“I Waited 5+ Hours In The Ticketmaster Queue”: Teen Is Accused Of Ruining Wedding After She Refused To Give Her Ticket To Taylor Swift’s Concert To The Bride
It’s all fun and games until someone overhears that you’ll be going to Taylor Swift’s next concert. Suddenly, you’re in the spotlight and some people start plotting how to convince you to part with your hard-won ticket. And if they don’t get their way… well, hang on to your hats, dear Pandas, because you’re about to find out.
A teenage redditor shared how her cousin’s wedding took a very dramatic turn after he overheard that she had a Taylor Swift ticket. He decided that she should give it to his bride as a present, and resorted to some underhanded social pressure to get his own way. However, the OP resisted. Things soon got out of hand, and the redditor turned to the AITA online community to gauge whether or not she was wrong to refuse to part with the ticket to her beloved performer’s next concert.
You’ll find the full story below. After you’ve read it and seen how the internet reacted, be sure to share your own opinions in the comments, Pandas. Bored Panda has reached out to the author of the post via Reddit, and we’ll update the article as soon as we hear back from her.
Taylor Swift is a beloved performer and getting tickets to her concerts can be a real headache sometimes
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A teenager shared how her cousin tried to pressure her into giving up her ticket while they were both at his wedding. Here’s how things went down
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It’s pretty darn despicable how the OP’s cousin behaved at the wedding. First of all, he loudly proclaimed to everyone that the redditor would be giving up her ticket to his wife. Then, he screamed at the OP, demanded that she leave, and even accused her of ruining the wedding.
That’s no way for any groom—or, frankly, any person—to behave with a younger relative. Just because you can’t get what they have doesn’t mean that you’re free to throw a fit! It’s not a gift if you’re forcing someone’s hand, now, is it?
Presents are something that you give willingly. You might want to make someone’s day a bit brighter. Perhaps you want to curry some favor with a particular person. Whatever your specific reason, you’re the one who initiates the whole gift-giving process. However, when someone demands that you give up something valuable, it’s just a form of bullying.
In an update, the redditor shared how her parents got involved in the situation further. She showed them some of the messages she’d received from her cousin’s side of the family, and they had to put their foot down. They demanded an apology.
Unfortunately, the reality is that some folks believe that they’re far more special than anyone else and that the world owes them. We call them entitled people. And they’re far less common than anyone would prefer.
Everyone would like to be treated with respect. So when someone else continuously goes on about how others are beneath them, it’s no wonder when relationships and friendships start straining at the seams.
It becomes a problem when someone’s sense of entitlement infringes on other people’s lives. It helps if parents teach their kids about the importance of generosity and humility from an early age. But it’s perfectly possible for adults to rein in their impulsiveness and anger, too!
However, it takes quite a bit of effort: you have to slow down, analyze your behavior, try to figure out why you’re doing what you’re doing, and get to grips with why you lashed out at a teenage relative. Usually, the issue is something far deeper than concert tickets, no matter how great they might be. It might be an issue with control or perfectionism, or even an inability to deal with stress in a mature way.
The internet was incredibly supportive of the teen, and called out her cousin and his bride. Here’s what some people had to say
John deserves a swift (no pun, or maybe...) kick to the b*ll*cks for pulling that kind of stunt!!! Talk about entitlement and plain stubbornness... NTA! NTA! NTA!
Dang, I was coming to say the same thing about the nut kick.
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the lion the witch and the audacity of this bi**h. I really cant wrap my head around the entitelment some people have
I may try this next time I see a nice car, saying out loud "the owner decided to give me their car as a good day gift". 😋
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I'd have walked up on stage when he announced that, ripped the microphone from his hands and told him what a measly little liar he is and that his wife should rather use this as a divorce party than a marriage because he's a deadbeat and doesn't deserve a wife. If he already ruins my reputation I'll take him down flaming.
Came here to say this. I totally would have walked up and taken the mic and cleared everything up right then... And I would have been tempted to take a big old fistful of cake and walk right out the door.
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Seriously, a grown man bullying a 17 yo for concert tickets. Has the world gone mental?! What an a**hat. Poor kid, glad her parents stuck up for her.
By telling her to "lay low" against a barrage of toxic entitled aholes.
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OP’s parents’ plan to “lay low” and wait for it to “blow over” is extremely flawed. Not calling it out—-repeatedly if need be—-is merely condoning the behavior by not countering it, which will only embolden the guilty parties to do it again and again, and even escalate it—-when John and wife are expecting their first child, watch him publicly announce at the baby shower that OP is signing over her college fund to their brat as a baby gift. OP needs their parents to help nip this b******t in the bud NOW!
AGREED. i really dislike head-on-the-sand approaches to conflict. it NEVER addresses the bad behavior. it ALWAYS encourages the aggressor to try again. because they have received zero consequence for the action. This difference of philosophy has caused...some strife...in my own immediate family.
