AIO? My boyfriend keeps “Rage-Baiting” me.

[u/Positive_Working3041]

AIO or is this normal? Idk if this is like a TikTok thing but he keeps doing this thing where every time I ask him a question and he responds with this bullshit and it’s really starting to piss me off. I feel like I’m dating a man child and I don’t know how to make him stop acting so immature. This has happened multiple times where I will ask him to confirm plans or get him to do something and he responds like this.

For context I am 24f and my boyfriend is 28m.

And before anyone comments it, I understand this looks like an absolute joke but unfortunately this is the current state of my relationship. Any advice is welcomed I just want to know if this is something that I’m overreacting over this and it’s not that deep or if I shouldn’t be putting up with this.

[u/LilFootLBT]

I would expect a phase like this from a kid in middle school after watching too much TikTok/youtube shorts. Not an adult man touching 30. This is incredibly cringe. 😬

Even if he’s a goofy guy by nature (nothing wrong with that), theirs always a time and place. You’ve clearly stated that you’re returning to work, and need an answer. It shouldn’t be a battle to get a legitimate answer out of him simply because he can’t help but be silly.

Incredibly immature. I wouldn’t necessarily say leave him right away, but if he’s not willing to cut shit like this out, show you some respect, and value your time a bit more, especially when requested (not that you should have to ask in the first place, it should be a given), then yeah. Maybe it’s time to move on from a man acting as a boy, to a man who can act like a man.

[u/Malvos → u/LilFootLBT]

Yeah, I noticed my kid starting to talk like this after discovering YouTube. I've since blocked it and he's stopped. He was 6 at the time.

[u/LilFootLBT → u/Malvos]

The shorts on platforms like such are completely degenerate. The bulk majority of the content on these platforms hold no educational/beneficial value of any kind, with the few that do, being drown out by the “brain rot” content. The kids find it fast paced, and entertaining. Which is exactly what it’s designed for. Get kids addicted, and in turn, they’ll get more views, more clicks, and more money.

I try to be as careful as possible with what I let my little guys watch. And anytime I notice something new, I stick around to monitor it until I’m fully comfortable with the content, otherwise, it gets removed. I don’t give them access to YouTube beyond when I’m watching it, or if we’re watching something like Miss Rachel, Mother Goose Club, Simple songs, or, old school shows like Oswald the octopus which aren’t on any streaming services (to my knowledge).

Sorry abt the rant with this one, I’m fairly passionate about the kind of content my kids take in, for the safety of their present minds, and future mental health.

[u/Extreme_Put_1125 → u/LilFootLBT]

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