AITAH For selling my Taylor Swift tickets after my GF cheated?
A man shared how he sold Taylor Swift tickets he had bought for his girlfriend after discovering she had been cheating on him. The tickets, a surprise gift worth $800, were resold for $2,400 following her betrayal. She and her friends now accuse him of being petty and cruel for “ruining her dream,” claiming the tickets were hers as a gift. Is he wrong for selling the tickets after her infidelity? Read the full story below.
‘ AITAH For selling my Taylor Swift tickets after my GF cheated?’
A few months back, I (27M) won some money on Stake and decided to surprise my girlfriend (25F) with Taylor Swift tickets for her Vancouver show. She’s been a massive Swiftie since forever and I knew this would mean the world to her. I spent around $800 for two really good seats.
Last week, I discovered she’d been secretly meeting up with her “work friend” for months. I found out because she accidentally left her Instagram DMs open on my laptop (she’d been using it to print something), and I saw weeks of flirty messages and plans to meet up.
When I confronted her, she tried to deny it at first but eventually admitted they’d kissed several times and had been having an emotional affair. I was devastated. These tickets were meant to be a special experience for us, and I couldn’t stomach the thought of taking her after this betrayal.
Rather than let them go to waste, I decided to sell them. Given how insane the Taylor Swift ticket market is right now, I managed to sell them for $2,400 – triple what I paid. When she found out I sold the tickets, she completely lost it.
She’s been blowing up my phone, calling me petty and cruel, saying I “ruined her dream” and that the tickets were a “gift” so they belonged to her. Her friends are also messaging me saying I’m an awful person for using the tickets to hurt her.
I feel like I had every right to sell tickets that I bought with my own money, especially after what she did. But she’s making me feel like I took things too far.. AITAH?
Here’s what Redditors had to say:
SoCalThrowAway7 − Who gives a s**t what a c**ater and her gross friends think about you? Block and move on. NTA
spookyclever − NTA. It wasn’t an emotional affair if they were kissing. It was an actual affair. If you still took her to a concert after she had an affair with someone else, THAT would be weird. You should move on and let her have her new relationship out in the open and let THAT person buy her Swift tickets.
Good_Narwhal_420 − NTA LMFAOOO “RUINED HER DREAM”😭😭😭
BlueGreen_1956 − NTA. She fucked around and found out. Note: You cannot be surprised that her a**head friends took her side. I would bet they knew all about her cheating all along. Advice: I assume you dumped her ass. Block her and all of her a**head friends.
VinylHighway − Who cares what your cheating ex-g.f thinks about anything?
acee971 − In the words of Taylor – play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Take yourself on a nice vacation and leave this a**hole behind.
Ture20301 − NTA. The tickets were a gift meant for a special experience together, and her betrayal completely changed that. You had every right to sell them since you paid for them and she broke your trust. It’s understandable that she’s upset, but her actions led to this situation. You’re not obligated to let her keep the tickets after what she did. Don’t let her or her friends guilt-trip you into thinking otherwise.
partsguy850 − Weeeeeeee are never ever, ever getting back together!!
Happy-Albatross3376 − NTA. She FAFO for being a c**ater. These are the consequences. Ruined her dreams? Womp womp. She hurt you real bad and all she can think about is herself. Block her and her friends and be rid of her. Edit to add: Send her the lyrics of Bad Blood by Taylor Swift. Looool
Outrageous_Ad7222 − NTA. Taylor would be even proud 👏🏼
Was it wrong for him to sell the tickets, or was it justified after her actions? Should a gift still belong to someone after breaking the trust in the relationship? How would you have handled this situation? Share your thoughts below!