A man has sparked a huge debate online after refusing to give up his seat for an "entitled" pregnant woman who asked him to move.
While we're often taught to help those who are more vulnerable in public, the man claims that he had a good excuse to refuse his front-row seat.
Taking to popular forum site Reddit, the man questioned whether he was being unreasonable for refusing to sacrifice his seat after "camping out" to secure it.
He explained: "My nephews both graduated from high school this morning and I wanted to sit up front so I camped out a bit in front of the entrance."
The man went on: "I brought my folding camping chair and my headphones to listen to my show.
"About 40 minutes before the school would let us inside, a pregnant woman got next to me since somebody let her in line (I assume her partner).
"She asked me within five minutes (politely admittedly) if she could have my chair as she was going to have trouble standing the whole time. I said no, sorry I need it more (bad feet/knees) and went back to my things.
"She asked me again within two minutes and the answer was the same. She however got a little mad at me and said that she was going to be struggling the whole time and asked her partner to tell me.
"He asked me himself (politely) and I again responded that sorry but I need it more and suggested she could wait in their car or just sit on the ground."
Seeking advice, the man wrote: "At this point, the husband directly called me an a**hole but left me alone. Am I the a**hole?"
Since sharing his concerns online, the Reddit user's post has raked in over 950 comments to date - and people fled to the comment section to assure the man that he wasn't being unreasonable.
One person wrote: "Not the a**hole. You refused to give up the chair you brought because you needed it due to your own health conditions."
Meanwhile, someone else said: "Health condition or not, it's his chair that he brought with him. The entitlement some people have is just amazing to me."
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