so a few days ago (monday night) my girlfriends brother backed out of the driveway and hit the front of my car with minor damage, but enough to get attention. after it happened i was pretty upset being that this car is only a year old and i have worked hard for a new car. her brother and mom assurred the the car would be fixed at their expense either by my girlfriends dad or by a reputable auto body shop with no problems at all. i stated i would like it done at a shop and would go get an estimate on wednesday and drop it off for them. well on wednesday i went to get the estimate and the work came to approx $1100. i told my girlfriend the price and she began demanding a second estimate because her father thought the labor rates were a little high because he had experience working in a shop. i began telling her i wanted my work done here because my family has been going to this particular shop for years i told her that you will not find the work done for much cheaper and if her brother/family could not afford the cost of the repair they should maybe go through insurance. she also insited that her brother doesnt have a job right now and i said that i snot my problem and he screwed up and must pay for his mistake. my girlfriend got very upset saying how i am not treating the situation fair and i am treating the situation like i am dealing with some "schmuck" off the street. out of fairness to her and her family i went and got another estimate at another shop i once had work done by, which was good work. the second estimate was $200 less. later that day we were not talking so i stopped by her house and dropped off both estimates in an envelope and left them in the door. later that day my girlfriend texted and said they agreed to get the work done at the second shop which was $200 less and i had no problem going there. i told her i would need the money by this coming weekend to put a deposit down while the shop orders the parts and the work will be done in two weeks when they have an opening and she said no problem. later that night we were not talking and i was ticked because i feltn i did nothing wrong. yesterday (thursday) i agreed to hang out with her at her house and have dinner with her family. when i arrived everything seemed ok. she was acting "normal" when her parents arrived home from work they were acting very quiet and strange as if they were upset/mad at me. we ate dinner with awkward conversation and afterwards we sat down and watched tv. at approx 9pm me and my girlfriend left to go get half off appetizers at applebees during the football game. on the way there she was acting very quiet and strange so i asked why she was acting like this. she said that she is bothered by the situation and that i did not treat her and her family fair and she needs "time to get over this" i kep't telling her i did nothing wrong that she was blowing this out of proportion and earlier this week when the accident occurred her family said the situation would be taken care of no problem. i told her i felt uncomfortable in how her family was acting towards me and and she finally admitted to me they were upset at me. i turned the car around and dropped her home leaving it off with a goodnight.
please take note that we have been together for almost 3 years. it is not like i just walked into her families life the past few months
am i wrong for what i did?
i feel as if they blew this way out of proportion and things will never be the same again. i am furious with her right now and just want my money for the car fix and be done with this.
