31-year-old man states that his coworkers’ flirting is part of their culture, insists on ‘separating family from business’, leaving his girlfriend questioning whether he simply enjoys the attention: ‘Am I overreacting?’ – FAIL Blog

We always have the right to keep some information private, as long as we are not actively cheating on our loved ones or breaking our word with them, and long-term relationships do have a way of mining every private space we own. Our partners are not our owners in the end, and to trust is to let others be free, assuming they have our best interest at heart. If they fail at this, it’s our responsibility, not theirs, to pack our bags and pick up the pieces, but we certainly can’t coerce someone else into being loyal to us. That said, it is mindful to compromise some freedom in the name of love, but how much? For how long?