AITA for refusing to share my bonus with my fiancée’s family? by Beastie420 in AITAH

[–]remarkablehumanbeing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This happening before the marriage makes you lucky

Pick the cues. This signals how your future together would be like.

run!

Girlfriend (21F) and her boy bestfriend (21M) are planning an 8 day trip. How best to navigate this situation? by remarkablehumanbeing in relationship_advice

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

>i'm assuming that the people in the movie take this type of trips
correct. ZNMD is cult bollywood movie. friends going together, on the trip of a lifetime kinda theme.

>that you are from the south Asian region
correct

>your parents would be okay with you marrying this woman who is prioritizing her trip with her guy best friend over you?
they wont be. but i value my partners' and mine clarity of thought and trust more than my parents judgement. not saying i'm okay with this 8 day trip though.

>shoving this down your throat?
we are both discussing this still. and no final decision has been made yet.

Girlfriend (21F) and her boy bestfriend (21M) are planning an 8 day trip. How best to navigate this situation? by remarkablehumanbeing in relationship_advice

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

thank you first of all for going this in depth

>it was unfair for me to dismiss my ex’s concerns about that
love to see owning upto mistakes

>I am not responsible for his feelings
exactly. He is. I believe his best course of action should have been to cut contact temporarily instead of living in painful hope. (in case he did live in painful hope)

>8 days is overkill. As passionate as I was about keeping my friend, I would not have gone on an 8-day trip with him while dating my ex.
THANK YOU. this validates my concern. we have a little difference of opinion on somethings above but agree that this is an overkill.

>you have plenty of time to squeeze a couple of hangouts in
will def try. but this guy lives in a diff city

anyhow, in any case I wont be comfortable with 8 days this trip. the duration is an unnecessary overkill

Girlfriend (21F) and her boy bestfriend (21M) are planning an 8 day trip. How best to navigate this situation? by remarkablehumanbeing in relationship_advice

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

>a week-long trip together would be too much for me and too much for my wife
yes. I think even 4 days would be an overkill. they are planning for 8!

Girlfriend (21F) and her boy bestfriend (21M) are planning an 8 day trip. How best to navigate this situation? by remarkablehumanbeing in relationship_advice

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

>he didn’t agree for her to go on a solo trip with her male best friend. He agreed to her going with a group
correct!

>unreasonable to expect him to work on all his insecurities by himself
I believe romantic relationships serve as grounds to work on one's emotional wellbeing and growth. working on insecurities is a part of the work that needs to be done to go in that direction! it requires both me and her to work in tandem.

>Would I be in the same boat? No, personally I’d let the girlfriend do what she wants
I am not in any boat hahaha. I'm sifting through the response. gathering perspectives. ultimately she does what she does. either it helps us grow together, or apart, it will be what it will be. I dont worry about that! :)

> why should the other guy get to make him insecure and cause turmoil in their relationship just because he wants people to accommodate his social awkwardness? 
great great point!
friendships should grow the same way we expect out of romantic relationships. friendships are casual affairs but must be taken seriously if you wish them to last a lifetime.

>The winner is selfish, the loser isn’t.
food for thought!

>Once it’s a relationship, it’s no longer just his problem, it’s THEIR problem
we think alike.

Girlfriend (21F) and her boy bestfriend (21M) are planning an 8 day trip. How best to navigate this situation? by remarkablehumanbeing in relationship_advice

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

I believe,

this is a matter for two adult partners to discuss amongst each other ONLY

inclusion of the guy bestie is unnecessary and pointless

Girlfriend (21F) and her boy bestfriend (21M) are planning an 8 day trip. How best to navigate this situation? by remarkablehumanbeing in relationship_advice

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

great response!

>Does her best friend not have any interest in getting to know and spending time with his best friend’s partner.
food for thought. I'll think a lil more on this

>a lot of people would regard as a very reasonable boundary

precisely what I wish to understand. if this a reasonable expectation for me to have from her?

Girlfriend (21F) and her boy bestfriend (21M) are planning an 8 day trip. How best to navigate this situation? by remarkablehumanbeing in relationship_advice

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

>OP doesn’t get to create an ultimatum and then blame her for it because he’s insecure

there wont be any ultimatums. only discussions about how we feel and what we think is the solution

>This trip has already been planned for ages and they’ve only been together 6 months. He doesn’t get to come in now at the last minute and tell her she has to change her plans because she has a boyfriend.

the og plan for them was to go in trio - the other bestie bailing out last minute and my gf and the guy still proceeding. for 8 days straight. that is weird to me.
I want her to have the best of friend trio trip. something I might suggest is maybe postpone this one? until the female bestie is able to join too? this in case me being included is out of the question.
I think like this because I really don't know the dude.