She chose tiramisu over her boyfriend. Now she's paying the price

A 28-year-old woman's constant need to take the perfect Instagram story almost completely ruined her romantic getaway to Italy with her boyfriend. Social media users were irritated about this, saying she prioritized a photo opportunity ahead of her partner's wishes and their travel plans.

Taking pictures of food for the gram before digging in is a very common practice across the globe, even if it means your partner gets frustrated in the process. OnePoll, on behalf of California Figs, conducted an online survey of 2,000 people in the U.S., showing how common the behavior is. Of this, 44% said they like posting pictures of their food online. A Reddit user who goes by the name 'r/AmItheAsshole' shared a similar story on the social media platform, but her Italian vacation took an unexpected turn when her partner got angry.

According to Newsweek, the couple was getting ready to leave Florence and travel to their next hotel in the Tuscan countryside. With limited time before their last train departed, the 28-year-old woman admitted in her post that she was adamant about ordering a tiramisu at a restaurant praised on Instagram for having Florence's most delicious version of the classic Italian dessert.  

Even though her 29-year-old boyfriend protested, saying they should skip dessert to make their train on time, the woman quickly ordered the tiramisu anyway. She figured the 20 minutes they had left would be enough time to either wait at the train station or linger at the restaurant to enjoy the dessert and snap some pictures to post on Instagram.

However, things did not go as planned. The tiramisu took longer than expected to be served. As the minutes ticked away, the woman managed to take a few hurried pictures, they rushed through eating the dessert, paid the bill quickly, and then made a frantic dash to the train station hauling their luggage.

Miraculously, they managed to board the train right before it pulled away from the station. But the harrowing ordeal left the woman's boyfriend irate. An explosive argument erupted, with him angrily questioning why she had prioritized getting that dessert and some pictures over making sure they caught their train without issue. He berated her for making them run through the city at the last minute, simply for an Instagram photo op.

Stunned by her boyfriend's intense rage, the woman wrote on Reddit: "I felt very hurt and was a bit scared to be honest, I have never seen him angry like this. We argued the whole train ride and on the way to our hotel." She admitted she was caught off guard by how furious he became over what she viewed as an innocent desire to enjoy a delectable dessert and create wonderful memories through photographs to cherish for years to come.

Reddit users did not share the woman's perspective at all. In a flurry of critical comments, they slammed her for being irresponsible and selfish. "It sounds very irresponsible to risk missing the last train of the day...for an Instagram picture. You are enforcing a huge amount of anxiety onto your partner," one person remarked on the forum.  

Others suggested she could have asked to take the tiramisu to go or informed the restaurant staff about their time crunch. But most felt she wrongly put getting that perfect, picture-worthy Instagram moment above being considerate of her boyfriend's concerns about sticking to their travel schedule.

"You could have asked for a takeaway option, and mention that you're in a rush. But I guess it wouldn't have photographed well..." one commenter mocked.

The woman tried justifying her behavior by stating: "Pictures are memories! These pictures will be seen by our kids and grandkids one day." However, the overwhelming majority of Reddit respondents criticized her for using that flimsy excuse to defend herself, jeopardizing their plans for the sake of some Instagram shots.

The incident sparked a heated debate about the obsession some have with portraying an idealized image of their lives on social media, even if it means ignoring their real-world responsibilities and loved ones' needs. While the woman desperately wanted to create those "picture perfect" vacation memories, most felt she took it too far by valuing an ephemeral photo over her partner's feelings and their shared travel experience.

As the consequences of her self-absorbed actions lingered, the woman's quest for the quintessential Instagram photo proved a regrettable choice that marred her Italian romantic getaway. The intense backlash highlighted how an excessive infatuation with social media can potentially sabotage meaningful relationships and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to create authentic memories.