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Stunning-Duty9059

AITAH for feeling uncomfortable with the actions of my brother's partner

Okay, so I'm 19f, and my brother is 22m, and his partner is 20nb (dating for more than a year)

My brother is currently in the ITU after complications arose after his heart surgery. His partner asked me for an update since his surgery (it has been more than a week), which I do my best to give them, and no one except family is allowed to enter the ITU. My brother is still on sedation, and there are so many machines, it pains me to see him like that.

Basically, what has happened is that their partner went to the hospital with their parents/family and somehow entered the ITU, which is definitely uncomfortable as it is, but I let go cuz i knew they were suffering too, but somehow they got to know of the doctor's name (i did not tell them cuz i do not know) and spoke to them.

Firstly, my parents aren't at all aware of this and their relationship, because my brother is not out to them, and the doctor is a family friend. If by any chance the doctors mention this and my parents are aware, they are going to be really uncomfortable, and i dont know what will happen if they realise my brother is queer, they might be okay or not idk but they will come to accept it but i dont want them to feel so uncomfortable that someone is waiting for them to leave the hospital and they (the partner) can visit my brother.

I get it, they are in pain,n but so are my parents (and me ofc my brother is my fucking best friend, i cant function without him). Honeslty those actions make me hella uncomfortable i dont know them that well im friendly because my brother likes them and they have been dating for so long but i dont know their family okay their family loves my brother, but you can't hide from me that you went to the ITU (which is family only) and somehow found out the doctor.

Also the partner and their family is aware that my brother isnt out to my family and my family has met the partner once, we pretended that they were his friend.

I guess im rambling i might be even the asshole to think like this

i just dont know my head's all mushy from crying and yeah i cant talk to my parents about this all of us have been crying for days

Posted Jan 31, 2026, 1:36 PM UTC

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