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Birthdays can feel especially important in a relationship.

In this story, a young man discovered that someone he knows booked a trip with him on the same day as his girlfriend’s birthday.

He apologized and offered to celebrate before or after the trip, but she felt pushed aside.

When he refused to cancel because the trip had already been paid for, their disagreement grew even bigger.

Yikes! It sounds like some drama is brewing. Check out the full details below.

AITAH for being away on my girls birthday?

Someone I know booked a trip with me away without checking if the dates are okay.

I (20M) just found out that I’ll be away on my GF’s (20F) birthday.

I told her I’m sorry I’m going to be away on your birthday. We can celebrate before I go or after I come back.

I told her about the situation. I didn’t know the dates would be on her birthday. The person who booked it just booked it for a random week in August before asking me.

This young man and his girlfriend argued about the conflicting schedule.

We argued.

She said it made her feel unprioritised and like she wasn’t special.

I tried to validate her feelings as much as I could. I apologized for it happening. But I said I can’t just not go as it costed.

She says I should’ve just cancelled. Am I the jerk?

It’s understandable that his girlfriend felt disappointed.

But she should also understand that he didn’t intentionally choose the trip over her birthday.

He apologized, explained the situation, and even offered to go out when he comes back.

But hey, women can really be emotional and perhaps unreasonable. Do you agree?

Let’s see how others reacted to this story on Reddit.

This user shares their personal thoughts.

This person thinks OP forgot her birthday.

It sounds sketchy to me, says this person.

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Another person chimes in.

Finally, people are saying the same thing.

A surprise trip is great until the surprise lands on someone’s birthday.