February 12, 2025 at 9:23 pm

Girlfriend Wants Boyfriend To Battle Rush Hour Traffic For A Bag Sale, But He Declines Because He Doesn’t Want To Fight Those Conditions

by Diana Whelan

Source: Reddit/AITA/Pexels/Tobi

Some people can’t resist a limited time sale, but would you drive across town in bumper to bumper traffic just for a sale?

One girlfriend wanted her boyfriend to do just that, and he was not on board.

Read on for the full story.

AITA for refusing my GF’s request to drive across town during peak hours to look at bags?

My GF works until 4PM local time, and the other day she asked me to drive about 12 miles across town.

The idea was to look at these merch bags because they are on promotion and “today’s is the last day” at like 3PM and she wouldn’t make it in time.

Traffic is horrible.

The city I’m in has extremely chaotic, infuriating traffic (think Manhattan/LA/etc levels but 3x worse).

I had just woken up from working a shift all the way to 6AM. and had to get back to work at 8PM.

He’s not going to do it.

I told her that is an unreasonable request and that we should find another promotion.

She was not happy.

AITA?

Now, he’s wondering if he was unreasonable or if his girlfriend’s request was just way out of line.

Reddit, what do you think?

This person says no one is the AH.

Source: Reddit/AITA

But this person says while OP isn’t the AH, he could’ve been a little nicer.

Source: Reddit/AITA

But this person thinks the girlfriend could’ve gone about this differently.

Source: Reddit/AITA

Nothing says romance like fighting bumper-to-bumper chaos for a tote.

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Diana Whelan | Contributing Writer, Life & Drama

Diana Whelan is a contributing writer for TwistedSifter specializing in family dynamics, viral internet culture, and interpersonal relationships. Drawing on her extensive professional background as a senior copywriter in the digital marketing space, Diana excels at transforming community-driven conversations and trending social media debates into relatable, highly engaging narratives.

Rather than simply aggregating online drama, Diana brings a balanced, humorous, and empathetic editorial voice to everyday dilemmas and parenting moments. She has a keen eye for finding the human element at the center of complex relationship conflicts and viral social trends.

Outside of writing, Diana is usually spending time with her husband and two kids, planning elaborate themed parties, or chasing down new family adventures. Fueled by a little too much caffeine and a love for a well-placed pun, she can often be found unwinding with a glass of wine and her very patient golden retriever.

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