A woman has been urged to ditch her boyfriend after he has decided to miss a "milestone event".
She explained that she had a graduation coming up but he wanted to go on a work's night out and she was also invited as it was a free night in a spa hotel. He was eager for her to join him but she felt like he wasn't appreciating the work she had put into her course.
Taking to Mumsnet she wrote: "I have a degree level graduation to attend for the CIM course I self funded and worked really hard on around my full time work. It was really tough to do, especially as it was all distance learning, and I'm so glad I got through.
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"Unfortunately it clashes with my boyfriends overnight work party that I am also invited to attend. It is at the other end of the country and he is putting the pressure on to attend that instead as "It's a free night in a spa hotel."
"I booked the graduation tickets before we knew about the work party and was really looking forward to going as I missed my uni graduation due to being away on a scholarship course.
"The whole thing is just a mess now and he is being really grumpy about it. AIBU [Am I being unreasonable] to just say no to the party and maybe even go on my own?
"My grandparents have also cancelled on me due to train tickets etc. So I've wasted over £100 buying tickets for everyone thinking they might be proud of me."
The post gained a lot of attention with over 200 comments. While some argued that the party sounded more fun, others urged her to ditch him.
"Ditch the boyfriend. More understanding of your grandparents."
"He won’t be your boyfriend for much longer with that shitty attitude, you deserve better. Ditch him and go get your hard earned degree and be proud of yourself!!"
"Graduation over his work party any day."
"Does he know it's important to you? I've never really seen the point of graduation ceremonies so accept I'm coming to this with my own bias, but I would be utterly perplexed if my DP wanted to go to a graduation event for a professional qualification over a free night in a spa hotel."
"You'll get another opportunity to stay in a hotel, you won't get another opportunity to graduate. You earned it, enjoy it and be proud."
Another interjected: "Let him go to his party with a friend. Take a friend of your own to your graduation. Honestly, graduation ceremonies are pretty tedious unless you’re the one getting the award (and frankly, even if you are) watching a bundle of strangers walk across a stage before a fleeting moment of seeing the person you actually know do it, I wouldn’t bother to try to guilt him into it when he’ll not enjoy it because he’d rather be elsewhere and you’ll end up deflated."
"Well the party sounds more fun to be fair. Just saying!"
"I didn’t go to my degree graduation, I did a diploma one and that was boring enough. Work party wins for me."
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