An image of a man standing on a plane as his supposed wife reclines across three seats has provoked outrage online.

A tweet shared on Thursday by Courtney Lee Johnson, a life coach from Indiana, claimed that an unidentified man had stood in the aisle of the cabin while his wife slept for a full six hours during a long-haul flight.

The scenario has drawn heated criticism from social media users who say the man is 'whipped' and the woman is 'selfish' - while some are questioning the validity of the tweet altogether.

Slammed: A viral tweet which claimed a man stood for six hours so his wife could sleep has been called out online as people say the woman was in the wrong for being selfish

However, life coach Courtney was thrilled with what he saw on the plane, describing the man's decision to stand up for so long as a gesture of true love.

'This guy stood up the whole 6 hours so his wife could sleep. Now [that] is love,' he shared.

But while Courtney was full of praise for the unnamed man, not everyone on Twitter was quite so impressed with the behavior.

1,000 people weighed in on Courtney's tweet, which ignited a lot of heated responses - many of which saw people questioning the validity of the tweet.

Countless people claimed that the scenario simply could not have happened, while others were blasting the airline for allowing that kind of behavior.

'That's not love. Also which airline allows anyone to stand for 6 hours during a flight,' a user questioned.

Lie! Many social media users were insistent that the scenario couldn't realistically have happened due to airline safety protocol

A tweet read, 'As someone who [flies] every day... this would last up to the point that one flight attendant walked by lol no way in hell they would allow that for even a minute.'

'Fake news,' many cried.

People demanded to know the airline, the flight route and the vessel number as they refused to believe the story was true and wanted to 'fact check'.

Others likened the scenario to Rose and Jack and how he let her stay on the float in the Atlantic ocean - even though there was room for two - thus causing himself to ultimately freeze to death to save her.

'Titanic 2.0' one user simply stated as he re-shared the image.

Hundreds of people pondered why the woman couldn't just lie across the man's lap.

LOL: Twitter users compared the man 'selflessly' standing to when Rose took the float in the Atlantic ocean, allowing Jack to freeze to death

Sharing is caring: Users questioned why 'the wife' couldn't have just laid down on the husband's lap and shared the three seats

A budding investigative detective called out the fact that the 'husband' was not wearing a wedding ring, sharing a zoomed-in photo as proof.

'We need to let go of this idea of love that involves suffering,' another tweet in response to the photo read.

Ultimately, neither party came out with their dignity intact in the thread.

The man was called 'stupid' and 'soft'.

'Love more like [absolutely] whipped the muppet,' a user slammed.

'He needs someone to love him back,' said another.

Sherlock: A Twitter user called out the man in the picture - purported to be the husband letting his wife sleep - and questioned why he wasn't wearing a wedding band

Seats aren't for feet: Users also pointed out that the wished the woman had put socks on

'He spent all of those [six] hours planning the divorce,' a user joked.

Meanwhile, the woman fared even worse, as she was branded 'selfish', 'abusive' and 'wicked'.

'She couldn’t sleep on his lap or you know on her own chair? This isn’t sweet, it’s sad,' a user said.

'Not love but exploitation. She could have just rested her head on his lap. Very inconsiderate,' a user - who evidently felt strongly about the situation - said.

And several pointed out the glaringly obvious: why oh why was she wearing no socks!?