Her Brother Brought His Vegan Girlfriend To Her Dinner Party Without Telling Her Beforehand, And She Had Nothing For This Girl To Eat
Have you ever had someone with dietary restrictions show up to a dinner party you were hosting at the last minute? It sounds like a nightmarish scenario, especially if you have nothing to serve them.
This happened to one young woman whose younger brother brought his vegan girlfriend to her housewarming dinner party without telling her beforehand. When his girlfriend didn’t have anything to eat, he made it look like it was all her fault.
She’s 23-years-old and recently moved into her first apartment, where she’ll be living by herself. In celebration of her new place, she decided she wanted to host a small housewarming dinner party. Because her place is a bit cramped, she only invited five family members and three friends.
She did her best to be a good host and spoke with all of her guests in advance to ask them if they had any dietary restrictions or allergies before deciding what to cook. A few people offered to bring drinks and dishes of their own, which she welcomed.
She ended up making a smaller rendition of a Thanksgiving dinner, with a small turkey, some chicken, potatoes, mac and cheese, a salad, etc. Some guests did bring other things, making it like a potluck-style dinner party.
“My brother ended up coming a bit late, which isn’t too unusual, but he had a woman who he introduced as his girlfriend in tow,” she said.
“I didn’t really have a problem with it. I was thinking it would’ve been nice for him to tell me she was coming, but from the way he explained it, it was a last-minute decision.”
Just as everyone was about to serve themselves dinner, her brother’s girlfriend approached her and asked if any of the dishes around were vegan. She explained that although she hadn’t prepared any vegan dishes, one of her vegetarians brought a vegan stuffed pepper dish that she could eat.
While her brother’s girlfriend didn’t make any additional comments, her brother began chiming in and gave her grief for not having any other kinds of vegan food available for his girlfriend.
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“To be fair, she did look sort of left out just eating stuffed peppers, and I did feel bad, but when my brother suggested I order her some food to make up for it, I said no,” she recalled.
“Vegan food is quite expensive where I live, and I had already gone over my budget for the month with my dinner. I told him he was definitely welcome to order it, but I personally couldn’t afford another $25 to $30 on one meal for her.”
She told her brother’s girlfriend she could feel free to raid the fridge for any additional vegan-friendly snacks she may have, and that was the last time they brought up the subject.
While her brother didn’t make a scene that night, he called her the next day and laid on the guilt as he told her his girlfriend felt insulted when she told her to raid the fridge and that it made her feel like a rat.
“His girlfriend didn’t say anything mean or demanding to me, and I’m fairly sure she never intended for me to hear the rat thing,” she added.
“She seemed like a sweet girl, I guess she felt out of place.”
Now, her brother’s comments have made her feel bad, and she’s wondering if she wasn’t a good enough host at her party.
Should she have ordered food for her brother’s girlfriend, or was her brother being obnoxious?
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