Guy tells 'flirty' barista his girlfriend is taken and then finds out barista is gay.

If you've ever worked as a barista, server, or bartender, you know that half of the job involves remembering regulars and making them feel special. To a jealous partner, typical barista banter can look like flirting, but 90 percent of the time it's just someone doing their job well.

Unless a barista is overtly hitting on your partner, it's best to assume their friendliness is coming from a place of innocence. Otherwise, you may end up looking both paranoid and controlling in a place of business.

In a recent post on the subreddit Am I The *sshole, a guy asked if he was wrong for telling the barista his girlfriend is spoken for.

"AITA for telling the barista that my girlfriend is with me?​​​​​​

Basically I'm 25m and she's 23F.

She gets company credit for food and drinks as she works for like a week at a time. She cooks all her own food and uses that money to buy a coffee each morning. She always goes to the same coffee shop."