What would you do......

[mdurette Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mdurette]

My brother gave me very good tickets to a concert when I saw him a couple weeks before my birthday.

My sister in law knows this....but she had also purchased 4 tickets for the concert. Two for me for my birthday and two for her. Not very good seats. She gave them to me anyway and said I know you got the others - your call what you want to do. I'm a bit miffed she gave them to me knowing I had others. I don't think I would have done that.

Now I feel I am put on the spot and have to sit with her in the not so good seats. I really want to go and see them in the good seats! (may I also mention this is my favorite band).

Too make matters worse......extremely good seats are now available and I want to sell them all and just get 4 really good ones. She agreed - but can't sell hers because she will only accept about double face value to sell hers.

So .... what would YOU do.

Just go with your husband and sit in either the very good or extremely good seats?

Suck it up and sit in the not so good seats with her.

Third option....which I am considering is sitting with her the good seats and sending the husbands out to not so good ones. (my husband's thought of this one). Not quite sure how her's will respond.

[grest Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close grest]

This is troubling...she wants all the control, doesn't she? Tricky situation. My response would be dependent on my relationship with my brother...if he would be ok with you being in the good seats, go for it. If it would harm the relationship, I'd sit with them. Family comes first in my book.

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

Hnmmmm, don't you just hate when this stuff happens!

I think I'd most likely bite the bullet, and choose your 3rd choice....

Third option....which I am considering is sitting with her the good seats and sending the husbands out to not so good ones. (my husband's thought of this one). Not quite sure how her's will respond.

If she, or her husband says no to that option, then I'd stop worrying about her/them, all together, and sit where I wanted to sit. End of story.

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

I would say this is problems between your SIL and her husband, your brother. I think you are peripheral to their problems. You and your husband should sit in the extremely good seats, thank your brother and SIL for the lovely gifts, and urge them to find two friends for the extra pair.

[susieq Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close susieq]

It's YOUR Birthday, and YOUR present .... What do YOU want to do???

[jlwquilter Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jlwquilter]

Yeah, there does seem to be alot of game playing going on, with you as the game piece right now! I think that allows you to politely remove yourself from the game board.

Say 'thank you' for the gifts and then do what they SHOULD have intendd you to do - enjoy the gifts to max value and your birthday. Sell your tickets and get as good seats as you can. They can figure out their own mess.

BTW, she CAN sell her tickets (at almost double face?!) but she WON'T. Game on? I say game over... for you. Get out of it.