People Think This Woman Should Divorce Her Husband For Making Her Call Him A Pilot When He’s Not A Pilot, And I’m Wondering If You Agree

A guilty pleasure of mine? Perusing the Am I the Asshole subreddit.

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Taylor Swift saying "it's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me"

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On the subreddit, people will share their real-life problems, asking the public to weigh in on the situation and come to one of the following verdicts: 1. You're the Asshole (the original poster is the wrong), 2. Not the Asshole (the OP isn't in the wrong, but someone else sure is), 3. Everyone Sucks Here (literally every party involved is an asshole, on both sides of the conflict), and finally, 4. No Assholes Here (maybe things got a little out of hand, but everyone's genuinely trying their best).

Most of the time, it's a pretty easy line in the sand and the public fingers point firmly in one person's direction. Sometimes, however, you'll get a post where you're pretty clear about who the asshole is, but it's so bizarre that you genuinely struggle to wrap your head around the situation. The below falls squarely in that camp.

In the now-deleted post — which went viral on Twitter when Mother Jones reporter Abby Vesoulis tweeted about it — a man, who is not a pilot, is annoyed at his wife for introducing him by his actual job and not as a pilot. Yeah, I know — what?

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Ron Burgundy saying "that doesn't make sense"

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Though there's certainly a chance that the OG post was deleted from Reddit for being fabricated...the reaction to the (stupidly and sadly realistic) post was so swift that we have to talk about it.

Here's the full story according to Mr. Definitely-A-Pilot:

"My wife and I (together for five years, married for two, no kids) have an amazing, happy relationship. I can’t recall a single time we’ve ever argued to the point of a breakup or divorce. This issue, however, is causing me to reconsider the health of our relationship."

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A gif of the character Ron Burgundy saying "boy, that escalated quickly"

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"Since my wife and I have been together, I have worked as a manager for a restaurant chain. I am an extremely passionate aviation enthusiast in my free time. I have spent thousands of dollars on flight textbooks, sim gear, and even built my own a330 setup."

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Gif of the character Olivia Benson saying "fair enough"

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So far, so good, right? Well, buckle in, because it starts to go south from here.

"I have never actually flown a plane or started flight training, but I have considered it for a long time. Even though my skills are not a career, I still consider myself as adept or possibly more knowledgeable than the average pilot."

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A GIF of Hilary Duff sarcastically saying "okay"

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I mean, you're not flying me anywhere, buddy.

"That being said, here’s where the problem arises. My wife and I were invited to one of her male coworker's house for a barbecue. My wife is a senior software tech for a COVID startup. She’s worked there since 2020, a lucky catch after she was laid off from her previous job due to the virus. It was my first time meeting many of her now-close coworkers due to COVID and working from home. I had assumed she’d talked about me before, but as we were cycling through introductions I became less sure."

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A GIF of Cady from Mean Girls nodding and smiling, looking somewhat confused

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"We make our way down the line to the host of the party, a new male hire that she has grown platonically close with. We exchange casual conversation and Greg (host) asked what I do for a living. My wife chimes in with 'He manages a [insert fast food chain], it certainly comes with some benefits (I’m assuming she’s referring to free food),' in a voice that implied nothing was wrong with what she said. I very quickly corrected her and told him that I am a pilot. My wife already knows how insecure I am about my job and how I’d much rather be introduced by my hobby."

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Nathan Fillion reaching out to interject in conversation then stopping, looking defeated

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"I’ve earned the title of pilot through my 500+ hours on and sim and thousands of dollars put into my craft. I think it is incredibly disrespectful for her not to acknowledge my skills and training. Just because I don’t have the title of pilot on an overpriced piece of paper doesn’t mean I’m not a pilot."

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a woman on MTV's catfish says "I'm baffled"

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"As we pack into the car to leave, the argument starts. She feels as if I don’t deserve my title as a pilot because I’m not professional. I told her she is completely insensitive to the work I’ve done and she will never understand what it’s like to study so much. She’s currently on the couch as I type this. Am I really the asshole for asking to be respected?"

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A GIF of a man saying "this has been one crazy ride"

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Unsurprisingly, people did not hold back. If this dude thought he was going to have his aviator ego tickled, he thought wrong! Here's what some people had to say on his status as a pilot:

Others had a real awakening as to their "true" job titles...

A lot were confused as to why he'd answer a question about what he does for a living with something he does as a hobby, and not what he does for a living:

And some were in shock at how the guy was not only delusional about his own position, but dismissive about his wife's too:

But in the end, whether you think this post was exaggerated or not...I think we can all agree that there are people out there just like him:

So what are you opinions on the whole situation? Sound off in the comments!