DS is 18, he was with his girlfriend for over a year during year 12/13 - broke up with her last week. Various reasons but she was a bit too needy, he lost interest etc.
They were meant to go travelling with 4 other friends in the summer. They've booked flights and hostels, he's paid for his interrail pass.
Somethings he can get a refund for or haven't been paid yet but other hostels have a fee to cancel or no cancellation policy and obviously flights too.
The other 4 people are more his exs friends than his. So they've decided she will go and he won't. I've suggested he try and find another friend to go with, still use the flights and interrail pass but maybe take a different route? He said they are trying to find someone else to take his place but really it won't happen.
AIBU to think he may just have to accept a loss of some money?
He worked part time and hard to earn the money so he's devastated to be losing it, such is the nature of young relationships though right?