Woman Refused To Switch Presentation Dates With Her Boyfriend So He Can Attend A Wedding, So Now He’s Mad At Her
by Heide Lazaro
Completing your college requirements can be stressful.
This woman got lucky when she was assigned to present on the last date.
But her boyfriend was unlucky with his date and wants to switch with her.
Should she switch dates with him even though she doesn’t want to?
Read the story below for all the details.
AITA for not exchanging presentation dates with my boyfriend after he asked me to?
My boyfriend (21M) and I (21F) are in our final semester of college, and the dates for a very important seminar presentation have just been posted.
The dates have been assigned randomly, and I, by luck, got assigned on the last date.
This woman’s boyfriend would miss a wedding because of his presentation date.
My boyfriend’s date falls exactly a week before mine.
This is where the problem begins.
He has to attend a wedding the week of his presentation.
He would likely miss it, if he cannot exchange it with anyone else.
He asked her to switch dates.
He asked me if I would be willing to exchange with him.
But I told him no.
I am a very nervous public speaker.
I was very relieved that I got extra time to prepare.
She told him to try switching dates with other people.
And in the week of his date, I have other deadlines coming up, so I would be extra stressed over all that.
I suggested to him that he can try with the other person having my same date or try with some people assigned on the week before him.
He was unwilling to move up his presentation date.
Generally, people are more okay with postponing than preponing.
But, the week before, we have our internal exam and project review, so he is not willing to do that.
Now, he’s blaming her.
He thinks I am the jerk for not doing something so simple.
He said I’m not helping him out in his time of need.
I could do it, but I was just for once looking forward to present with less stress because I am feeling very burnt out.
So, AITA?
If she loves him and cares about him, and if he’s really going to miss the presentation with the wedding, it would be nice to switch with him. That said, she doesn’t have to.
Let’s read the reactions of other users to this story on Reddit.
This person shares their personal thoughts.
This person makes a valid point.
He has other options, says this person.
This user thinks what he did was a red flag.
Finally, people are calling out the boyfriend.
She has every right to say no.
If you liked this post, you might want to read this story about a teacher who taught the school’s administration a lesson after they made a sick kid take a final exam.

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