So I recently got back from a trip with my 3 friends that required us to fly to our destination. On the flight there, we got to the airport 2.5 hours before departure and made our flight with no issues. However, on the return flight, we had an argument. It is around 11:30 am now on the day of the return flight.

Our return flight was scheduled to take off at 2:45 pm so I suggest we get to the airport at 12:00 pm at the latest. However, one friend argues that is too early and wants to spend at least one or more hour in the city doing more things and shopping. As suffer from anxiety so I didn’t like this idea and always get to the airport at least two hours before. Better safe than sorry is my motto. My friend shows me a website that shows current TSA wait times and says it will only take 15 minutes to get through TSA so she claims that if we get to the airport by 1:45, we can still make the flight.

I argue that those websites might be wrong and still urge we get ready to leave but they all vote against me and say there’s plenty of time. After some more arguing, they tell me to go by myself and they will meet me at the airport later, calling me a “party pooper” in the process. I order an Uber and ride to the airport alone and get to my gate at around 1:15 pm.

I call and text my friends to see where they’re at but get no answer. At around 2:30, they finally show up as the plane is boarding. We board and get to our seats as my 3 other friends proceeds to show me all the photos they took at the places they visited while I left them to get to the airport.

“See. You could’ve stayed with us and had this extra last minute fun with us.” one friend says and she shows me a photo of the 3 of them standing in front of a sculpture.

I feel like I missed out on a few last second moments but was I wrong for wanting to leave for the airport so early?