VGC Official 'I am arguing with my partner' - Thread

[DirtyP2002]

I think this is what VGC really needs. We need a Trouble with girl-/boyfriends/husband/wife/fiancé/fiancée thread.

I start:

It is getting ridiculous. I am in a relationship with my girlfriend for 3 years and 7 months now and we live together for almost 2 years.

Thursday, some of my friends called me to ask if I wanted to go and watch a movie with them on Friday. One of those guys had football practice so they asked about watching a movie at 11pm. I said to my girlfriend 'I don't think I will go, it is too late. Maybe we watch a movie together when I am back from work.' I gave her a kiss and went to work. That was Friday morning. I would have been home about 2am and I was already tired. So later my friends called again to say that football practice was cancelled and we can go at 8pm, which was more reasonable for me.

So I wrote my girlfriend: friends called, movie starts at 8pm and I would like to join them. Her response was nothing like 'Glad you can see them again. Have fun!' like EVERY man would have hoped. Instead she responded: 'No, we had an appointment! We wanted to watch a movie together'. I rolled my eyes (the beauty of SMS and eMails. She can't see it!) and told my friends I can't join them.

That was just the beginning.

We watched a movie at home and everything was fine. We ordered Pizza (of course I paid it) and had a good time. She even said 'I am fortunate to have you by my side' and kissed me during the movie. Later in bed I heard her saying 'Since you are watching football tomorrow (Champions League Final!) I want you to help me cleaning up the balcony.'

I woke up, went in my office in our flat and spend some time on the internet checking VGC, watching youtube stuff. After 1 hour she walked in my room and asked me in a very strict tone if we can finally start. 'Give me 20 minutes' I answered. Apparently that was the wrong answer. Question is, if there even was a right one except 'Yes Ma'am'. She was getting angry and told me I would never help her with the housekeeping etc etc.

So the arguing started. I told her that I just rejected the invitation of my best friends yesterday. It did not help.
Now she went to her mother and I don't even know when she will be back.

 

The point I just do not get is: I think I did something pretty noble for her by canceling my friends invite. She seemed to appreciate it, but changed her mind in the very same night by telling me to clean the balcony and it culminate in the arguing the very next morning. We still had our freaking Xmas-tree on the balcony untill last thursday (true story!), but now it couldn't wait 20 more minutes.

 

My thesis is that women can't accept that men can be happy and have fun without them.

You are watching football tomorrow? Clean the balcony first!
You are playing on this Xbox again? Do the laundry!
You want to go out with your friends? Not gonna happen, we had an appointment. How the fuck do we need appointments? We are living in the very same appartment and share one bed!

 

Please give me your thoughts. What do you think about this story (I still think I didn't do anything bad) and what would you do now?

Thanks!