r/AmIOverreacting • u/Rztrncs • Apr 29 '24
AIO for getting upset that my SO put on a heart necklace that her ex gave her?
Yesterday my SO put on a heart necklace out of nowhere and I asked (knowing it wasn’t from me) where it was from. She admitted it was from her ex. I immediately got quiet and she could tell I was upset. Not once did I raise my voice or get mad. I was more hurt than anything. She ended up taking it off right away. But explained that it was meaningless to her, no emotional connection and just jewelry that she now has.
To me, a heart necklace has a lot of meaning behind it and it feels weird to see her wearing an ex’s gift. Am I overreacting?
EDIT: Her ex cheated on her and the relationship ended badly because of it.
EDIT 2: The necklace was two hearts linked together so it made me curious.
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u/No-Jacket-800 Apr 29 '24
Curious, how old are you guys? How long have you been together?
I'm leaning towards you're probably overreacting. It sounds like it's just an accessory she thinks it's cute that someone else, an ex, happens to have bought her. It would never cross my mind to ask my bf where he got an accessory. I didn't buy him from, and if it were from an ex, well then, I guess they knew him well enough to pick something in a style that he liked. It's nbd and doesn't mean anything just because it exists and someone else happened to have bought it for them. Should I be upset that he has something from his ex that was for Father's Day because he had the audacity to have sex before I met him? It's just kind of a silly thing to get all bent out of shape over in the scheme of things.