Unused airline ticket drama (dates, wife, woman, name change)
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I purchased an airline ticket for a friend to come & see me.
The tone of the back & forth emails as well as the fact that he's in the middle of a divorce set off my intuition red flag that this was an "escape" trip to avoid the reality of the disaster in his life. I also felt he was reading more into the trip...if you catch my drift. It's an old friend I haven't seen in over 20 years. So I got cold feet & told him to skip the trip. I paid for the ticket & he was to reimburse me. The parameters of the unused ticket are this: it's in his name so only he can used it. It's good for a year; ticket dates can be changed with proper payment.
I asked him if he'd at least cover half the ticket & he said no due to me being the one with cold feet & telling him not to come. Moral of this story: let people purchase their own damn tickets & don't fall for sob stories!
Thoughts?
Is it right to ask for $ on the ticket
He still can use it; it's no use to me at all.
I think you're going to get stuck with a ticket, sorry. I don't know how you can force him to pay you anything. It's like you got him a gift, and now want him to pay for it, after telling him that he couldn't come. You changed YOUR mind, so why should he have to pay for that?
If I were in your situation I would let him come on the trip because it would REALLY p*ss me off if he uses the ticket to go on some joy trip with another woman or his current wife. Even if we sat around and looked at each other all day. Even better, you could make him your houseboy for the weekend...cleaning, washing your car, etc. with the hopes of getting some.
I'm afraid you are out your money because you did call it off. But why, just because he may have wanted more? You could have made him sleep at a hotel, in another room, etc. Are you not able to resist him?
If I were in your situation I would let him come on the trip because it would REALLY p*ss me off if he uses the ticket to go on some joy trip with another woman or his current wife. Even if we sat around and looked at each other all day. Even better, you could make him your houseboy for the weekend...cleaning, washing your car, etc. with the hopes of getting some.
I'm afraid you are out your money because you did call it off. But why, just because he may have wanted more? You could have made him sleep at a hotel, in another room, etc. Are you not able to resist him?
Funny...you just reiterated what he said he'd do for me if he came...
I have an apt. within a house & I do not want him staying with me.
I understand that I'm probably out of the ticket but that's a lot better than getting it on with someone just because they can't get laid up north.
Can't you pay to have the name changed on the ticket?
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