u/Fit_Vast_4688

We're a bunch of school students. Everyone age 16. Our grade recently got a group project. It's important for internals. Maximum 4 members/group are allowed.

Teacher already mentioned in the start that if a particular member doesn't do his/her contribution, then the group can kick that lazy member out. Almost everyone made 4-people group. My group included me, my gf and 2 of my best friends. They aren't friends with my gf though.

We divided the tasks the next day. My gf was given the job to print the images we'll need. Only she has the printer among us. She was meant to bear the ink expenses but it was also the easiest job and she agreed.

Everyone did their work on time but she kept delaying her part. Upon her request, she was given 2 more days than the original deadline she was given.

However, she didn't pick anyone's call nor replied to messages even on the day she was meant to submit her work. Tired and frustrated, one of my friend got all the images printed from outside. He later announced on the group that we boys will divide the printing expenses and she needs to be kicked out.

My other friend instantly agreed. I was frustrated too, and embarrassed as well because I'm the one who asked my friends to include her in the group. Everything was going smoothly but she alone created chaos. So I didn't defend her stay but also didn't explicitly said to kick her.

I stayed kinda neutral and told them to do what they think is fair. I'll support the end decision, no matter what it will be. She got kicked. Later, it led to a private fight between me & her.

Her main complaint is that why didn't I support her. My main argument is that she's the reason for whatever happened, she had no valid reason for not doing her work in the given time. When she was given 2 more days, she didn't reply almost the whole day. She said that she had headache (which I honestly think is an excuse). She was procrastinating since days and could've at least told us if she really had an headache.

AITA? She's still very upset but I honestly think what my friends did was justified. Now she has to make a separate project for her, all by herself. She asked me to help. I told her that I already worked for my project, now I will not be able to help much for hers.

I'll do the research stuff, that's around 25% of the work. She's mad. AITA?

We're a bunch of school students. Everyone age 16. Our grade recently got a group project. It's important for internals. Maximum 4 members/group are allowed.

Teacher already mentioned in the start that if a particular member doesn't do his/her contribution, then the group can kick that lazy member out. Almost everyone made 4-people group. My group included me, my gf and 2 of my best friends. They aren't friends with my gf though.

We divided the tasks the next day. My gf was given the job to print the images we'll need. Only she has the printer among us. She was meant to bear the ink expenses but it was also the easiest job and she agreed.

Everyone did their work on time but she kept delaying her part. Upon her request, she was given 2 more days than the original deadline she was given.

However, she didn't pick anyone's call nor replied to messages even on the day she was meant to submit her work. Tired and frustrated, one of my friend got all the images printed from outside. He later announced on the group that we boys will divide the printing expenses and she needs to be kicked out immediately.

My other friend instantly agreed. I was frustrated too, and embarrassed as well because I'm the one who asked my friends to include her in the group. Everything was going smoothly but she alone created chaos. So I didn't defend her stay but also didn't explicitly said to kick her.

I stayed kinda neutral and told them to do what they think is fair. I'll support the end decision, no matter what it will be. She got kicked. Later, it led to a private fight between me & her.

Her complaint is that why didn't I support her. My told her that she's the reason for whatever happened, when she was given 2 more days, she didn't reply almost the whole day. She said that she had headache (which I honestly think is an excuse). She was procrastinating since days and could've at least told us if she really had an headache.

AITA? She's still very upset but I honestly think what my friends did was justified. Now she has to make a separate project for her, all by herself. She asked me to help. I told her that I already worked for my project, now I will not be able to help much for hers.

I'll do the research stuff, that's around 25% of the work. She's mad. AITA?

26M, working as a SDE in Gurugram. I come from a nearby small city. In Oct 2025, I got matched with a girl from my hometown. Arranged marriage setup, she was presented to my family as a simple, shy, "homely" girl who's willing to be a housewife. We had given around 4 months to talk with full freedom before the engagement. Things felt fine to me. Wedding was supposed to happen in first week of June 2026.

2 days ago, the middleman, who's also my dad's close friend informed us that the girl tried to commit self harm by trying to cut her wrist. She was admitted to the hospital for a day and her family went back home as if nothing happened. They're trying to keep it all a secret and still think that my family is unaware about this incident. We don't know the reason why she did that.

There were no dowry demands or cultural/traditional expectations from our side. My parents aren't that religious and I'm myself an Agnostic. We're assuming that either she has a mental health issue or a lover. Whatever it is, we want to end things asap. Need advice from a legal point of view, because breaking an engagement is seen as a taboo there, so chances are her family will not end the things amicably.

Moreover, big expenses (like hall booking) were already made from both sides. We will bear our side of financial loss but won't cover theirs unless absolutely necessary.