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[ti-amie]

AITA for inviting my (29M) Girlfriend (28F) on an expensive vacation and expecting her to pay all of her share? (I make a lot more than her)

Hello. My girlfriend, myself, my parents, and my brother and his wife all went on vacation in another country a week ago. My brother and I were the ones who did most of the planning of the itinerary although we did ask everyone else for input. For background, I make around $150,000k as an IT consultant, my girlfriend is a teacher making $45,000k. My parents are pretty affluent as well as my brother and sister in law.

My girlfriend knew this trip was coming up and took on a second job waitressing on the weekends for several months to get ready for it. We have always split things 50/50 in the 2 years we have been together. There were a few times on the vacation when she did not go on outings with us- wine tasting/scuba diving/etc. She also would only eat 2 meals a day, simply stating that she was on a budget. My family does favor more high-end (*expensive*) places. My parents thought it was very strange that she only eats 2 meals a day although normally she eats 3.

When we got home I asked her why she skipped out on several of the outings and only ate 2 meals a day- I mentioned how I heard her stomach growling one night and said I was concerned about her having an eating disorder. She got teary eyed and said that 3 meals a day wasn't fiscally feasible for her and neither were the outings that she chose not to go on (she went on 3 of 6 outings). She said she was not expecting everything to cost so much and she was overwhelmed.

She also said she doesn't know if this is going to work long term if she is expected to go on vacations like that with people who make so much more than her. I feel bad that I did not pick up on her discomfort sooner. But we did agree to split everything 50/50 and I don't know why she agreed to come if the cost was an issue.

[ti-amie]

Yes and she should've packed her bags as soon as the trip was over. Idjut.

[ponchi101]

Call me old fashion. If you invite, you pay. Movies, dinner, amusement park, trip to Europe, it's on you.
Otherwise, do not issue the invitation.
What your partner wants to pay, gladly accept it. And say thanks.

[Deuce]

She's a teacher - one of the most important and most noble professions on the planet.
She should stop lowering her standards to be with people like this. She deserves better.
Much better.

[JazzNU]

Yes and she should've packed her bags as soon as the trip was over. Idjut.

I'm very much stuck on the part where he says, she took a second job as a waitress when her profession is teaching, BUT he STILL didn't know she couldn't afford the trip??? I'm calling BS on this one. And then he basically sat eating plentiful meals while her stomach was growling?!? What is this mess?

[MJ2004]

Probably fake, as many commenters on the original thread think. Not that people can't be that stupid, because we know they can be. But still, I'm guessing fake.

[ti-amie]

[ponchi101]

How to deal with a king Cobra (and that one is a king):
Run till your shoes burn.
Massive shotgun, buckshot (use both barrels)
Be escorted by several mongooses

WTF?

[ti-amie]

How to deal with a king Cobra (and that one is a king):
Run till your shoes burn.
Massive shotgun, buckshot (use both barrels)
Be escorted by several mongooses

WTF?

[ponchi101]

Ok, my bad. This is not a KING COBRA, is a ZEBRA cobra, native of southwest Africa. It is not as venomous as a King Cobra, but it has this little, nasty habit: it SPITS its venom, up to 9 feet away.
Ok, not moving to Fla, Ga, AL, and now to N. Carolina. Too bad, Charlotte is pretty.

[JazzNU]

[ti-amie]

^^ Sad

[Deuce]

This is hilarious...
Not only does Donald Sr. behave exactly like an ignorant and spoiled 13 year old child - but Donald Jr. also behaves in exactly the same way...

Junior actually Photoshopped the current Vogue cover because the Trump family is whining that Jill Biden is featured, when Melania never received the 'honour'.
This is really well beyond juvenile and petty - and it's hilarious, in a pathetic sort of way...



Full article here...
Trump Family Meltdown Over Jill Biden's Vogue Cover

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[mmmm8]

Alice Cooper can only wish.

[ponchi101]

Why would people expect Don Jr to be a respectable human being is beyond belief. After all, daddy would not want that.