He Backed Out Of A Trip Abroad With His Friend After They Insisted On Bringing Their New Girlfriend Since He Wasn’t Interested In Paying To Be A Third Wheel
Do you know someone who entered a new relationship and then insisted on bringing their partner everywhere with them?
A man recently had to back out of an abroad trip he was supposed to take with his best friend, who, at the last minute, said he wanted to bring his new girlfriend.
He’s 32 and was planning an exciting Interrail adventure with his 33-year-old longtime buddy, Charlie. They’d been putting a lot of effort into making this trip happen and hoped to visit Switzerland, Austria, Germany, and a few other countries.
Their itineraries were prepared, but they decided to hold off on buying plane tickets and paying for hotel reservations until two days before their departure.
Then, a month ago, Charlie met his 26-year-old girlfriend, Heather. The two of them had an instant connection and fell in love pretty quickly.
“Charlie has always been the kind of guy who gets a new girlfriend and forgets people exist for a while,” he explained.
“They spend so much time together that it’s been hard to get together and finalize our plans.”
A few days ago, just before they were going to put down a bunch of money and solidify their vacation, Charlie threw him for a loop. He asked if they could “look into” making accommodations for Heather to join them on their trip, saying she’d really like to go.
“Apparently, she’d suggested it to Charlie and said it would be fun and sort of romantic,” he said.
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“She seemed to forget I was even going to be there by the sounds of things. I [told] Charlie that it wouldn’t be possible to add her to the booking, that it would delay everything and ramp [up the] costs.”
Besides that, he mentioned that their original intention was to enjoy a guy’s trip and reminded Charlie that he was leaving his girlfriend at home, and she was fine with it.
Sure enough, Charlie became defensive, telling him it would not be a problem to bring Heather and that he “wouldn’t know she was there.” He could tell Charlie wasn’t going to budge, so he got angry and claimed that he refused to be a third wheel on a vacation he had been looking forward to for months.
He admitted he’d rather go back on their plans and experience a solo trip than go with him and Heather, and Charlie left him in a huff. Later, he received a message from Heather, who called him names and said he was a jerk for spoiling his and Charlie’s vacation.
She also accused him of being jealous of her and Charlie, so he politely told her no and encouraged her to plan her own adventure with him instead of inviting herself to theirs.
“Charlie messaged me later to say I was out of line for what I said to Heather and I should apologize,” he recalled.
“I told him there was no chance of that, that our trip is off, and I’m done.”
Do you think he was wrong to cancel his and Charlie’s trip, or was it for the best?
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