Her husband’s company recently chose him to attend a conference in Miami.
Well-Earned Reward
Her husband and a few of his co-workers were chosen out of many candidates, so it was quite an honor.
The Invite
The company told them they could bring their spouses or partners but wouldn’t fund their plane tickets. If they wanted to bring their other halves, they’d have to buy tickets out of their own pockets.
He Invited Her To Join Him
The young woman’s husband asked her if she wanted to join him, and she enthusiastically said she did.
She has never been to Miami and thought it would be a fun trip.
Online Booking
Her husband was delighted that she decided to join. Together, they went online to purchase flight tickets.
Flying Coach
When looking at the website, the husband asked if she would be OK flying coach, even though he’d be flying first class on the way there and coach on the way home.
Too Expensive
She asked him why they couldn’t just fly together, and he replied that first class was too expensive.
He felt bad, but in his opinion, they just couldn’t afford it, especially if they wanted to go out and have fun in Miami. After all, the flight is only a few hours.
She Got Angry
His reaction angered his wife.
She understood that a first-class ticket would strain their budget slightly, but she wondered what kind of man would enjoy himself in first class while his wife sat in coach.
She Asked Him Why
She asked him just that, and he responded that he was taking her along on his work trip. He added that he earned his first-class seat by working hard and that it was his reward.
Be a Gentleman!
She insisted that if they truly could not afford a first-class seat for her, which she did not agree with anyway, then the least he could do as a gentleman was give up his seat for her.
Compromise
They argued, but he eventually agreed to give up his seat for her.
He is Mad
They went to Miami and had a good time, but he has been a little mad at her since then.
He Earned That Seat!
He says he earned his free first-class seat, which cost them nothing, unlike his wife’s plane ticket. He says she should have just let him enjoy what he’d earned instead of guilting him out of it.
What a Baby!
She thinks he is being a baby and that he should have put his wife’s comfort above his own, especially since he chose to be cheap.
Mediation
The married couple is very close with his parents and confided in them for mediation.
They are split – his father agrees with the wife that he wasn’t being a gentleman, while his mother thinks that he earned his first-class seat and that she should have let him have it.
Undecided
With his parents undecided on who was right, the wife turned to an online forum to get an outside perspective. Here are some of the replies.
She Should Pay For It!
“His company comped the first class ticket for him. What kind of wife insists her husband give up the ticket his company paid for on his behalf so she could ‘live it up a little’? Why didn’t you just cover the cost difference of first-class yourself?” questioned one user. This comment is the most popular, receiving over 57,000 upvotes.
Offer a Hand, They’ll Take an Arm!
“What kind of wife puts her comfort above that of her husband?” questions another user. They call her a hypocrite and claim she cheated him out of something he earned and deserved just for her enjoyment.
Not Good Enough
“This was his moment, his trip,” another commented. “He wanted to share that with you, but it seems like that in and of itself wasn’t good enough for you.”
Gender Norms
Another user is baffled by her comments, saying, “I’m so surprised you think you’re not wrong here. If you’re sticking to outdated gender norms of ‘a gentleman gives up his seat for a lady,’ then do you also fetch him his slippers and a stiff drink when he gets home wearing your best lipstick?”
Selfish
“My husband and I would be fighting to give each other the nice seat, not fighting over getting it ourselves,” shares another user, who thinks the woman has revealed her selfishness.
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