📝 AITAH for not allowing my (28M) conservative GF (23F) to change our plans constantly because of her parents and sister?

By RESM52 • Score: 2 • April 25, 2025 8:11 PM


I'll try to keep this as short as I can. Keep in mind, this happens often, it's not a one-time thing.

I'm 28M, live by myself and have complete independence.

I've been with my GF 23F for 5 months now but she still lives with her conservative parents.

We're both Mexicans living in Mexico.

Her parents have pretty much, I'd say 80% control over what she can and can't do. We see each other about 4 days a week and they're very strict with the times we see each other.

So we can see each other for 3-4 hours at a time and she has to be home by 10pm. And every now and again she can see me for longer.

We had planned a whole day of activities for this Sunday, from going out to get breakfast, then going to the movies, going bowling, etc.

Yesterday, she tells me she has to cancel those plans because her parents probably won't like the idea of us spending so much time together. And also her sister plays a big role in this too, she's constantly telling my GF and her family that it's wrong that my GF "sees me too much" and that she shouldn't be with me more than once or twice a week.

Due to this, I just told my GF that I'm cancelling everything and not seeing her at all this weekend. (We normally see each other on Sat and Sun for about 3 hours each day).

She's angry now saying that I'm not supporting her and her family. That I have to understand that her family is conservative which means that she has to do everything they say.

My issue really isn't that her family is conservative, it's that there a lack of respect for my time and availability. I'm making myself available, setting up plans, dates, etc. just for her to suddenly cancel because her parents and sister will get mad?

If she lets her life be dictated by her family all the time, that's on her. But I'm not going to let her family dictate my plans and my activities all the time. It's tiring.

Basically I'm standing by my decision of not being with her and rather doing other things with friends and family. This isn't the first time she's done this, she has done this several times. But it is the first time I've taken a firm stand towards their clear lack of "giving a fuck" about my time. My GF included.

AITAH for this? Am I just over exaggerating?

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