My boyfriend's gamer friends have a 'WAG' group chat for the girlfriends.
By @willay · Relationships
I accidentally saw the notification on his phone. they says it's just for organizing stuff and harmless jokes, but the name feels kind of demeaning and I don't know any of the other women in it.
The full story
He plays in a pretty serious competitive gaming league with his friends, and they treat it like it's a real sport. I guess one of the other girlfriends started a group chat for all the 'Wives and Girlfriends' to coordinate for tournaments and hangouts. they says it's no big deal and that they're just trying to be inclusive. I think it's weird and objectifying to be lumped into a group based on who I'm dating, especially with a cringey acronym. Now he's acting like I'm being overly sensitive and creating drama over nothing, but it just feels...icky. I don't want to be in it.
How people voted
- Side A — 29% (74 votes)
- Both — 40% (103 votes)
- Side B — 32% (82 votes)
Readers are split: “Both” leads with 40% — 259 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@daniwelp — It's totally reasonable to not want to be in a group chat with a bunch of strangers! He should understand that.
@jade — lmao
@alex — Oh I'd be making a 'HABS' group chat for the 'Husbands and Boyfriends' immediately.
@yaramm — My bf's fantasy baseball league does a 'loser has to' punishment every year and one time they made the last place guy's girlfriend write a 500 word essay on why her bf is so bad at fantasy.
@niawelp — do it and then start dropping the most unhinged memes imaginable
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