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I would've printed a fake ticket, or sent her a fake digital ticket, and let her try and get in with an invalid ticket.
A typical case of blame shifting. Not OP caused the whole "ruined the wedding" thing but Husband did.
Do this to my daughter and you are not invited to any of my parties, unless my girl gets a handwritten apology letter and a sincere spoken apology. If you think my daughter can be pressured into something without you feeling my wrath, then you clearly lack a brain half.
I was already mildly annoyed that he had the audacity to even ask her for the ticket to begin with. Was Jane supposed to attend the concert with a bunch of 17 year olds who she doesn't know? She's willing to go THAT far just to see Taylor Swift? Girl, you're a married woman, maybe hang out with other adults. But when he got on the mic and LIED TO HIS AND HER ENTIRE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS???? All in an effort to humiliate and manipulate a child into giving him what he wants because he won't take no for an answer? My jaw dropped. Where did he get this idea? How often does he do this? How often does it WORK? Dear god, this was the easiest NTA of all time.
when she tried to speak to the bride she brushed her off... sounds like she was aware of the deception or she would have wanted to talk and thank her for the gift. Both AH
Your cousin is a manipulative asp hole. You, did the right thing and he, ruined his own wedding, by his own actions.
Did John just make a new family rule? 'If I want something, all I have to do is announce publicly that someone is going to give it to me'. Perhaps OP can lay claim to their car ('I've been saving, for so long, thank you John and Jane for making my dream come true...') or engagement ring or honeymoon...lol. anything John did past just asking politely ('I see you got a ticket. New wife has never been and couldn't get one. Any chance you'd sell me yours?) Makes him a complete a*****e
You can't choose family but you can choose to keep them in your life or not. Why would you want to keep them around after they showed who they really are to you. You have more respect from strangers here then your own family. You can keep the good people and toss the rest dont waste time or energy
Come on, if she had wait until after the wedding, he would have used her silence against her "if she didn't want to offert the ticket, she should have talk on the wedding day".
Problem is half the people (unless they 'know' the cousin well enough) are not going to believe he would lie like that in public, also as she didn't immediately contradict publicly. So those will forever think that the teenager agreed then chickened out! It'd be suspect to call out a present during dancing (unless all presents are announced?!), so as a witness that's the only grounds in this "he said/ she said" to think the OP is speaking the truth.
I would have stood up, said he is a liar I never promised or offered my ticket. Have to nip stuff in the bud!
I'm tickled by the "I don't want any 'bad blood'" between us. Makes me chuckle. I'm kinda hoping it was unintentional.
NTA. Just a question though. This shouldn't even be an issue. Someone flat out lied about ypu giving a ticket away. And the fact that other people are supporting him is completely wrong. There's a term for this and it's called felony theft by manipulation. He pit you in a spot to manipulate you through public display. Not sure why you are feeling bad and out this. Him and his family including his new wife are seriously screwed up.
Nta. I would have said to everyone after John made that announcement that he lied and us trying to make me do something I clearly said I wouldn't. If anyone was mad at me for that, oh well. Be mad at John too.
I would announce that I didn't give him anything. Dafuq was he thinking?
Wow wow wow. It's looking like Jane & John are 2 pees in a pod, they both manipulate & lie to get what they want, that marriage will one day implode and their entire family will one day see the real John, probably in the middle of his divorce. That kinda s**t ALWAYS comes back around.
Maybe. Or they'll continue to make excuses for his awful childish behavior. How do you think he got like this?
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Your cousin John is a complete douche' and if he wants to start his marriage on a lie and a promise he can't back up then I see him having a very unhappy marriage. Good for you for standing your ground to your cousin and other family members.
This makes me so mad for the OP. John's behavior was childish and completely ridiculous. You don't things like that to people, especially family. If I was the OP and her family, I would go NC with these horrible people, especially John. John knows how much his cousin loves Taylor Swift and essentially trying to make her give up her ticket to please his wife. If Jane really wanted to go, she would have already purchased the tickets before any of this happened. She wanted a free ticket.
He ruined their wedding by lying about the tickets. He thought if he did that, his cousin would give his wife her ticket. So immature of him
no one's talking about how these people are literally almost 30. OP is 17. and somehow has more brainpower than john and jane.
Minors are not expected to give wedding gifts. Apart from you know.. the AH that tried to bully this girl. Not sure if the bride was in on the scam or not - I'll leave her out. She will be inclined to believe her husband she just married maybe. But where were her parents standing up and telling him he was crazy ?
I do not think this would have happened if op was a big football 🏈 playing guy TS fan 😤
That was some serious nerve and arrogance on the groom's part. What jerk. But I have a feeling that marriage will be over in less than 5 years.
