A woman has been left furious after her boyfriend suggested she take a "social etiquette" course before meeting his parents for the first time - as he doesn't think her manners are up to scratch.
Posting on Reddit, the man said he had a "blessed and fortunate" upbringing while his girlfriend did not, and she will be the first person from a less well-off background that he's ever taken home to meet his family.
But instead of telling his girlfriend what to expect, he chose to enrol her in an etiquette course without her knowledge - which left her "absolutely furious".
In his post, he wrote: "My girlfriend and I have been together for a little under three months and we agreed it’s time for her to meet my family. For some context, I’m blessed and had a fortunate upbringing. My girlfriend, on the other hand, faced some challenges in her life from a young age - particularly financial challenges.
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"She’s a beautiful, interesting person despite all of the hardships she faced. The only problem is that she lacks the manners that my family typically expects from someone I’m in a relationship with, as she's the first less-fortunate woman I’m dating. For that reason, I made the effort to prepare her for her first dinner with my family.
"I got her signed up for an online social etiquette course and thought this was a good idea. However, when I told her she was absolutely furious."
The man's girlfriend was baffled by his actions and slammed him for being "embarrassed" to be seen with her the way she is.
He added: "She claimed that I’m 'obviously embarrassed' to be with her and that I should just marry a 'rich girl' instead. She even accused me of being 'just another privileged guy'."
Commenters on the post were also on the woman's side, with many asking the man why he's in a relationship with someone he doesn't accept for who she is.
One person said: "If you don't accept her completely then why are you with her? Honestly, you're the classless one, the one without etiquette. She deserves better."
While another added: "This should have been a conversation, you should not have just signed her up for a class."
And a third wrote: "You probably could’ve just talked to her and gone over some basic rules if you really felt it was necessary but etiquette classes just to meet your family feels extreme."
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