however it's a very unpleasant and painful experience.

SugarFries writes:

YTA she made sure you were not harmed when she ate it. You were mad you couldn't touch her one night because she ate fish that night? That's nuts. You want her to stop eating it, even though she makes sure not to harm you with it? You should appreciate her more because of that.

Huge-Lawfulness-6168 OP responded:

this isn't the first time something like this happened. and these days is quite easy to change your diet and replace certain parts of it with vegan options and what not.

Est666 writes:

C’mon! You’re not even trying! Of course YTA “It can be an inconvenience to me”. Someone call a whambulance.

aardvarkmom writes:

Better make it the clambulance.

I-am-the-trashcan writes:

Literally allergic to shellfish, husband loves shellfish. Haven’t had a single reaction from him eating it. Turns out hygiene and cross contamination knowledge does the trick.

Raspbers writes:

As someone with a nut allergy dating someone who isn't allergic to anything ( and a woman formerly married to someone with celiac disease ) you're very correct in this. Washing hands, face, teeth-brushing+mouthwash is literally all you need to do in most cases.

Wild_Statement_3142 writes:

Occasionally not being able to kiss her is a huge inconvenience for him. But apparently her giving up a whole class of food that she loves permanently is not an inconvenience for her.

boxing_coffee writes:

How can he say that he loves her and be so shellfish? OP, YTA.

avwitcher writes:

You don't understand, OP is deathly allergic. They can't even look at pictures of seafood without going into anaphylactic shock

IShallWearMidnight writes:

Typing the word seafood so many times must have been a big risk. Hope they had an epi pen on hand

redwinestains writes:

Plot twist: OP died from thinking about seafood and that’s why he’s not replying to any more comments.

So there you have it. Hopefully she realizes that there are lots of other fish in the sea, and in the grocery store, and in restaurants, and on her plate in the future.