He Went To A Fancy Dinner Reservation Alone After His Fiancé Stood Him Up For Their Date To Help Out A Friend
Do you or someone you know have an issue with a friend or relative who guilts you into helping them, sometimes during the worst times possible?
One man recently upset his fiancé when he went to their fancy dinner reservation without him because he took too long to help his friend.
He and his fiancé are in their late 20s and have had a hard time planning enough date nights because of their busy work schedules. Their last date was five months ago, and it was very casual, so he saved up some money to make sure the next one would be extra special.
He booked a reservation for two at a very nice and popular restaurant near them. It’s so popular that making a reservation is nearly impossible, so when he scored one, he was very excited and couldn’t wait to try it with his fiancé.
“Our reservation was for 7:00 pm, so there was plenty of time to get ready for it,” he explained.
“At around noon, he got a call from his best friend, [Ali], who needed help with something at her house. Here’s what you need to know about Ali – she is extremely needy and only calls him over when she needs something.”
Unfortunately, while Ali is his fiancé’s best friend, she tends to take advantage of him. She has the habit of manipulating or guilt-tripping him into doing any “manly” tasks for her. Whenever his fiancé tries to turn her down, she mentions that she’s a single mother and needs his help.
On the evening of their nice dinner reservation, his fiancé went over to Ali’s house in the afternoon. Although he was skeptical, he figured he had time to be home and ready for their reservation.
Then, 5:00 pm rolled around, and he began getting very frustrated when he noticed his fiancé was still at Ali’s.
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“I called him because he still wasn’t home, and he said she needed help with several things and that he would be home soon,” he recalled.
“I called him again at 6:00 pm, and he was still there. At that point, I decided that if he wasn’t home in 30 minutes, I would be going without him because I had saved a lot of money for this and made the reservation a month in advance.”
When his fiancé didn’t show up a half hour before their reservation, he got in the car, drove to the restaurant, informed the host it would only be a party of one, and enjoyed his very nice meal alone.
The food was delicious, and he was glad he didn’t miss out on the dining experience. But around 7:30 pm, his fiancé called him, asking where he was. When he explained that he got tired of waiting and decided not to miss out on the reservation, his fiancé said he didn’t understand why he would go without him.
So, he told his fiancé that he couldn’t understand why he’d choose to do a bunch of chores for a “friend” and miss out on their rare date night.
“The food was amazing, and I even ordered a dessert, but I was still mad, so I decided to go a movie afterward until I could cool off,” he added.
“When I got home, he had already gone to bed and refused to speak to me. I’ve asked a few friends and gotten mixed responses about who’s right and who’s wrong.”
Was he wrong to go to the fancy restaurant without his fiancé?
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