One ticket or ruined wedding? Two choices. If you choose ticket, I will ruin your wedding to smithereens 🤪 if you choose ruined wedding, the ticket still will be with me though😁 I am as petty as I can be. I waited hours, tired, cranky, and I really have hoped that I can see my beloved artist with my friends before graduating HS, before college. Once in a lifetime experience. And you did extorted me in public? Nope, I will never welcome you in my house, answer your phone, or hear a peep of you. Even if you apologizing and prostrate your first born as your offering to make amend. Yes John, I am that petty.....🤣🤣
I like the posting he’s giving you a car! Or giving their tickets so you can take more friends because of his childish stunt as an apology
NTA your cousin is jerk and that was low to do at the wedding in front of everyone after he already knew your answer, ugh
If someone pulled something like that with my kid I would lose my sh*t and disown that whole section of the family. People who are nearly 30 bullying a teenager- absolutely ridiculous.
I give that marriage a year, tops, before she realises what a manipulative a*****e she's married!
The extent of these fake reddit AITA posts supersede all semblance of reality. Like a brand new, newlywed couple would spend so much time on their special day trying to pry Taylor Swift concert tickets away from a 17yr old girl. They're in the middle of a party in THEIR honor, with a sweet honeymoon to go on and whole host of guests there to celebrate THEM. We are supposed to believe that the entire family would be distracted from that over some concert tickets??? Is there a subreddit dedicated to the picking apart of fake reddit posts, because that's something I'd really enjoy 😂😂.
John deserves a swift (no pun, or maybe...) kick to the b*ll*cks for pulling that kind of stunt!!! Talk about entitlement and plain stubbornness... NTA! NTA! NTA!
Dang, I was coming to say the same thing about the nut kick.
Load More Replies... the lion the witch and the audacity of this bi**h. I really cant wrap my head around the entitelment some people have
I may try this next time I see a nice car, saying out loud "the owner decided to give me their car as a good day gift". 😋
Load More Replies... I'd have walked up on stage when he announced that, ripped the microphone from his hands and told him what a measly little liar he is and that his wife should rather use this as a divorce party than a marriage because he's a deadbeat and doesn't deserve a wife. If he already ruins my reputation I'll take him down flaming.
Came here to say this. I totally would have walked up and taken the mic and cleared everything up right then... And I would have been tempted to take a big old fistful of cake and walk right out the door.
Load More Replies... Seriously, a grown man bullying a 17 yo for concert tickets. Has the world gone mental?! What an a**hat. Poor kid, glad her parents stuck up for her.
By telling her to "lay low" against a barrage of toxic entitled aholes.
Load More Replies... OP’s parents’ plan to “lay low” and wait for it to “blow over” is extremely flawed. Not calling it out—-repeatedly if need be—-is merely condoning the behavior by not countering it, which will only embolden the guilty parties to do it again and again, and even escalate it—-when John and wife are expecting their first child, watch him publicly announce at the baby shower that OP is signing over her college fund to their brat as a baby gift. OP needs their parents to help nip this b******t in the bud NOW!
AGREED. i really dislike head-on-the-sand approaches to conflict. it NEVER addresses the bad behavior. it ALWAYS encourages the aggressor to try again. because they have received zero consequence for the action. This difference of philosophy has caused...some strife...in my own immediate family.
Load More Replies... I would've printed a fake ticket, or sent her a fake digital ticket, and let her try and get in with an invalid ticket.
A typical case of blame shifting. Not OP caused the whole "ruined the wedding" thing but Husband did.
Do this to my daughter and you are not invited to any of my parties, unless my girl gets a handwritten apology letter and a sincere spoken apology. If you think my daughter can be pressured into something without you feeling my wrath, then you clearly lack a brain half.
I was already mildly annoyed that he had the audacity to even ask her for the ticket to begin with. Was Jane supposed to attend the concert with a bunch of 17 year olds who she doesn't know? She's willing to go THAT far just to see Taylor Swift? Girl, you're a married woman, maybe hang out with other adults. But when he got on the mic and LIED TO HIS AND HER ENTIRE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS???? All in an effort to humiliate and manipulate a child into giving him what he wants because he won't take no for an answer? My jaw dropped. Where did he get this idea? How often does he do this? How often does it WORK? Dear god, this was the easiest NTA of all time.
when she tried to speak to the bride she brushed her off... sounds like she was aware of the deception or she would have wanted to talk and thank her for the gift. Both AH
Your cousin is a manipulative asp hole. You, did the right thing and he, ruined his own wedding, by his own actions.
