After his actions, I no longer view my boyfriend as a man.

Relationships often come with unspoken expectations, one of them being that your partner will have your back when things get tough. However, one woman was disappointed to discover that her boyfriend didn't meet this expectation, and she now sees him as emasculated because he failed to defend her.

Brianna* turned to Reddit to share her frustrations, wondering if she could ever see her boyfriend as a man again. It all started after their Uber ride home from his Christmas party. They noticed a girl standing alone, waiting for a ride. Brianna kept an eye on her while they chatted outside, concerned for her safety. Then, a drunk man approached the girl and Brianna quickly went over to check on her, with her boyfriend following behind.

The girl asked if she could wait with them because she felt unsafe, and Brianna was happy to have her company. However, as the girl's cab arrived, the drunk man tried to get in and Brianna had to physically push him away. What shocked her even more was that her boyfriend just stood there, looking at his phone, while she fended off the drunk man by herself.

Feeling frustrated and alone, Brianna went back inside to find some male bartenders who immediately came to help. Her boyfriend, on the other hand, stayed outside the whole time, claiming that he didn't want to get involved with potentially dangerous people. Brianna couldn't understand how he could just watch her face a potentially dangerous situation alone.

Her story sparked a conversation on Reddit, with many people discussing the phenomenon of bystanderism and why people choose not to intervene even when they know someone needs help. Clinical psychologist Dr Daniel Glazier explained that some people may feel a sense of aversion to responsibility or may underestimate the severity of a situation, leading them to not intervene.

Brianna's story received a lot of attention, with many people sharing their thoughts and opinions. Some believed that her boyfriend's actions were completely unacceptable, regardless of his gender. Others pointed out that it wasn't about him not acting like a "man", but rather him not being a compassionate human being. Brianna's boyfriend may have been emasculated in her eyes, but not because of his gender, but because of his lack of empathy and action.

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