AITAH for feeling emotionally hurt at my SO’s hypothetical answer?
Throwaway account. I (25 M) and my significant other (26 F) have been dating for 6 years. We’re both in our final year of grad school, preparing to work in the healthcare industry. During a recent conversation, we stumbled upon the Heinz Dilemma because it was presented in one of her classes. For those unfamiliar, the Heinz Dilemma is an ethical scenario where a man’s wife is dying of cancer, and the only drug that can save her is too expensive for him to afford. The pharmacist refuses to negotiate or offer a payment plan, so Heinz considers stealing the drug to save her life.
When I asked if she would hypothetically steal the drug for me, she immediately said ‘No,’ which hurt because I know I’d do it for her. She explained that stealing would mean risking jail time. Even if she did steal it, she might not know how to administer it properly, which could cause more harm than good. Also she would try to do other things instead of steal, such as try another pharmacy or talk to a different pharmacist.
For what it’s worth, when the question was posed in her class, her classmates also questioned her position, asking, ‘You wouldn’t do it for your SO?’. Part of me feels this is such an insignificant thing, but deep down it hurts. Since we’ve had the conversation, I’ve been quiet and struggling to feel like talking to her.
AITAH for feeling emotionally hurt at my SO’s hypothetical answer?