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Should I have picked her up?

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Originally posted by: Wanescotting
You should have picked her up. She is angry because she probably wanted teh sex, and you were not there. You lose.
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hehe.... well put.... ball was in your court at least

I've done worse for less because I'm sortof spontaneous anyway.... chalk it up to experience
 
Originally posted by: Triforceofcourage
No, she is a selfish bitch and can't see it would have inconvenienced you way more than it would her for having to find her own transportation. Its better to get all this stuff settled now so your not surprised down the road when she tries to pull the same crap.
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a+
 
Originally posted by: oneshot47
On the other hand she did assure him that it was no problem. If she needed picked up then she should have said "pick me up." I say smack her around a bit and remind her who the man in the relationship is.
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So you've never met a girl before?
 
you really should have picked her up. 24 could have waited, but you probably should get your girlfriend to get addicted to it (like i had to do for my fiance--he's hooked now) so she can understand its importance (i speak as the addicted female). overall, you need to prioritize, and if this is the right girl, you'd put her before anything.
 
girls says: don't worry about it, it's not a big deal
translation: IT'S A HUGE DEAL, AND YOU BETTER BE THERE WITH FLOWERS MOFO!
 
I've been through this crap many times... especially because this is the NYC area... she can do things via the subway but it will take her a lot of extra time. OR, I could drive her and have it take no extra time for HER, but it would pretty much take up HOURS of my time going back and forth (when it wasn't a necessity in the first place). Being in my position, I can't win. Of course she SAYS it's ok... but it's really not. I've fought with the "but-you're-not-thinking-of-my-time" (which is more than double) argument and it's a simple fact that the woman in a relationship is more important. The one good thing is that they are more weary of this and usually don't even let you know they need to go somewhere anymore... they just do it without bothering you... that's worked in my favor.
 
Originally posted by: isasir
Well, not really a YAGT, but it involves my girlfriend.

So she flew in from Chicago to Newark Airport (NJ), which is about 1 - 1.5 hours away from my house depending on traffic. I was off today, just hoping to relax after a crazy week last week. She parked her car at a friends house in the Bronx, and to get to Newark when she was departing, took a train to Port Authority and a bus to the airport.

I come to find out that she's pissed at me for not picking up (or offering to pick her up) from the airport today.

My reasoning is that she assured me that it wasn't a big deal, and frankly, booked the flight from Newark even tho' it was further away (JFK and LaGuardia are closer to us) to save money. I basically would've had to leave my house about 30 min. after her plane took off, in order to pick her up, drive her to the Bronx, then back to Queens, not to mention I'd have to tape 24 (!) as well. This would've saved her about 1 - 1.5 hours of time, but taken up my whole afternoon/evening.

She's angry, I feel I did nothing wrong. Thoughts?

Cliff Notes:
1. I didn't pick up girlfriend from airport.
2. She's angry.
3. Am I an insensitive prick?
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bahaha, You have to have balls to pull that off either that or you really don't care if you have a GF or not.
 
i would have picked her up. there's no way i'd let my wife take any form of mass transit from newark back to the bronx.

and you had the day off?
 
Originally posted by: Zombie

bahaha, You have to have balls to pull that off either that or you really don't care if you have a GF or not.
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Definitely more choice A (balls, as you would say) than B. I freely admit that I can be a major a$$hole. G/F acknowledged as much last night, and all is pretty much fine between us. She said not to let it happen again or she'll cut my balls off, and I said, "You already know I'm likely to do something stupid/dumb/idiotic" again, and we both accepted my flaw. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: glugglug
It takes you 1.5 hours to go from Queens to Newark? Damn you suck!

Oh, and she's right.
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Long Island to Newark for a 5 PM flight. I've never even drove to Newark Airport, so I figured 1.5 hrs. seemed like a decent estimate.
 
Originally posted by: isasir


She's angry, I feel I did nothing wrong. Thoughts?

Cliff Notes:
1. I didn't pick up girlfriend from airport.
2. She's angry.
3. Am I an insensitive prick?
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Even if you explain it to her and it is TOTALLY LOGICAL, she will still think you are a jerk over this and your actions will still make no sense to her. Welcome to women 101.
 
I would have done the same thing.

my afternoon off / quality time gaming/relaxing will see no interference from anyone.
 
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