r/AITAH 7d ago

AITAH for ghosting my girlfriend after she nearly killed both of us?

So, my girlfriend (20f) and I (22m) have been together for a little over 10 months now. We haven't had any heated arguments or fights, except for the fact that she keeps tickling me randomly despite the fact that I've repeatedly told her to never do it again because I can act strangely to it (something from my childhood which I won't delve into).

Now to get to the current situation: this week I've had my car returned from a paint job and some major look changes and I was really satisfied with the results, so I took a day off from work and took my girlfriend on a short trip outside the city. We drove to a lake, ate some food and relaxed for a couple of hours until it got pretty dark and we decided to head back home to get some sleep as I had to go to work the next day and she had an exam. On the way home, I started talking about how happy I felt with how the paint job turned out and out of nowhere, she starts tickling me. I pushed her hand away and told her to stop, then she reached for my ribs with both hands and got me swerving off the road.

Thankfully, nobody was hurt (although my car got some deep scratches but that doesn't even matter anymore), as I already slowed down after her first attempt to tickle me. I'll admit that I told her "what the fuck is wrong with you" as soon as we stepped out of the car and she started crying, but I couldn't care less as I felt as if my veins were about to pop.
When we got home, I told her to pack her things and go to her best friend, but she threw a tantrum and begged me to forgive her for "a little mistake".

I didn't say a word, I simply stared in disgust and pointed to her luggage. After her friend picked her up, I tried to go to sleep but my mind was racing, so i barely got any rest. This happened on tuesday, and she's been blowing up my phone ever since, but I haven't answered any calls or texts and just blocked her. This led to her friend coming to my house and telling me to at least hear my girlfriend out, but I've told her to fuck off and leave me alone, which made her tell me that I'm more in love with a car than with my girlfriend.

So, AITAH in this situation? Should I talk to my girlfriend? I already feel like I can't trust her after what happened and that our relationship can't be fixed.

Update: https://www.reddit.com/r/AITAH/s/55iHa59YgW

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u/HoldFastO2 7d ago

There was a case years ago, in NJ I think. A few young people (college age?) driving home from the beach. The driver wore just a bikini top, and the guy sitting behind her thought it was funny to pull on the strings behind her neck. Her bikini fell open, she reflexively grabbed at the cups, and wrecked the car.

Several people dead, including the dumbass behind her.

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u/yourmomsgomjabbar 7d ago

I was curious, so I went looking and found this: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/court-driver-bikini-crash/2071993/

Looks like the civil case was from one of the survivors, multiple injuries but the only death was the guy who pulled the strings.

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u/Content_Row_3716 7d ago

And a passenger had the gall to sue HER. Seriously?? (Obviously a male passenger who thought his friend’s stunt was no big deal. The driver should have known how to deal with it better./s)

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u/HoldFastO2 6d ago

The guy who caused it was dead, so the next target of litigation is the driver. Not much more to it, I guess.

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u/Putrid_Musician_7670 6d ago

Not just dead, but she as the driver would have been the one covered by insurance