He Went Away On Vacation With His Girlfriend And Her Parents, And Their Dynamic Totally Changed, So Now He Thinks She’s Going To Break Up With Him
This 32-year-old guy has known his girlfriend, who is 29, for 15 years. And even though they only started dating about six months ago, he claimed their relationship was incredible.
His girlfriend is reportedly beautiful, funny, and easy-going. She also has a 3-year-old son who he adores.
“We’re very close. She brings up being in love and wanting to get married a lot, and I feel very happy and cherished,” he said.
But recently, his girlfriend planned a 10-day vacation with her parents and her son. She also wound up inviting him along, and he agreed to go in an effort to prove that he’s really serious about their relationship.
However, he had never gone away with a girlfriend before, let alone a girlfriend’s family. And now, he thinks that agreeing to go on the trip was a big mistake.
Primarily, the dynamic between him and his girlfriend has entirely shifted around her family. Of course, he knew that he would help out with her son during the vacation.
But he felt like his girlfriend just expected him to act like a full-blown father throughout the trip.
For instance, if he sat down on a lounge chair, his girlfriend would accuse him of not helping her out. Plus, she told him that her parents have taken notice, are annoyed with him, and believe he isn’t enjoying himself.
And obviously, this has made him super anxious because he doesn’t want either his girlfriend or her parents to think that about him.
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On top of that, he has been a bit sad during the trip since his girlfriend is not treating him as she normally would. He claimed she kept getting snappy, making little comments, and in general, just seemed off.
Whenever he tried to ask if she was okay, though, his girlfriend would start arguing with him about little things.
“Such as not feeding and helping her son eat his spaghetti when I don’t do that at home, being angry I didn’t go to breakfast at 6:15 a.m. when I don’t ever eat breakfast at home, and being annoyed that I wanted to go for a walk when she wanted to go to bed at 8:30 p.m.,” he explained.
Due to this, he has kind of been on edge throughout the entire vacation. He feels like anything he does will be viewed as “wrong” or cause an argument, especially because his girlfriend’s family already made remarks insinuating they were unhappy with him.
That’s why he eventually tried to take some initiative and extend an olive branch to his girlfriend’s father.
While they were in the pool, he apologized to her dad and said it was not his intention to come across as annoyed or as though he was not having fun.
After that, he thought his girlfriend’s dad responded well, too. They even had a few beers together, and her dad revealed how his girlfriend always spoke about how great he was at home.
Still, his girlfriend’s dad claimed not to get the same impression during the vacation and pointed out how his girlfriend and her son needed someone who was committed.
Upon hearing that, he swore that he was committed. He also tried to point out how the vacation was a new environment.
“And I thought it went okay, but even that backfired,” he recalled.
“My girlfriend then said during an argument that I was trying to play the sympathy card as her dad had said to her that I was a nice guy.”
So, his girlfriend continued being distant, and two nights ago, he asked to talk to her. But rather than having a conversation, she essentially went off on him.
His girlfriend claimed that he had been miserable the entire trip and said no one even wanted to be around him.
She also accused him of not helping out with her son and not being a good role model and expressed doubts that she could handle their relationship in the future.
Essentially, his girlfriend made it seem as though he ruined the entire trip– which he believes is seriously unfair.
He had never seen her so furious, either, and honestly did not understand why she was so angry.
“She looked at me like she absolutely hated me, and anything I said in response was just more fuel,” he revealed.
Since then, his girlfriend has not kissed him and will actually just turn away her head whenever he tries.
And whenever he attempts to talk to her, she freaks out on him again. That’s why he’s been feeling deeply hurt, especially since he spent so much money to go away with his girlfriend and her parents; meanwhile, everything went south so quickly.
“And the fact that they have basically all sided against me and left me on my own for the last three days is really upsetting,” he vented.
He even tried to ask his girlfriend to talk again on their last day of the trip, but all she said was, “I’ll speak when I’m home,” before leaving the room.
That set off alarm bells in his head– causing him to dread the flight home. He also now believes his girlfriend plans to break up with him as soon as they get back from the trip.
So, if that happens, he is now wondering how to deal with the end of their relationship, even if he does not agree with how he was treated and what was said about him.
Why do you think was girlfriend is acting so different on vacation? Is six months a long enough relationship for him to be expected to act like his girlfriend’s son’s father? Do you think he should try to save this relationship, or is his girlfriend’s behavior a red flag? What would you do?
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