Kate Hackett
Sometimes I read through the posts in AITA and can’t fathom how so many people out there have Main Character Syndrome. You’d think that if EVERYONE thinks they’re the main character, surely SOME people would realize… nope, can’t be me!
Alas, this post from u/ItsNotMyPartyOrYours proves that my expectations are misplaced and just flat up wrong.
See, OP here wants to know if he was a jerk for ruining a proposal. Let’s take a read through the post and make a decision.
OP’s girlfriend bought a house and hosted a housewarming party. Amazing! Yay, girlfriend!
My girlfriend just bought a house and is so excited. She invited a ton of people over for a housewarming. She put so much work into everything. The house looked amazing, and the food was delicious.
For whatever reason, her brother decided THIS IS MY MOMENT and got down on one knee to propose to his girlfriend.
Right after dinner, while my girlfriend was getting dessert, her brother proposed to his girlfriend. I was mad because he hijacked my girlfriend’s event that she worked so hard for.
Annoyed, OP told his brother to sit down before the woman could even reply. They ended up leaving.
Before she could answer I told him to sit down and quit being so rude and disrespectful to his sister. He was mad, but his girlfriend looked so embarrassed. They ended up leaving.
And the party got… weird. People left early, other people were mad at OP. It was just odd.
The party was very awkward after that. A lot of people left early. My girlfriend’s mom was furious at me, because she wanted her son to stop living in sin and I ruined it. My girlfriend said I was sweet but didn’t need to do that. Her brother texted me calling me a prick.
Was I an asshole for telling them to have some class?
I mean, my big question is: how did the girlfriend feel? But barring that information, definitely not a jerk here.
“NTA. It is just plain rude to start hijacking events for your proposal. Oh my sister bought a new house? Perfect situation to make sure it revolves all around my proposal. Your BIL sounds like a cheapskate who thought he could get away with it. Is he normally so entitled?” wrote in one user.
And apparently OP added some comments that shed some further light on the situation, “Based off your comments alone. Your gf says she’s used to her family hijacking her events so clearly this is not a one time thing. It seems her family uses every happy moment of hers to have the spot light shining on themselves. I think all the Y T A comments are weird.”
A third wrote, “He tried hijacking someone else’s party, eventually people need to learn you ask before making someone else’s event all about you.”
