AITA for telling my bfs aunt I could call the cops on her after she stole my Coachella ticket ?
A 6-year-long relationship has been strained after the OP’s boyfriend’s aunt stole her Coachella ticket, which was shipped to his parents’ house. Despite repeated inquiries about the missing ticket, the aunt only admitted her theft the day before the event.
When confronted, the aunt offered excuses, and the OP, feeling betrayed and stressed, threatened to call the cops. Although the OP’s boyfriend’s family agreed the aunt was in the wrong, the aunt never apologized, and the OP feels guilty for creating tension between her boyfriend and his family. read the original story below…
‘ AITA for telling my bfs aunt I could call the cops on her after she stole my Coachella ticket ?’
I’ve been with my boyfriend for 6 years and have known his aunt throughout those years. We were actually pretty close. She now lives with his parents bc she cheated on her husband, the new bf now lives there too.
We moved to an apartment but still get our items shipped to our parents since our place is sketchy. I had bought Coachella tickets and it was sent to his house. Well, 2 weeks before Coachella the person I was going to Coachella with got COVID and so we decided to sell our tickets.
Only problem is, my ticket never came. we kept asking everyone who lived at the house for weeks if they had seen the package to which they said no. We searched the living room and kitchen but nothing came up.
A month prior to this his aunt had told his mom that she was selling Coachella tickets that her bf had gotten from his niece. It never crossed my mind that this ticket was mine. I was starting to get stressed bc the ticket was $600 and I was about to have to drive to the venue to pick up my ticket and go to the concert alone.
The DAY before Coachella my bfs aunt confesses to her crime. Her bf had stolen my ticket and had been trying to sell it off. His aunt tried to say she had no idea it was my ticket bc the package had no name, this is a lie.
once I hear about it I immediately start shaking and sobbing feeling betrayed and that we stressed out over nothing. Since they probably already sold the ticket I couldn’t even go to Coachella. My bf called his mom to tell her how fucked up this is and his parents agree.
She never apologizes just kept up her lies and excuses. I was so fed up that I said “you know it’s illegal to steal other ppls mail, I could go to the police about this”. This upset his aunt and I felt bad about this. My bf said the right thing to do is for my aunt to send us the $600.
We haven’t talked about this incident since with them but I know they talk s**t about me to their whole family bc that’s what they do. When I go to his family parties I just stay quiet and act friendly.
I’m an extremely sensitive person and the thing that hurt the most about this situation is that someone close to me could lie and betray me like that after seeing how stressed me and her nephew was.
I feel like the a**hole bc I’ve created a rift between him and his ex-favorite aunt. I still feel guilty. Did I overreact? Did I mess up his relationship with his family?
Here’s the feedback from the Reddit community:
bujomomo − Definitely NTA. The aunt owes you $600 and an actual apology. I thought she confessed anyway. Am I missing something?
Netflickingthebean − NTA. Tell them they owe you the ticket, the $600, or you’ll file a police report.
lurninandlurkin − NTA. It sounds like where you get your mail sent is also sketchy. Report the theft and get a private mail box for your mail to be delivered to.
Cowabungamon − F**k her. Get the money or file a report
Jenicillin − You should be able to go to the venue, you said you were thinking about driving there. Do it. You can prove it was your ticket, they can issue a new physical one. If you’re lucky they will then flag the other ticket as invalid.
Paneerjamun − NTA You did him a favour by distancing him from that kinda person.
Cherry-Monster − NTA. File a police report for mail theft and go to small claims court to get the money back if she won’t pay it willingly. Your bf’s former favourite aunt is a criminal.
Aromatic_Recipe1749 − You need help, serious help. How can you in any way be wrong or “overreacting”?? These people stole your mail, a federal crime! They tried to sell your ticket, a ticket you paid $600 for. You should call the cops. These people are criminals.