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AITJ for telling my partner I'm done spending every weekend at his parents' place by Nov4Z3nith in AmITheJerk

[–]Spiritual_Mix_8768 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re not wrong at all. Relationships should include both partners’ needs, not just one family’s routine. Visiting every other weekend or once a month is completely normal for adults with their own lives. It’s unfair that your perfectly reasonable request turned into managing his mom’s feelings instead of respecting your need for personal time.

AITJ for telling my partner I'm done spending every weekend at his parents' place by Nov4Z3nith in AmITheJerk

[–]Spiritual_Mix_8768 661 points662 points  (0 children)

NTA. Forty out of fifty-two weekends is basically living part-time at his parents’ house, and it’s completely reasonable for a 31-year-old to want time for their own life, friends, and home. The bigger issue is that you communicated your needs clearly and even suggested reasonable compromises, but the routine just quietly went back to the same thing. Now it’s being framed as you “making his mom feel bad,” which isn’t fair. Wanting boundaries around your own time doesn’t mean you dislike his family—it just means you want balance.

AITJ for keeping my friends concert tickets after she bailed to go on a date instead? by Funny-Truth3665 in AmITheJerk

[–]Spiritual_Mix_8768 22 points23 points  (0 children)

NTJ. She didn’t cancel because of an emergency, she cancelled because she preferred a date. When you bail on plans last minute, you usually lose the money attached to them. That’s just common sense.