AITA For angrily telling my boyfriend to stop saying memes out loud in front of my tech illiterate parents?
My boyfriend and I have been dating for about 8 months. He is a cutiepie. I love how sweet, kind and sensitive he is. That being said, he always gets incredibly nervous around my parents even though they are extremely easy going. We are both about 18, and with the lockdown restrictions easing up due to less cases, my parents invited us over for dinner.
Usually, he says memes out loud once in a while. I thought he was just using them ironically, but he was actually serious about them. I don't know if he got nervous or if he wanted to make a good impression, but he repeatedly said memes out loud and explained them to my parents as a way to keep the conversation alive. This happened well over 3 times during dinner and I was mortified.
My dad was talking about his friend who was in the hospital battling the virus, and my boyfriend explained him the whole 'press F to pay respect' thing. My parents didn't interject so he said 'pikachu shock face' , 'destroyed 1000' in conversation.I kept trying to divert his attention towards me and wanted him to stop. I had finally had enough when he said 'stonks' and explained what it was when my dad talked about his business picking up again.
I literally held his hand, took him to my room and told himhe was being stupid as hell. I understand that he was nervous, but this behavior was honestly just bizarre