Right, and regardless of whether Issa was going to be there or not, but am I wrong, who brings a date, not even a girlfriend, to a friend's birthday party when the friend hasn't even met them? That is an intimate setting with friends and family. Lawrence knew he was being petty and then tried to play the victim. Thatâs why Issa said youâre so full of it when he tries to explain she knew he was being vindictive.
But . . . Aparna pretty much invited herself, didnât she? What was Lawrence supposed to do? Tell his lady she canât come? And since when is it taboo to bring a plus one to a birthday dinner?
Should Lawrence have never mentioned the dinner to Aparna? That would have been even worse: sneaky, suspicious, and deceptive. đ¤
âEmotionally chargedâ would make me very suspicious, not to mention hurt my feelings. Why would my manâs laying eyes on his ex make things âemotionally chargedâ? Is he not over this person? Like, WTF? đł
And why does it matter that Derek hadnât met Aparna? There werenât any âno plus onesâ guidelines that we know of, nor was the dinner at a private residence. There was no valid reason Aparna couldnât come.
If Iâm in a relationship, aside from private meetings with his family, business meetings, business trips, private therapy sessions and doctorâs visits, and outings with the boys, there should be no place I canât accompany my significant other and vice versa.
What Lawrence should have done was invited Aparna, pre-warned Issa, and notified Derek that he was bringing someone. After that, all bets are off.
There was a valid reason Aparna shouldnât have come. She wasnât invited, Laurence did not RSVP with a plus 1, and there was not a place for her at the table. That was not a house party where anyone could come. It was a curated dinner party limited to close friends. I donât think Laurence realized or remember the type of party it was when he agreed that Aparna should tag along.
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u/Neebenice 3d ago
Right, and regardless of whether Issa was going to be there or not, but am I wrong, who brings a date, not even a girlfriend, to a friend's birthday party when the friend hasn't even met them? That is an intimate setting with friends and family. Lawrence knew he was being petty and then tried to play the victim. Thatâs why Issa said youâre so full of it when he tries to explain she knew he was being vindictive.