She’s Not Going To Her Boyfriend’s Friend’s Wedding Because Of The Money, But Her Boyfriend’s Parents Offered To Pay For Her
Weddings can be stressful. That’s an understatement. They can break the bank, too, whether you’re planning a wedding or even just attending one.
A young woman recently got into an argument with her boyfriend concerning his best friend’s wedding.
Her boyfriend is set to be a groomsman for his longtime friend over the summer. So naturally, he wants to bring her as his plus-one.
She was really excited to go until she began calculating how much it would cost. Because she’d have to buy a plane ticket, she would end up spending around $1,000 to attend the wedding.
She mentions that she and her boyfriend don’t make a ton of money. She’ll be starting law school in the fall, so she needs to continue to save up.
Also, she has never even formally met the groom and would only know her boyfriend at the wedding. Therefore, she doesn’t see her being there as all that necessary.
She broke the news gently to her boyfriend, telling him that she would love to support him but cannot justify the costly trip.
She doesn’t even see herself spending that much money to attend one of her best friend’s weddings. Her boyfriend was upset but eventually understood.
A week later, the woman received an opportunity to do something she really wants to do when her boss offered her two weeks of vacation time over the summer.
sonyachny – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purpose only, not the actual person
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Her ideal scenario would be to go backpacking with her boyfriend around Central America. It would be the “last hoorah” before she goes off to law school. The trip would cost around $1,000…similar to the wedding.
When she asked her boyfriend if he wanted to go, he became agitated. He accused her of not prioritizing and being selfish. The woman feels as though she prioritizes his wants and needs in many aspects of their relationship.
Her boyfriend’s parents had recently earned some extra money and wanted to help out. They offered to help pay some of the airfares for the trip to the wedding so that she could save some more money to go on her backpacking trip.
Despite the generous offer, she feels uncomfortable taking the money.
Now, she is unsure of what to do.
“This is probably my last window of opportunity to take such a big trip for the next five to 10 years,” she said.
“I know I will deeply regret spending the money to go to this weekend wedding over a huge backpacking trip.”
Is she being unreasonable?
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