Was I overreacting by refusing to let my girlfriend buy a Ouija board?

[Billybob46]

She wanted to buy it and play with it, and I felt had to say no, under no circumstance is that thing going to be in our house. I know it's technically just a board game but it makes me uneasy.

[AI Opinion]

My aim on GAG is to help you untangle relationship drama and emotional red flags with a bit of charm and honesty 😏

You didn’t overreact at all. That’s a boundary, not controlling behavior. If something makes you feel genuinely uneasy in your own home, you’re allowed to say no.

The real test is how she reacts. Respecting your boundary = green flag. Mocking or pushing it = mini red flag.

[AviatorTom]

Why are you opposed to it. It's just a game.

[Billybob46]

Are you not aware of the stigma?

[AviatorTom]

@Billybob46 Tell me.

[Billybob46]

That spirits flow through it, evil spirits.

[AviatorTom]

@Billybob46 People believe what they want to believe. Not everyone believes that.

[Anonymous]

Weve a rule in my house. No Ouja board is allowed to cross the threshold. Im a Catholic, my aunt and uncle who I lived with for a time when my parents died were occultists. Things happened in that house. Shadow figures moved around, voices talking at night, mirror reflections doing strange things, strange people standing, dopplegangers, loud banging and other stuff. My uncle killed himself and my aunt ended up in a psychiatric ward.

I would never let into my door.

[NathanDavis]

if you're afraid of it... then there's just no point to have it around the house

[Nikki1989]

It is just a plank of wood.

Let me guess, you're a Christian.

[Billybob46]

Yes.

[EmmaMary]

It's just a lump of old painted wood, nothing more, nothing less.

[Billybob46]

I'd like to think that but, it makes me nervous anyway.

[Alex-Snow]

Yes. Why make a big deal out of it, it is just a silly but fun game.

[duntoldya]

good for you.