📝 AITAH for trying to banter about Aluminum free deodorants

By PayPresent6445 • Score: 53 • April 14, 2025 5:51 AM


I recently started talking to someone after a break up and we hit it off pretty well, at least at first. On the third or fourth call we got into the subject of skincare (she’s an upcoming certified esthetician). I asked her about her routine and she mentioned how there is no anti perspirants that are aluminum free (I had commented how I’ve heard that allegedly aluminum is bad for the skin) and I go on and try to be witty and say “hm I have one right here, it’s called old spice ;)” and she goes on to say “tell me where it says anti perspirant 🤨” and so I read the label and sure enough it doesn’t claim to be an anti perspirant so I go on and add “ ahh welp almost the same thang 😏” (referring to the 24 hr odor protection) and she goes on to go on a rant about how she knows my type, that I just “like to argue” and how she bets I don’t like people around me since I always have something to say and to “humble myself”. At this moment I mention that I wasn’t even trying to argue, I just wanted to have a bit of playful banter with her. She continues to get personal with me and asks if I just got into arguments out of nothing in my last relationship because if I did, “I’m no victim”. At this point I’m pretty upset at how this conversation has derailed and add how she doesn’t know me and close off on her due to her comments so I just let her talk. She adds “I’ve dealt with your type before, you never know when to apologize” and I just laugh and state that I didn’t feel like I had to apologize lmao. She continues on to say “Men in general” and continues to boost her own rant with “good lord” and other type of noise, shocked by how personal and heavy the convo got and disrespected I felt I just end the conversation and tell her I’ll talk to her later and she proceeds to hang up on me. Am I the asshole? I may get how that way of “connecting” with people may get annoying but it’s always on a light level for me and always open to learn something, but I guess people take it as combative/conflict?? May have something up with me, but I guess that’s just how I am.

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