A man has been showered in praise after deciding against going to his long-term girlfriend's sister's wedding.
The man said he had decided to go on a lad's holiday instead of the wedding as he had a close relationship with the bride's ex-husband.
Taking to Reddit, the man asked for some advice on whether or not he was in the wrong.
He said: "So I (27M) have been dating my beautiful GF Jenn (27F) for three and a half years. She has a sister Kelly (30F) who was married to my buddy Dylan.
"Dylan and me knew each other growing up, but became friends once he married Kelly 4 years ago. Us four hung out all the time so me and Dylan became friends thru the sisters.
"Well a year ago Kelly left Dylan for some other guy in the middle of the night. Obviously this caused a huge amount of drama and fallout. Kelly is now engaged to the guy she cheated with and is getting married in April."
The man said he told his girlfriend from the beginning that he wouldn't be attending the wedding.
He said: "I told Jenn from the minute the new wedding was announced that I wouldn't be going. We fought about this because she wanted me there for support. I told her that I believe only people who support a wedding should be in attendance.
"She said it was a family event and they take family pics and I should be in them. I told her they could photoshop me in from the first wedding.
"We "shouldn't pick sides", I said that I already picked a side so she can do whatever she thinks is right. She kept on thinking that I would cave and eventually come with.
"So Dylan decided to plan a guys trip for the same weekend as the wedding because he wanted to get out of town and avoid everything. Asked me and his buddies to go to his lake house to fish and golf. Of course I agreed and told Jenn."
The man's girlfriend didn't take kindly to his new plans and told him she had already said the two of them would be in attendance at the wedding.
He said: "Jenn freaked out saying all the above things and saying how we already rsvpd. I told her to call her sister and tell her I wasn't coming then, Jenn refused. So I did it myself and told Kelly that other plans came up and I wouldn't be able to attend.
"Since then I've been getting the full court press. Their mom called with Kelly and told me she knew about Dylan's trip and asked if I was going. I said that I was and they both lost it, saying things about how that isn't how you treat family.
"I responded with "pretty sure Dylan was family too and I saw how that worked out for him" and hung up.
"Kelly's new husband for some reason even called me. Saying they were hoping I would be an usher and how my presence would make everyone happy. I told him that the wedding was about them and nothing I do should effect that.
"Jenn is mostly upset that I'm making her go alone but I keep telling her that I shouldn't be forced to sit there and pretend like I'm supportive.
"Also I want to support Dylan in what I'm sure is gonna be a tough weekend for him. And that my friend comes before her sister in this."
People jumped to the man's defence, saying he was right not to condone cheating.
One person said: "Go with the guys. Why would you want to go to the wedding of the girl who cheated on your best friend. And why would your supposed gf expect this of you."
While another said: "He's choosing his moral integrity over his girlfriend. That's entirely different."
