I (32F) have been dating my boyfriend (27M) for about 1.5 years.
During that time, I’ve regularly invited him to concerts with me because I enjoy sharing that experience together. I’ve always made it clear that I want him there with me.
Early in our relationship, he asked me to help him buy 4 tickets to see his favorite musician since we both had Ticketmaster accounts and could join the ticket queue. I managed to get the tickets and assumed he would invite me. However, after I purchased them, he told me he actually planned to invite 3 of his friends and wasn’t intending to take me. I was really sad and asked him to reconsider, but he refused. He ended up paying me for the tickets and went with his friends.
Later, he had 2 tickets to see another one of his favorite musicians with a friend (one of the same friend who went to the first show – he’s a guy and their very close). The concert was rescheduled to later in the year, which meant they had the option to buy tickets and got priority seating. He mentioned that he wanted his friends and me to come see the artist. However, his friends ended up buying tickets separately, and when I asked if I could join and sit with his friend, he said it was too late for me to join. He went with his friend and met up with his other friends after the show. I wasn’t invited to that either.
Recently, I bought 3 tickets to see BTS. 1 ticket was always going to my sister because she’s younger and a huge fan. Before buying them, I told my boyfriend he could come with us. But after we actually got the tickets (which was a stressful process that he didn’t help with), I suddenly felt really sad. I realized that I was inviting him to see the biggest boy band in the world with me, but he hadn’t been willing to include me in concerts for his favorite, smaller, artists. This made me cry and made purchasing the tickets very bittersweet.
A few days later I told him I would be inviting my mom instead, since she’s also a big fan.
AITA for uninviting him to see BTS after initially inviting him?