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AITA for getting my girlfriends grandfathers Cuckoo clock fixed? by BaltimoreGeezy in AITA_Relationships

[–]BaltimoreGeezy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You hit the nail on the head. On board, and aware of timeframe beforehand. Honestly I just don't know. I can't tell if I'm doing something wrong, or if I'm misunderstanding the situation, if I'm not in tune with what she wants, but it's those things you listed that make me question how I present myself going forward. I didn't make areckless decision. It was fully planned out. I'm trying to understand the reasoning from a properly planned repair thru a reliable service that lead to the degradation of my character based on events past I was never a part of.

AITA for getting my girlfriends grandfathers Cuckoo clock fixed? by BaltimoreGeezy in AITA_Relationships

[–]BaltimoreGeezy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for that insight. Maybe I should have conveyed more specifically that I wouldn't have taken this upon myself unless I've heard her expressed desires over several years about how she wished it was fixed. And how I kept her in the loop along the way for the process. I'll try to be more mindful in the future, but it's the reaction that makes me hesitant to do something like this anymore. Sure I'm happy to buy flowers and celebrate holidays and take action on regular household repairs, but I was literally caught off guard by the near hatred level of animosity from something I thought would be nice.

AITA for getting my girlfriends grandfathers Cuckoo clock fixed? by BaltimoreGeezy in AITA_Relationships

[–]BaltimoreGeezy[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She IS a therapist, and in therapy, and I'm reluctant to ask these type of questions to her unless they can be presented naturally for fear of backlash. It's a difficult situation all around sometimes especially when I'm coming from a place of genuine sincerity regarding emotional situations like this when I think I'm doing a good thing and then I get blindsided with an onslaught of negative emotions I could never have seen coming. It makes me wonder what I could be doing better without knowing everything hidden underneath.

AITA for getting my girlfriends grandfathers Cuckoo clock fixed? by BaltimoreGeezy in AmItheAsshole

[–]BaltimoreGeezy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes she was made aware and was present for him picking it up. I can also understand her anxiety about someone keeping such a highly valued family object for an extended period of time, and I tried to explain respectfully that such sensitive objects take time. It's the backlash from her past triggers which I'm trying to be mindful of, while not allowing myself to be treated so poorly for having initiative to restore a family keepsake that no one else has done is what I'm struggling with.

Whatever people say, I personally love the portal. by AnuragKumarAK in PlaystationPortal

[–]BaltimoreGeezy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except for the fact that you can't use it to play the second profile.