AITA for not switching seats at a game then getting blamed for “ruining” a proposal?
Last weekend I (32M) went to a basketball game with my cousin. We bought our tickets months ago and he ended up with pretty good lower-bowl seats. Right before tip-off a guy a couple seats away leaned over and asked if we’d switch with him and his girlfriend. He said he “messed up the tickets” and they weren’t near their friends. He pointed behind us and said friends were a few rows back and they were trying to sit together.
I looked where he pointed and the seats were clearly worse. Higher up more off to the side and near an aisle where people were already squeezing past. I told him sorry we paid for these and we were going to keep them.
He did that half-laugh like I was being difficult on purpose and walked off annoyed. In the second quarter an arena employee came over and told us there was a “seating issue” and asked to see our tickets, I showed them, they checked and said we were in the right place, apologized and left. It felt random but it also made me wonder if the guy tried to get us moved.
After the game while we were heading out the same guy caught up to me near the concourse. This time he was actually angry and told me I ruined his whole night because he was planning to propose to his gf on the kiss cam and their friends were supposed to be nearby to film it. He said if Id just switched the moment would’ve happened the way he planned and now it was “messed up”.
I didnt even know what to say, I never got told anything about a proposal. He just asked to trade for worse seats and got mad when I said no. I also cant shake the feeling that the stuff thing wasn’t coincidence.
My cousin thinks it’s ridiculous and not my responsibility. Part of me still feels weird because maybe he did have a plan and I could’ve been nicer but I also dont like being pressured into giving up seats I paid for.
AITA?
