AITJ for refusing to switch seats with a wheelchair user at a concert ?
I (24F) bought tickets for a concert with my boyfriend months ago. I specifically paid extra for front-row lower-balcony seats because I’m REALLY short and usually can’t see anything at concerts if I’m on the floor.
When we got there, a woman in a wheelchair and her friend were next to us talking to an employee. Apparently the accessible platform area was full because the venue had oversold tickets or something, i honestly didn’t pay much attention to it.
An employee came over and asked if my boyfriend and I would be willing to move to higher seats so the wheelchair user could take our spots because they were easier to access.
I asked where the new seats were, and they were way farther back and off to the side. Honestly pretty bad considering what we paid.
I politely said no because we specifically chose and paid for these seats months in advance.
The woman immediately got angry and loudly said I was seriously refusing to help a disabled person over “a better view.”
At that point everyone around us started staring. Her friend called me selfish and said I was ruining the night.
I felt horrible, but I still didn’t move because this wasn’t some random upgrade for me, I literally bought these seats because I can’t see at concerts otherwise.
Eventually the venue moved them somewhere else, but the entire section was glaring at me the rest of the night.
My boyfriend thinks we didn’t do anything wrong because the venue messed up, not us. But my sister says sometimes you should just take the loss and be kind.
AITA?