A woman was raging after he demanded that her family refer to him by his title rather than his first name – even in casual conversation.
Posting on Reddit for advice, the anonymous lass explained that her boyfriend, named Justin, is a doctor, reports the Mirror.
All well and good, except that when he was introduced to her family and friends he claimed it was “disrespectful” that they referred to him by his name instead of adding “Dr” to the front of it.
In her post, she wrote: "My boyfriend is a doctor. I met him through my dad back when we were travelling and after we started dating he started coming over to my hometown to visit.
"When I introduced him to my family and friends, I told them his full name, then occupation, then mentioned the other stuff like age and hometown.
“All was well until months later when he started complaining about my family and friends who were referring to him by his first name and not putting 'Dr' before.
"I found this strange, and I told him that's his professional title but as a society, we use first names and nicknames.”
She continued: “He said he can't help feeling annoyed, especially considering that 'these people' don't know him well. But it's been 8 months.
“He said once we're married or engaged then they can start referring to him using his first name.
"Recently, he started correcting my friends and family whenever they call him by his name.
“His tone becomes aggressive and then he goes on a long lecture about how they should put 'Dr' before mentioning his name.”
The woman added: “It became exhausting because my friends and family can't understand his strange hangup and he keeps picking fights with them about it."
Recently she noted that her father called Justin by his first name without the title and it caused a “huge fight” between him and her boyfriend.
Plus, Justin started blaming her for “letting” her loved ones “disrespect” him.
She added: "Last night we were visiting my parents and my dad called him 'Justin' instead of 'Dr. Justin'.
“My boyfriend started arguing with him which cause a huge fight in the house and we ended up leaving.
"In the car, he went off on me saying I'm letting family and friends disrespect him continually by letting them call him by just his name. I told him he was at fault here and he was being unreasonable because what he's expecting is bizarre.
"He said he takes pride in his profession and that he sacrificed so much to get where he is today and my family and friends literally lose nothing if they respect his wishes.
“He called me an enabler and said that siding with them paints me in a bad light and advised me to step up and take a stand but again, I thought he was overreacting and being hostile for no reason.”
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The boyfriend refused to speak to her when they arrived home – and Reddit users were baffled by his behaviour.
One person said: "They have no professional relationship with him and he is engaging with them in a non-professional setting. He can get the f**k over himself."
While another added: "Dr. is his job, it’s his title. It’s not the nature of his relationship with people outside of his career. It is not his name.”
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