Man Doesn’t Want to Go on Road Trip with Friends After 1 Changed the Travel Plans Last Minute

A 24-year-old man found himself frustrated after a college friend unexpectedly changed the plans for an upcoming visit.

In a post on Reddit’s “Am I the A——” forum, the man explained that he and two other friends had planned to visit a 25-year-old college friend and were looking forward to spending quality time together. That excitement faded when the host suddenly proposed a different agenda.

According to the post, the host now wanted to leave the city for a five-day road trip during the visit. The trip would include the host’s brother and the brother’s friends—people the poster didn’t know well.

The man said he had previously discussed the idea of a short, two-day road trip with his friend, limited to their own group. This time, however, he felt out of the loop, as the plans were already being organized with others involved.

“My friend who’s hosting and his brother have already planned the five-day road trip and want us all to confirm as soon as possible so they can make reservations,” he wrote.

What bothered him most, he added, was that what was meant to be a week spent reconnecting with college friends had turned into days of traveling in close quarters with several near-strangers.

“I guess I’m frustrated that what was supposed to be a week with my college friends has turned into mostly a road trip in a shared car with like five other people I don’t know well,” he said, noting that everyone would be in the same vehicle for long stretches.

He also pointed out that while he planned to stay for two weeks, his other friends would only be there for one. Some of the additional travelers were international, and although he had met them before, he worried they would mostly speak their own language among themselves.

Ahead of a group call with his friends, he asked the forum for advice, saying he didn’t want to come across as unreasonable for expressing his concerns.

Commenters largely supported him. One suggested that if he wasn’t comfortable with the new arrangement, he should opt out, noting that he had agreed to the original plan—not the revised one. Another said he wasn’t wrong for hesitating, especially if he wasn’t confident the experience would be enjoyable. A third advised him to make alternate plans with his other friends or shorten his stay.

In the end, the situation resolved itself. The man updated his post to say that after sharing his feelings, his friends agreed the road trip was too long and rushed. As a result, they decided to cancel it altogether.

“We’re back to the original plan of staying in the city,” he wrote. “So it all worked out.”