A man promised to take his girlfriend to the airport and watch her dogs while she was away. He flaked on her, failing to show up. She missed her flight and she sued for breach of contract. The two had been dating for six and a half years, and she probably let the relationship go on too long, but the New Zealand court found (quite sensibly) that there was no consideration – just a promise and not a contract.
This New Zealand Tribunal was the equivalent of U.S. small claims court, where the outcome should have been similar.
The woman sought compensation for the financial losses from her boyfriend breaching their contract. She’d had to pay for another flight, plus an airport shuttle and a dog kennel. Another slight: He never reimbursed her for a ferry ticket for another vacation, and she wanted that repayment, too.
In a male relationship, helping someone move is going ‘all the way’. If you’re dating, though, and he won’t take you to the airport (and doesn’t even call to let you know something came up!) he’s clearly just not that into you.
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