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TIFU by telling my sister's boyfriend he could do better

My sister Carly has been dating this guy Matt for about a year and honestly he's way too good for her. Like he's super sweet, has a good job, helps around the house when he comes over, even brings gifts for our parents. Meanwhile my sister treats him like garbage half the time.

She's always canceling their plans last minute, flirts with other guys when they're out, makes him pay for everything even though she has her own money. Last week she literally made him wait outside for an hour because she was "getting ready" but was really just FaceTiming her friend about some drama.

Yesterday Matt was helping me move some furniture and started venting about how frustrated he gets sometimes. Said he really loves Carly but feels like she doesn't appreciate him. I could tell he was genuinely hurt and just needed someone to listen. That's when I opened my big mouth and said "dude you're such a catch, you could probably find someone who actually values you." He got this look on his face like he was thinking about it. Then I kept going and basically listed all the ways my sister doesn't treat him right.

Now Carly is furious with me because apparently Matt brought up some of the stuff I said during an argument they had. She's accusing me of trying to break them up and said I betrayed her by talking shit behind her back. My parents are also mad saying I shouldn't interfere in their relationship. But honestly I was just being real with the guy. He deserves better and deep down Carly probably knows it too. Still I feel terrible because I might have ruined something that could have worked out if I'd kept my mouth shut.

TL;DR did I cross a line here or was I just looking out for him?

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