A woman has claimed that her partner selfishly booked first-class plane seats for him and a pal while leaving his wife to fly in economy alone. After confronting her partner over the issue, he and his friend have accused her of being 'entitled'.
Taking to popular forum Reddit, the stay-at-home mum explained that she was invited onto the abroad trip but was dumbfounded when she had lower quality seats than her husband. Once she had brought up the issue, he questioned her gratefulness.
She explained: "My husband and I 30s haven't been on a trip (out of the country) for years. While he goes every year with his best friend."
The woman went on: "His reason for going with him is that they both go to attend sporting events.
"This year, my husband told me I could go with him and his friend since they were visiting a new destination. He paid for my ticket and everything else since I'm a stay-at-home mum and have no job. The kids were left with my mom.
"However, I found out that he had booked first class for himself and his friend while I got economy. I just couldn't hold my tongue.
"I confronted him about it and he at first refused to discuss then when the argument got heated he yelled 'I PAID FOR YOUR TICKET FFS!!! ISN'T THAT ENOUGH???' then kept on about how I should stop acting like I was 'royalty' and that if I come to think about it, even economy is fine for me since I 'technically' don't work anyway.
"I cried because of what he said but decided to just not go altogether. He changed his tone and started begging me to just go with what he planned but I declined.
"I went to pick the kids from my mom's house and he came back three hours later huffing and buffing about what happened. His friend sent me a text calling me entitled, and said this was the reason why he didn't want my husband to take me with them and I just proved his point.
"I did not respond but I blocked him since he's gotten increasingly rude over the past few months."
Seeking advice, she questioned: "My husband said I keep crying about being excluded and this is what happens when he finally decides to include me. Am I the a**hole for not settling for economy? By the way, he's perfectly capable of financing the trip."
Taking to the comment section, one Reddit user sympathised with the woman and said: "If the family agreement is that your job is to stay home and care for the kids, then his money is 100% your money, too."
Meanwhile, someone else said: "I'm not sure why he even married OP, it seems like he's already in a long-term relationship with his friend."
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