Did John just make a new family rule? 'If I want something, all I have to do is announce publicly that someone is going to give it to me'. Perhaps OP can lay claim to their car ('I've been saving, for so long, thank you John and Jane for making my dream come true...') or engagement ring or honeymoon...lol. anything John did past just asking politely ('I see you got a ticket. New wife has never been and couldn't get one. Any chance you'd sell me yours?) Makes him a complete a*****e
You can't choose family but you can choose to keep them in your life or not. Why would you want to keep them around after they showed who they really are to you. You have more respect from strangers here then your own family. You can keep the good people and toss the rest dont waste time or energy
Come on, if she had wait until after the wedding, he would have used her silence against her "if she didn't want to offert the ticket, she should have talk on the wedding day".
Problem is half the people (unless they 'know' the cousin well enough) are not going to believe he would lie like that in public, also as she didn't immediately contradict publicly. So those will forever think that the teenager agreed then chickened out! It'd be suspect to call out a present during dancing (unless all presents are announced?!), so as a witness that's the only grounds in this "he said/ she said" to think the OP is speaking the truth.
I would have stood up, said he is a liar I never promised or offered my ticket. Have to nip stuff in the bud!
I'm tickled by the "I don't want any 'bad blood'" between us. Makes me chuckle. I'm kinda hoping it was unintentional.
NTA. Just a question though. This shouldn't even be an issue. Someone flat out lied about ypu giving a ticket away. And the fact that other people are supporting him is completely wrong. There's a term for this and it's called felony theft by manipulation. He pit you in a spot to manipulate you through public display. Not sure why you are feeling bad and out this. Him and his family including his new wife are seriously screwed up.
Nta. I would have said to everyone after John made that announcement that he lied and us trying to make me do something I clearly said I wouldn't. If anyone was mad at me for that, oh well. Be mad at John too.
I would announce that I didn't give him anything. Dafuq was he thinking?
Wow wow wow. It's looking like Jane & John are 2 pees in a pod, they both manipulate & lie to get what they want, that marriage will one day implode and their entire family will one day see the real John, probably in the middle of his divorce. That kinda s**t ALWAYS comes back around.
Maybe. Or they'll continue to make excuses for his awful childish behavior. How do you think he got like this?
Load More Replies... Your cousin John is a complete douche' and if he wants to start his marriage on a lie and a promise he can't back up then I see him having a very unhappy marriage. Good for you for standing your ground to your cousin and other family members.
This makes me so mad for the OP. John's behavior was childish and completely ridiculous. You don't things like that to people, especially family. If I was the OP and her family, I would go NC with these horrible people, especially John. John knows how much his cousin loves Taylor Swift and essentially trying to make her give up her ticket to please his wife. If Jane really wanted to go, she would have already purchased the tickets before any of this happened. She wanted a free ticket.
He ruined their wedding by lying about the tickets. He thought if he did that, his cousin would give his wife her ticket. So immature of him
no one's talking about how these people are literally almost 30. OP is 17. and somehow has more brainpower than john and jane.
Minors are not expected to give wedding gifts. Apart from you know.. the AH that tried to bully this girl. Not sure if the bride was in on the scam or not - I'll leave her out. She will be inclined to believe her husband she just married maybe. But where were her parents standing up and telling him he was crazy ?
I do not think this would have happened if op was a big football 🏈 playing guy TS fan 😤
That was some serious nerve and arrogance on the groom's part. What jerk. But I have a feeling that marriage will be over in less than 5 years.
One ticket or ruined wedding? Two choices. If you choose ticket, I will ruin your wedding to smithereens 🤪 if you choose ruined wedding, the ticket still will be with me though😁 I am as petty as I can be. I waited hours, tired, cranky, and I really have hoped that I can see my beloved artist with my friends before graduating HS, before college. Once in a lifetime experience. And you did extorted me in public? Nope, I will never welcome you in my house, answer your phone, or hear a peep of you. Even if you apologizing and prostrate your first born as your offering to make amend. Yes John, I am that petty.....🤣🤣
I like the posting he’s giving you a car! Or giving their tickets so you can take more friends because of his childish stunt as an apology
NTA your cousin is jerk and that was low to do at the wedding in front of everyone after he already knew your answer, ugh
If someone pulled something like that with my kid I would lose my sh*t and disown that whole section of the family. People who are nearly 30 bullying a teenager- absolutely ridiculous.
I give that marriage a year, tops, before she realises what a manipulative a*****e she's married!
The extent of these fake reddit AITA posts supersede all semblance of reality. Like a brand new, newlywed couple would spend so much time on their special day trying to pry Taylor Swift concert tickets away from a 17yr old girl. They're in the middle of a party in THEIR honor, with a sweet honeymoon to go on and whole host of guests there to celebrate THEM. We are supposed to believe that the entire family would be distracted from that over some concert tickets??? Is there a subreddit dedicated to the picking apart of fake reddit posts, because that's something I'd really enjoy 😂😂.
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