Did you know the game ticket was the same date as your already planned weekend anniversary getaway? If so, you shoulda said no thanks. If you figured it out after you took the ticket but before you told your wife, you should got rid of the ticket without telling her and having her make the choice. (Lame-o). Obviously since she reminded you of your previously scheduled plans, the commitment meant something to her. You shoulda said "oops", got rid of the ticket and then tell her, "I got rid of the ticket. Plan away".

Proper etiquette dictates that you don't commit to one thing and then accept another invitation.

The best bet for the rest your lives is to consider your anniversary a permanent previous commitment and don't consider other plans without running them by each other first.

Personally, I'd tell hubby to go to the game and I'd schedule our weekend getaway for another weekend. I don't really care for the way this guy handled it though. Presentation is everything:)

I agree with you completely, but then I've been "rescheduling" my birthday for years now, starting when I was in college and it fell over move-in weekend or just at the start of classes.

I wonder though if this guy is the type that ALWAYS forgets his wife has made plans. My husband has a habit of accepting whatever social offer he gets, often without stopping to check and see if he's always committed elsewhere for that day/time. It gets aggravating sometimes, but since he does it to everybody (including himself - I've asked "didn't you already promise to help (his friend) that weekend?" more times than I can remember), I know it's not a reflection on our relationship. It was justification for a Palm Pilot, however, and for me to know his schedule quite well. I got in the habit of writing everything on the calander and keeping invitations on the fridge for reference. Maybe the LW's husband has a blind spot like that also.

If he's like my husband, he just can't keep dates straight in his head. I can't remember/match people's names and faces, but my husband does this with amazing ease. Therefore, I don't mind picking up his slack with dates.

Yes, presentation is everything. He had a chance to be real classy and he ballsed it up.