'My selfish friend treated me like a chauffeur so I left her stranded - I have no regrets'

Attending a weddingwith a plus one or friend is a bonus; it gives you the chance to travel together and enjoy each other's company when you might not know many people at the nuptials. But for one wedding guest, it didn't quite go to plan as they left their friend 'stranded' after being treated like a 'chauffeur'.

The wedding attendee took to Reddit to explain the situation that caused their friend to label them "heartless." In a lengthy post they shared: "Last weekend, I went to a wedding two towns over. I was invited, and so was my friend Sam. She doesn’t drive, and she asked if I could give her a ride there and back. I said yes no problem, I was driving solo anyway."

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They continued: "The wedding was beautiful, but here's where things started going sideways. As soon as we got there, Sam disappeared into the crowd and didn’t talk to me once. That’s fine people socialise, but she didn’t check in, didn’t introduce me to anyone, and basically acted like we weren’t even there together.

"When the ceremony ended and people started moving to the reception, I texted her to let her know I’d grabbed a table for us. No response. I sat alone while she was off chatting, drinking, laughing with others. At one point I saw her taking selfies with people I didn’t know all while I was just, invisible.

"By 11 p.m., I was tired and ready to leave. I texted her and got no reply. I waited another 30 minutes, then texted again: 'Hey, I’m heading out in 10'. Nothing. I walked around the venue trying to find her, but it was packed, and honestly? I was done feeling like her unpaid Uber driver.

"So I left."

After leaving the wedding, things escalated somewhat. They explained: "I got home a little after midnight and finally saw a text from her at 12:45 a.m., 'Hey where are you??' I didn’t reply. In the morning, she called me furious, saying I stranded her, that she had to beg another guest for a ride, and that I was heartless.

"I calmly told her that I wasn’t her babysitter and that it’s basic courtesy to check in with the person who brought you, especially when you rely on them to get home. She said I overreacted and that I was punishing her for having fun.

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"Now some mutual friends are saying I could’ve waited or found her before leaving. One said, 'You did agree to take her both ways'. I feel like she used me once she got the ride, I was disposable.

"So, AITA for leaving without her after she ignored me all night?"

The Reddit post was flooded with comments, and many offered support in the unfortunate situation. One said: "NTA, champ. She treated ya like a free taxi, not cool. She should’ve shown some base level respect. You ain’t her chauffeur. Honestly, I'd have dipped out too. You deserve better m8!"

A second wrote: "You’re not her driver on demand, and if she can’t even show basic respect then walking away was the right call." A third commented: "Not only that, you gave her plenty of time, and she just didn't respond. You told her you were leaving. She just expected you to hang around, without even responding until she was ready to leave?"

Another added: "Here's the thing, if you were invited to the wedding also then there's a reasonable expectation that you'd know someone or a few people, so she doesn't really owe you a hang out session... but what she did was unacceptable; ignoring your texts the WHOLE time and then being furious when you know, had to go home is ridiculous. Plus, her having to beg another guest for a ride is the least she could do because you know, she was actually hanging out with them."

However, some suggested it was a date and sympathised with her friend. "I don’t know, OP you are acting like it was a date which it clearly wasn’t by your own words. Was she wrong to not respond to your text? Absolutely! You had every right to leave when you were ready so that’s on her. The part that bothers me is you expecting her to sit with you, hang out with you during the reception. Why did you expect that when (using your words here) you gave her a ride. Can you see how that sounds a little weird?," one said.

One more penned: "Yeah, OP says they were both invited separately, and she asked for a ride. I don't see where the expectation of companionship comes in." While another questioned: "Also weird he couldn't go find her and instead just texted her."

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