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Traveling to Florida
21/F
Hi everyone! I am in need for some help. I'm the type of person who makes everyone else happy over themselves. I beat myself up over everything overthink everything and look really down on myself. So what my issue is my grandparents have a place in florida they live for the winter. They invited me and my cousin down to come in like january. My grandparents are getting really old and my cousin offered to drive their car down. My grandfather is hard of hearing and kind of just told her yeah. So for months she is thinking she is driving their car down with her friend and im like okay I will just fly. So up until recently I keep telling my grandmother that my cousin says shes driving her car and she denies it everytime. To come to figure out my grandfather told her shes not driving and he didn't realize he told her she could drive so he offered to pay one way for the both of us to clear the air. So im like I need tickets asap before they get too high. So I texted her and said hey im going to book this date to this date should I book it and she responded with no. So I don't know what to do. I know she really wanted to drive the car down but im like stumped. Do I just go and book the ticket on my own? I cant wait any longer. Do I not do it? I have a problem with people being mad at me. She is like my best friend and I don't want something silly to break us apart. I feel like this is such a good deal if my grandparents are going to pay one way? I might be being over dramatic. what is your opinion? thank you!
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If your grandfather has offered to pay half the cost of your airline ticket then you buy the ticket. Regardless of how well off they may be they must be living on a fixed income. The sooner you buy your ticket the less it costs both of you, which is the right thing to do for both you and your grandfather.
As for your cousin if her feelings are hurt because she cannot drive your grandfathers car to Florida, that is her problem. It is also her problem if she cannot get a flight on the same day you travel, the same flight you travel on or the same price you pay. It is also her problem if your grandfather should decide only to reimburse her the same as he reimburses you since you booked early enough to save both of you money.
Being of the grandfatherly age and living on a fixed income myself. I would probably do something like that if one of my grandchildren waited to the last minute to decide if they would buy a ticket and the other booked early to save money.
There are lessons to be learned and she should have at the very least confirmed with your grandfather his intentions the first time your grandmother told her she was not driving the car down to them. She didn't and if she thinks she is going to make them pay by costing them more money she may find herself stuck at home while you are relaxing in the sun.
So buy the ticket as I do not think your grandparents will change their minds in regards to the car.
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