He Asked His Girlfriend’s Sister To Pay For A $200 Bottle Of Wine She Broke During A Dinner Party And Got Called Stingy
This 28-year-old guy and his girlfriend Sarah, who’s 27, have been dating for around a year, and recently, he was invited to a big family dinner party at her parent’s home.
The meal was being hosted to celebrate her mother’s birthday, and he found out it was going to be a pretty formal event.
That’s why, before the dinner, he went out and bought an expensive bottle of wine as a gift for his girlfriend’s family. In total, it cost him a whopping $200.
“I’m kind of a wine enthusiast, and I wanted to make a good impression,” he said.
On the day of the party, everything started off great as well. But then, his girlfriend’s 24-year-old sister Megan apparently had one drink too many, got tipsy, and knocked over the costly bottle of wine he’d brought.
It ultimately shattered on the floor, and he was furious that $200 flew out the window like that.
Still, in his eyes, the worst part was how his girlfriend’s sister just started laughing the accident off as if it wasn’t a big deal. All Megan said was, “Oops, sorry!” before she jumped right back into another conversation.
At the time, he really didn’t want to cause a scene or anything. However, he couldn’t help but feel frustrated.
So, he confronted Megan and asked if she’d be willing to chip in at least a little bit of money toward replacing the wine. Well, rather than being apologetic or agreeing to do that, she just became super defensive.
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His girlfriend’s sister swore it was a mistake and claimed that “nobody expected her to pay for things that break at family events.”
“She acted like I was the one being rude for even asking, and Sarah said it wasn’t the time or place to bring it up,” he recalled.
To keep things from becoming more awkward, he let the topic go during dinner. Later that same evening, though, he decided to talk to Sarah about the situation in private.
She actually took her sister’s side, saying it was “just wine” and that he shouldn’t have gotten so upset. He, on the other hand, pointed out how it wasn’t any old cheap wine – it cost him a lot of money.
“And Megan should be more careful, especially since she was tipsy,” he added.
Regardless, his girlfriend still believes he’s acting stingy and accused him of being ridiculous for asking Megan to cover the cost in the first place.
The rest of Sarah’s family was obviously there, too, and they all think he’s blowing the situation out of proportion.
“But I feel like Megan should take responsibility for breaking something that valuable, even if it was an accident,” he vented.
Now, with him and his girlfriend at an impasse over this, he can’t help but wonder if getting so worked up over the broken bottle of wine really was wrong.
If he got the wine as a gift for his girlfriend’s family, and they didn’t care about the bottle being broken, should he have gotten so upset? How would you have handled this situation?
You can read the original post on Reddit here.
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