We’ve all been in situations where we have to choose between making someone happy and upsetting a loved one. One man faced this dilemma when he decided to teach a homeless man how to skateboard, despite his germaphobic girlfriend’s disapproval. Let’s dive into this story and see if his act of kindness was worth the drama.
A Lunch Date Takes a Turn ️

An Unexpected Request

Girlfriend’s Disapproval

Choosing Kindness Over Comfort

The Skateboarding Lesson Begins

Teaching Balance and Pushing Off

A Moment of Joy

A Generous Gift

Girlfriend’s Furious Reaction

Defending His Actions ️

A Heated Argument

Accusations of Gullibility

Kiss Denied

A Tense Lunch Date

Kindness vs. Comfort: Who Wins? ♂️
This story of a man choosing to teach a homeless man how to skateboard, despite his germaphobic girlfriend’s disapproval, has sparked quite a debate. Was his act of kindness worth the drama it caused with his girlfriend? Did he make the right choice by prioritizing the homeless man’s happiness over his girlfriend’s comfort? Let’s see what the internet has to say about this situation…
Engaging discussion on helping the homeless and respecting boundaries. ESH.

Tough call between OP and girlfriend, but OP’s gesture was kind.

NTA for showing kindness to a homeless person. GF lacks empathy

Defending the OP’s decision to teach a homeless man skateboarding. NTA.

Teaching homeless man to skateboard causes ideological rift in relationship.

Girlfriend upset over man teaching homeless man skateboarding. Commenters defend.

Red flag alert: girlfriend’s disgust for homeless people

Disrespectful to stop and chat for 10 min on the way to a date

Teaching homeless man to skateboard: NTA, girlfriend’s reaction petty

Commenter calls out OP for being TA, sparks debate
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Commenter defends man’s actions and criticizes girlfriend’s character.

Commenter criticizes man’s behavior while adding sarcastic humor

Date’s safety concerns dismissed by commenter, sparks debate
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Kindness prevails ♡ Homeless man gets a skateboarding lesson

Teaching skateboarding to homeless man: NTA or YTA?

Defying girlfriend to teach homeless man skateboarding: NTA, kindness wins

Teaching homeless man to skateboard: ESH/YTA debate and safety concerns

Homeless skateboarding: NTA, girlfriend’s reaction over the top
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Man helps homeless man skateboarding, but disregards girlfriend’s feelings. YTA.

Defying girlfriend to teach homeless man skateboarding, NTA wins hearts ❤️

Girlfriend lacks compassion, hope she’s worth losing the relationship

Defying girlfriend to teach homeless man skateboarding – NTA wins hearts ❤️

Not the a**hole, dump the shitty girlfriend

Teaching skateboarding to the homeless: supportive comments for NTA

User criticized for stopping to interact with homeless people regularly

Commenter defends homeless man’s autonomy and criticizes condescension.

Teaching skateboarding to the homeless: NTA wins over girlfriend

Defying girlfriend to teach homeless man skateboarding – NTA

Teaching skateboarding to a homeless man is a kind gesture

Teaching skateboarding to homeless man: a heartwarming act of kindness ❤️

Defying girlfriend to teach homeless man skateboarding, NTA according to commenter.

Defying girlfriend to teach homeless man skateboarding: OP is NTA

Teaching homeless man skateboard: NTA, GF: a**hole

Respect your girlfriend’s feelings and boundaries

Teaching a homeless person to skateboard: NTA wins girlfriend disapproval

Defying girlfriend to help homeless man skateboard, NTA wins hearts ❤️

Ignoring girlfriend’s discomfort to teach homeless man skateboarding makes YTA

Empathy for the homeless and criticism of hostility towards them

Teaching homeless man skateboarding on date: noble or insensitive? YTA.
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Skateboarding > Girlfriend’s Over-the-Top Feelings

Defying girlfriend’s germophobia to teach homeless man skateboarding is NTA

Teaching homeless man to skateboard: noble or insensitive? ESH.

Teaching skateboarding to homeless man > $5 girlfriend dispute

Compassionate man defies unsupportive girlfriend, commenters support NTA stance
