Woman Says ‘Upset' Partner Wants Her to Cover Up While on Balcony: ‘I Had a Fairly Hippy Upbringing'

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5 days ago

A woman shared on the community forum Mumsnet that her partner has asked her to cover up more while on her balcony
She said her partner thinks she is "fishing for attention" by wearing things like "a crop top and briefs" on the balcony
Now she wonders if her partner is being "a bit controlling"A woman is seeking advice after her partner told her to cover up while she's out on her balcony.
She shared her story in a post on the U.K. community forum Mumsnet, explaining that she lives in an apartment with a balcony that is two floors up in a converted Victorian building that overlooks a 'fairly busy street.' On the morning that she posted, she went onto her balcony while wearing "a crop top and briefs" because 'it was hot' and her son's partner had already left for school.
'He said if I'm going on the balcony can I put some shorts on. Weird because I'm essentially more covered up than someone would be in a bikini and it's my balcony,' she wrote.
The woman went on to share that her partner also has an issue with her social media posts. 'He has also gotten upset if I've posted any stories on Instagram of me sunbathing with my cat on my balcony, suggesting I'm fishing for attention," she explained.
The woman noted that her upbringing has influenced her style and attitude about things.
'I had a fairly hippy upbringing and don't really feel much need to cover up when it's hot because a body is just a body and I'm also very flat-chested with an ironing board body so I don't feel sexy anyway. I've always dressed quite tomboy too. I don't like attention, I just like to be comfortable,' she said.
Now, however, the woman is questioning whether her partner is being 'a bit controlling' or if she should 'respect his more conservative boundaries.'
In the comments, most readers agreed that the woman should be able to make her own choices about what she wears.
'In my view, nobody has any right to tell you what to do with your own body. And in your own house? Nope, not going to wash," one person wrote, adding, "Perhaps if you're more of a hippy, not too bothered outlook and he's more conservative in thought and deed you might want to think about how happy you would be as a couple going forward."
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Another commenter wondered how many people were 'craning their head to look up at' the woman from the street and questioned if her partner was controlling in other ways.
'I think you just need to accept you're not compatible. Don't dull your shine for him, don't change your core self (hippy vibes), but also don't expect him to change his core beliefs on respect while in a relationship,' a user wrote, echoing advice given by many others.
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