I think it goes without saying that when you're actually WITH your girlfriend it would be a better idea to not eye up other women. And it's entirely possible to restrain yourself from doing so.

@36 I agree completely. @37 No its not entirely possible. If an attractive person walks by its instinct to turn your eyes to them for a couple of seconds, it happens too quickly for you go 'Oh right, not allowed!'. Its completely normal, and people shouldnt react like OP did.

@53 I'm talking about about more than just a look for a couple seconds. I'm talking about a once over that lasts longer than a couple seconds. Which by OP's reaction, is most likely what the boyfriend did.

Mmm yes, because looking at someone for 2 seconds is perfectly ok, but 3 or 4 seconds??! TAKE HIM AWAY!

@57 The point is staring is rude and it makes most people uncomfortable. It's really not as difficult to understand and abide by as you're making it out to be. Do you really have that little of self control?

Looking some up and down is not staring. :)

@66, I see you edited your comment to seem less rude than what you had originally wrote. Looking someone up and down for a certain period of time IS staring. Although there is no excuse for how the girlfriend reacted, it's extremely inconsiderate to your partner to be making eyes at someone else with them right there. There really needs to stop being so many excuses people come up with to behave rudely and inconsiderately.

Umm, no I didnt, I made a typo. That was a crap assumption. And no, looking someone up and down for 4 seconds is not staring, its called checking someone out. Refer to comment number 65

You made a typo so you deleted more than half of what you originally wrote? Yeah, seems likely. Anyway, I'm tired of repeating myself. I suppose there's nothing left to say but that we should agree to disagree.