Going on vacation is always an exciting occasion. You typically look forward to it for months, and once you are there, you usually end up wanting to stay forever. So the idea of cutting your vacation short is generally a no-go unless something extremely serious happens back home while you’re away.
A forum user (26M) has recently posted about his girlfriend (30F) asking him to cut short his looming vacation for the reason that doesn’t exactly fit into the criteria of “extremely serious.” Let’s hear all about it and how he’s planning on negotiating the situation.
A Full Vacation or a Wedding
The original poster (OP) explains that he has been with his girlfriend for over six months. The relationship is going amazingly well, and they are both very much in love. They have recently encountered the first hurdle in their relationship, which revolves around her trying to get him to cut short his vacation with his friends to go to a wedding with her back home.
OP explains that he has been planning this trip for a while and has already paid for most of it. The trip was planned before he met his girlfriend, so he had no idea about the prospect of the wedding when he agreed to go.
Cut Your Trip Short
Anyway, she is now asking him to cut his trip short by one day because her best friend’s wedding falls on the day he is due to get back, which would mean he would miss it. In fairness to her, she is offering to pay for the rescheduled flight, but he is still undecided on what to do.
At face value, he will only end up missing one day of the planned trip with his friends, and he isn’t lose out on any money. However, he is wondering whether it sets a dangerous precedent going forward in relation to her potentially controlling when he sees his friends and for how long.
Before agreeing to shave off a day of his vacation, he effectively wanted to check with Reddit that what she was doing wasn’t a massive red flag. Here is what the Reddit community had to say on the matter.
Red Flags or a Fair Compromise?
The people who commented on the post agreed that OP’s girlfriend’s actions weren’t a red flag at all and that what she had offered was a fair compromise. One user said:
“I think it’s a great compromise and communication between you both. I’m sure your friends would also understand since the last day was a travel day anyways. Enjoy both!”
It’s Your Decision
Other people said that it was effectively his decision. If he was okay with coming back a day early, he should do it, considering he would only be missing one day of the trip, and it would mean a lot to his girlfriend. One person said:
“If you don’t mind doing it, it’s not an issue. If you do mind, tell her no. Pretty simple.”
What Do You Think?
What do you think? Should OP be stubborn and refuse to go to the wedding, or should he just go with the flow and head back from his trip a day early to go to the wedding? Let us know in the comments.
Source: Reddit.
