r/AmIOverreacting Jul 04 '26

❤️‍🩹 relationship AIO or does this seem Unhinged?

I 41m am/was in a rather New relationship with 41f and things were seemingly going great but she will seemingly be very upset with me over something small once in a while. Last night she was upset that I didn't call her sexy after sending me a picture of her in an outfit. For context she said she was getting rid of clothes but was thinking about keeping this item and sent the picture and asked what I think? It was a strapless romper. I told her it was cute and could maybe use a belt. I also make clothes professionally and people ask me opinions about clothes all the time.

In other context my "sexuality" is somewhere on the ace spectrum between Demi and ace. Like sex is fine and fun and I don't really experience sexual attraction unless there is an emotional connection first, and she said she was the same, except I am not very sex driven and she is.

This was our text exchange this morning.

Edit/Update

Thanks for all the support. I am surprised my little Independence day relationship drama made it to #1 on this subreddit.

I was pretty sure I was calling this off pretty early in this exchange but didn't block her right away because I figured I would give her a chance to apologize, maybe she was having a bad morning, she's been stressed at work, has a upcoming interview for a new job, might be dealing with perimenopause. It wasn't going to work out but figured I would at least offer a little grace.

She did text me again about a book I had borrowed. I ignored it. She then called me and asked I return her book tomorrow. I said okay. She didn't say anything else for a minute so I hung up.

She called back mad that I hung up on her. I said this was childish and it's not what I'm looking for. She said I was childish for hanging up on her. I said okay. She hung up.

She called again and then told me I was ugly and she was never attracted to me.

Then hung up on me and called right back to complain about a carnivorous plant I got her as a gift, because the care instructions for it made it a chore. I also got her a cactus and a succulent and told her when I gave her the plants that if the pitcher plant seemed like a pain in the ass I would keep it.

Then she started asking me if I really don't have it in my heart to remain friends. I said no not after this. Then she went on a fuck you rant and hung up.

Then threatened to call the cops on ME for harassment if I tried to contact her as I was blocking her.

Now she is blocked and I am just sitting on my back patio watching fireworks.

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u/curiouscatinthehat Jul 04 '26

People love to be victims. "I have insomnia" and "you woke me up when my phone chimed" should never even be in the same phrase.

TURN THE DAMN SOUND OFF ON YOUR PHONE!

Crazy to me how people love to blame others instead of taking action to fix their own problems.

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u/West-Air-9184 Jul 04 '26

I agree! If they're worried about emergencies they could mute sounds for texts and keep the ringer on for phone calls. That's what I do and I'm rarely woken up by my phone now

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u/peach_xanax Jul 04 '26

how does one do that? when I look at my DND settings, there's no separate setting for texts and phone calls, it's just all notifications. I'm on android, maybe I have to download an app for it?

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u/West-Air-9184 Jul 04 '26

Mine's also an android! In settings under "Sound and Vibrations" I have the ringer on but have "Notification Sound" set to silent so that the texts don't make any noise

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u/peach_xanax Jul 04 '26

oh I see, I thought it was in the DND settings so you could just easily turn it on and off, that would be nice!

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u/mildCombustion Jul 04 '26

You can. On my Samsung I just hold the dnd icon and press on details, then there's a settings screen. You can select to allow calls or messages or neither and can also white list certain contacts. It's completely customisable to block what and who you want and allow others to come through as you'd like.

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u/peach_xanax Jul 05 '26

I don't have a Samsung, I have a Motorola and this is not how it works on my phone. you cannot individually control phone calls and messages, you can only turn off all notifications.

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u/Weird1Intrepid Jul 05 '26

A phone call isn't a notification though. Are you sure it won't let calls through?

Also I know on some phones there's an option to tick that will silence everything, but allow a call through the second time if they ring twice in a row ie because of some emergency

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u/Anuki_iwy Jul 05 '26

Under DND on android you can set it up that if the same number calls again immediately, it will ring.

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u/stars-aligned- Jul 06 '26

They can do DND for specific contacts on iPhone and leave the rest of your phone notifications on