India, Feb. 24 -- A Bengaluru woman has sparked a debate online after recounting how a friend assumed that her newly purchased iPhone was a gift from her boyfriend rather than something she bought herself.

Taking to X, Anu shared a detailed post about an incident that left her unsettled. "We both were dating when I bought my first iPhone. I met a friend two days after and his first statement was 'Sahi hai bhai, bande ne phone dila diya' I looked at him curiously and asked that why did he think it's a gift from my guy and not something I have brought. His reply shook me. He said 'Tera banda ameer hai, it's pretty obvious why you choose him.'"

She added that the comment was especially hurtful because it came from someone she had known for...