I'm 22 and my bf is 23. He has a season ticket for a football team in London which basically means every other weekend he has a game to go and watch. I am fine with this and accept that we all have our outlets in life. He sees his friends enjoys himself and its all fine with me. I do my own thing as well.

I told him 3 months ago that my mum has her 50th birthday dinner on the 21st Oct. He agreed and said it would be fine as it's in the evening. So it would mean watching the game and meeting us after in London. Totally fine with that as dinner is at 7pm. He now told me now that the game time has changed for 5.30pm. I told him it doesn't matter and he has to come to the dinner we have been together for 2 years and he knows my family. He didn't like me shutting it down and telling him he has to not go to the game and made me feel bad.

I don't mind him going to watch his team even take up weekends but surely for special occasions he can miss it or am I missing the point? Do I need to be more supportive about this. I just feel bad now for him as I never say no to anything.