Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : My girlfriend and I have been together for six months. We both go to college, but we each go to a different school, located about two hours away from each other. Needless to say, it is difficult to maintain this long distance relationship. To combat this, we have vowed to see each other as often as possible. This began as just trying to find days to see each other in our busy schedules, but soon evolved into me just driving the two hours after classes on Friday, spending the night on Friday and Saturday, and leaving Sunday afternoon, because I’m the only one with a vehicle. This system has worked relatively well. We have had to work around our jobs, social lives, and families, but we’ve been able to make it work. However, my job often requires me to work strange hours, and sometimes I need to work weekends. My girlfriend knows and understands this, and she is fine with seeing me whenever I am able to make it out there, when it comes to my job.

This weekend, however, has turned into a total shitshow. I was not originally scheduled to work the weekend, but I offered to cover for my pregnant coworker. My GF was fine with this, as our schedules worked out to where I drove over this past Tuesday night and spent Wednesday with her. She asked me to come on Sunday, as that’s the only other day I didn’t have to work. So I am working today and tomorrow, but on Sunday, my father just informed me we are having a big get-together for my brother’s birthday. Being together to celebrate is very important in my family, so I have an obligation to go. It’s also important to note that I haven’t seen my family in weeks because I only leave campus to see my GF. I told my GF that I could not make it to see her on Sunday because of this birthday party, but she was welcome to come if she wanted, I would just go pick her up. She has always expressed disdain towards my family, so it’s understandable that she wouldn’t want to go.  But now she is upset with me because I can’t see her on Sunday due to this unexpected change in plans. She says that I never make time for her, and that I should want to be with her more than with my family. I think she’s overreacting, because I’ll see her again next weekend.

So, AITA for skipping a predetermined day to see my girlfriend for an impromptu family event?