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Grace Hoffman

Man blasted for telling wife to 'lighten up' after his colleague made cheating joke

While many jokes are seemingly harmless, some may hit a nerve more than others. It's only appropriate, therefore, that jokes about infidelities in a relationship - if any - should stay between co-workers and not partners.

A cheating joke about a co-worker, which was dropped by a man's pal, has left his wife visibly angry. After the snide comment hit a nerve with the woman, the man insisted that she 'lightens up'.

Taking to popular forum Reddit, the man sought advice on whether he was inappropriate for telling his partner to get over the passing comment. Captioning the post, he questioned: "Am I the a**hole for telling my wife to lighten up over a cheating joke my co-worker made?"

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