Ok, so I took a motorcycle rider's course a few weeks ago so that I could get my license. In this class was a girl I thought was beautiful and I took my chances to talk to her. Much to my surprise and happiness, she liked me! As of a few days ago we are officially dating and I couldn't be happier. Then it became the source of an argument...
                 
                  
My friend (Let's call him Shawn) for the past month had been obsessing over this girl he had in a mini-semester class at community but never said anything more about her besides "She has dark hair", "She's super cool", and "I like her a lot". So I knew nothing about this girl who he had been going on and on about. By his description she could have been just about anybody!
                
                   
Well, I went to hang out with Shawn and my dudes last night and was excited to tell the guys the news that I found a girlfriend. I showed them her picture and they all told me congrats and how I found me a pretty one. But Shawn got quiet for a bit then upset and started saying how I stole the girl he was interested in, that I must have sought her out by his description, and that he couldn't believe I'd do that to him.
                    
                 
I could really only say "wow, what are the chances" and that I was sympathetic and likely wouldn't have pursued her if i knew she was the one he was interested in. He followed this up by saying we needed to break it off because it wasn't right. To which I honestly laughed and told him he was crazy and there was no chance of me doing that.
                  
               
I found a small bit of humor in the chances of this happening and gave a small chuckle and, well, this set him off into a verbal rage and him calling me an asshole (which made me think of you guys here lol). After a bit, and a comment about how he was going to message her, I cut him off and told him he was crossing a line by now actively becoming a threat to my new relationship. I apologized at the unfortunate absurdity of the situation we were in but if he was going to be this way that I wouldn't have a choice but to put distance between us. He didn't back down so I told my group I was leaving so Shawn could get his head straight.
                  
                  
Am I really an asshole for not breaking up with my new girlfriend? Or was I an asshole with how I handled that? 
                       
Or am I just now an asshole for my clickbait title? Lol