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I feel like a crappy girlfriend...

posted 8 months ago in Relationships
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    gocubbies       Illinois

    I got a new job in at the beginning of August. Tonight, I went out with some co-workers for happy hour. It was an awesome time. I never, ever go out, so it was just nice to relax after the beyond stressful week we had at work!

    Anyway, I told SO I woud be home maybe 7:30. He was smoking pork on the grill and was wondering what time it needed to be done.. But then, everyone was wanting to stay out a little later, I was having a nice time, so I texted SO back and forth and let him know it'd be a littler later, he said that was fine.

    By the time i was leaving, 9:30ish, I could tell he was irritated that I missed dinner.

    There have been several times (maybe 4) in our 2 year relationship that I've cooked dinner and had eat alone because he was hanging out w/ friends.

    This is the very first time I've ever done anything like this. I spend most of my free time at home.  I keep telling myself -- stuff happens... but I still feel really terrible I didn't make it home for his dinner.

    When I got home, he was in bed and all the leftovers were sitting out -- smoked pork, some sort of delicious sauteed celerey, and a pasta side. YUM!

    I feel bad because I should have been here with him to hang out before our busy weekend, because that's what we'd planned on.. until I remembered Wednesday that we'd planned a happy hour for work... so he did know ahead of time I'd be going out, but we kind of had plans to be have a "date night" after.

    But at the same point, it was really nice to talk to my new coworkers in a social setting, they are an awesome group of people :)I just feel bad for choosing work over time with SO -- but we live together, SO and I spent a lot of time together anyway..

    So yeah, maybe I'm not a totally crappy girfriend, but I'm just feeling bad right now :/

     
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    jjmomma    March 11, 2011  

    Make him breakfast in bed...

     
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    gocubbies       Illinois

    @jjmomma: You are a guru. I'm definitely doing that!

     
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    jjmomma    March 11, 2011  

    @gocubbies:  I am definitely not a guru!  LMAO... but thank you!  :) 

     
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    gocubbies       Illinois

    @jjmomma: But you are! You repsonded to another thread of mine that also makes me think that ;)

     
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    jjmomma    March 11, 2011  

    @gocubbies:  :) 

     
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    Eight6Eleven    August 6, 2011   Pittsburgh

    Aw, I wouldn't feel too terribly...you said there were times that he missed dinner b/c he was hanging out w/ friends. Just appoligize to him and make him that breakfast in bed.

     
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    jjmomma    March 11, 2011  

    And let us know how it goes!!

     
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    RR    October 2012  

    Don't beat yourself up too much!  Like you said, you never really go out, so your SO has been spoiled with always having you around.  This is just something new, you'll get through it!  Give him some undivided attention, it will blow over.

    Btw, sauteed celery?!  Omg, that sounds delish!

     
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    londongal    June 6, 2012   London

    yep, you messed up a little but that's ok! it's nothing major, he's disappointed but you'll make it up to him I'm sure.  it's easy to get caught up in having fun and leaving at 9.30 is an EARLY night to me!!!  It's forgiveable, don't worry :)

     
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    jalaamarie    October 1, 2011  

    I did something like this the other day, went out with friends after work but instead of delaying going home I got too drunk to not be able to drive the 30 minutes home and ended up staying with a friend.  Needless to say, my FI was not impressed with me. 

    So the next day, I apologized.  Not for going out with friends and staying much to long because I wasn't sorry for that.  I went out and had a great time and there is nothing to apologize for there.  But I apologized for upsetting him and for not understanding at the time why he was upset.  

    So try something like that.  Not to apologize for going out, but apologizing for hurting his feelings.  

     
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    organizedbride11    November 11, 2011   Illinois

    Things are going to happen! Dont feel to bad just dont make it an often occurance. 

     
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    MissCallieJean       NY

    Well...now he knows how you felt when he did it to you. lol So now he won't do it again. I agree with jalaamarie, don't apologize for going out, but apologize for hurting his feelings. He'll get over it, its not a BIG deal, just a little bump in the road. :)

     
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    gocubbies       Illinois

    @RR: It was SO amazing! And simple -- he told me what all was it but now I can't remember :/

    @jjmomma: I did breakfast in bed. We are totally fine now :) He wasn't even mad anymore at all, and we just went about our day! It's nice when things can just "be over" sometimes.

    :)

     

     
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    MademoiselleL    August 24, 2012   Vancouver, BC (wedding in Maui)

    These things happen...just don't make a habit out of it!  I bet he won't be doing this to you again either :)

     
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    Enchanted1    April 1, 2001  

    Remind him that he's done this to you before, so it shouldn't be a big deal. Apologize & don't make a habit out of not showing up and everything should be fine. 

     

     

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