Is he inconsiderate & tight?

[Yorkshirewithlove]

Got back from 2 holiday with my children(lm a single parent). My boyfriend picked me up in my car from the airport and parked 15-20 minute walk from terminal to avoid parking charges.

Was he inconsiderate not to even have some milk in the fridge for a cuppa after travelling all day? I had to stop and buy stuff at shop on way home. I'm annoyed as l would have milk bought and few bits for sandwich if other way around. We do not live together. I think he is a tight ass. Thoughts please, thanks.

A general set of behaviour of kindly collecting her?

How far did he have to travel to the airport and how delayed was your flight?

he is your boyfriend, but you don't live together
AND he has keys to your home ?!!! as you said to help himself to anything in the fridge.

and he drove your car - do you have a ' any driver ' insurance policy or have you added him to your car insurance

40 minutes drive to airport. He's generally kind if l ask him to do something (that doesn't cost him anything). My flight was not delayed yesterday.

I did appreciate getting picked up from the airport. I would have no issue getting a takeaway and would pay for his as a thanks. Having to stop for milk etc is a pain. Obviously, my expectations are different from everyone else's in terms of being considerate.

He does have keys of my house and is covered to drive my car for 3rd party only.

You don't' want to travel 15 to 20 minutes after you exit the airport.

I would never think to get bread and milk for someone who's returning from a holiday, even if I was picking them up from the airport.
Also airport parking charges are ridiculous, I don't blame him parking further away.
You say it's not that far only 40 minutes each way, but add on waiting for you to get through baggage reclaim etc - he's taken over 2 hours out of his day to pick you up. Which presumably has saved you a fair bit in airport parking charges.

So she should have paid the airport parking charges and drove herself to and from the airport!

I’d just stop on the way home at the nearest shop to the house and pick up some essentials.
Then fill up the fridge later when I’m ready.

He very kindly picked you up from airport and you just whinge. Next time get a taxi.

He probably didn’t think, most men don’t. Next time text him and ask.

And I think you should pay the airport parking, why on earth should he pay it when he’s driven 40 mins each way to pick you up. Next time tell him to park at the airport as you can pay it when you get back to the car park. It is putting someone out asking them to spare 2-3hrs coming to the airport when you could have got a taxi or public transport so I’d quit calling him tight. Did you pay him petrol money?

This.

I wouldn't expect someone to do this automatically. The lift is a favour in itself.

seeing as he drank the last of the milk then yes, he absolutely should have replaced it.
Regarding parking, it’s quite a trek but I can see his reasoning airport charges are extortionate.
Next time I’d say to him ‘ remember to replace anything you use, such as milk.’

I would always buy a few bits for a partner or family member. My bf wouldn't get anything for me. If he goes away he has a family member who will stock up his fridge for him so I suppose he doesn't think about it as it's done automatically for him.
People are just different. I do think it's odd but most people in this thread don't seem to.
Parking a bit further away to save money is something I wouldn't mind.
I probably couldn't be bothered to do it myself though and would park in the car park when collecting someone.

We got back from holiday Wednesday morning and discovered a flat tyre in the airport carpark - at 4am - we also have 2 kids. we had to change that then drive home at under 50 mph on safety spare. I'd bought longlife milk and that was already in the fridge waiting plus I'd frozen bread and more milk too. Maybe you should have been a bit more organised before you left for your holiday? Plus I'd never expect anyone to pick us up from the airport and don't really understand people who rely on lifts all the time. We pre book airport parking or pre book a taxi instead. Not had a lift off family since I was early 20s. Our flight landed at 3 am - and there's obviously no way I'd ever expect someone to be waiting for us at that time. I think your boyfriend just forgot to buy you milk which is a bit annoying but picking up someone from an airport is a huge favour in the first place in my opinion. He doesn't live with you so he didn't know your fridge was empty 🤷‍♀️

Meh 🤷‍♀️

Put a long life milk in the cupboard next time.

If he doesn't live with you I don't see why he's responsible for stocking your fridge.

I'm sure he would have bought milk if you asked him to. I feel like there's more to this post, is there something else you want to share?

Most people park at the free/cheaper pick up at the airport.

He was picking her up!

Replace that with most people.
If I had taken two hours out of my day I would be surprised to learn that the person I did it for had the hump because a) I didn't park in the outrageously expensive close car park and b) I hadn't bought milk.

By all means chuck him and pay for your own 40 min taxi ride next time.

Why are you assuming he’s a mind reader ? If you wanted these things then ask ? How many other things will you moan about because he didn’t read your mind 🤔 poor bloke !

You would surely have passed a petrol station on the way out of the airport - there's always one - for your milk. You could have texted him.

Ingrate. You that is.

I think a 15 minute walk to avoid airport parking charges is perfectly reasonable and TBH I don't think I'd have thought to stock the fridge at a house I didn't live at.

He did come and collect you and that's not a small thing, unless you're very close to the airport.

YABU to expect milk. You should have asked him to stop at a shop so you could pop in and get some.

YANBU to be annoyed about the parking. No one wants to walk 20 minutes after travelling.

She said it's 40 minutes to the airport so yes, they are very close.