This Guys Wants to Take Back a 700 Buck Sword He Bought for His Friend After His Friend Ghosts Him

For all you sword people out there, I think you know that a sword is a pretty awesome gift. I don't know why, but I think they're just neat. My dad used to have this wooden sword that he used for martial arts or something, and I used to grab that and play with it all the time. It makes you feel like a knight. That said, I don't know much about swords. I just see a sword and think "I want to play with you". But there are lots of people who are sword history buffs, collectors, and/or know about different types of swords, and that's super cool. That said, if I got a really expensive sword as a gift vs a kind of basic one, I don't even know if I could tell the difference, honestly.

Well, imagine you give your friend an expensive sword, and then they ghost you. That's what this question is, but with some caveats. This question is flat out crazy, and I love it.

This is written by an Australian and I had to look up a couple words they wrote, I'll include an "editor's note" with what it means underneath.

Author image for Michael Romick Michael Romick

  • WIBTA If I asked for a sword back?

    "My family and I are now on a time out of sorts from the church bc we were a little naughty."
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  • So Alan (fake name) and I have been friends since year 3. We are part of the same church, line a few blocks from each other and got
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  • along like a house on fire, I was obnoxious and loud he was quiet and nervous so we kinda balanced each other out.
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  • When we got to high school we drifted apart a bit bc I was often absent due to family related
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  • matters but we were still good friends. We stayed at each other's houses borrowed each other's stuff etc etc.
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  • By graduation we were back to relative normal and when we were working we kept in touch over text, our shifts were conflicting so we didn't hang out much.
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  • shopping Enter the sword. I was out for antiques and I came across a store that sold very well made replicas of weapons and since we
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  • are both into history I bought him a replica union cavalry sword. It was 700 bucks, so about a weeks wages but he was my mate so it didn't
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    Editor's note: 700 AUD

  • bother me, I gave it to him that arvo and he thought it was awesome.
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    Editor's Note: "Arvo" means afternoon

  • 700 Dollars feels like A LOT to spend on a sword. I guess it probably isn't in terms of actual swords, but it feels like a lot to just see a 700 dollar sword and think “I'm gonna give this to my mate this arvo”. Good for him though, it's a cool thing to give your friend.

  • Cut to a few months ago and my family and I are now on a time out of sorts from the church bc we were a little naughty. Now during this
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  • time members aren't meant to talk to us but when I bought my first car I was excited sent him a picture and
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  • a few messages asking him what he thought. He read them and never responded. Ouch but whatever.
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  • Wait, pause. What's happening here? You're on time out for being “naughty"? What's going on in this church?

  • Now im considering not going back into the church bc of some stuff that's been building up and I remembered the sword. He still
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  • hasn't responded. Not even to say that he can't talk to me and the it's me off so I kinda want it back bc it's a dope sword.
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  • I might be TA bc I did give it to him as a gift and taking back a gift is kinda a thing to do. Also he's just following the church rules and
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  • he has pretty religious parents so maybe they aren't letting him. He's 18 tho so I kinda thought he would sack up and talk to me.
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  • TL;DR: WIBTA if I took back a sword I gave as a gift bc the friend ghosted me
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  • Now before I get into how Reddit judged them, I just want to take a moment to show you what being “a little naughty” means.

  • Dalbro2001 OP Nope again :) And there was a few things, riding motorbikes, watching movies, not attending enough church. Originally it was just my parents but they included us in the 'time out' bc we wldnt leave our parents
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  • Dalbro2001 OP We were doing stuff they deem innapropriate, like owning a boat or a motorcycle or a ps4
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  • Wait, WHAT?!?! The “naughty things” are owning a boat, motorbike or ps4? And watching movies!!! This is enough to get you shunned by your entire church community? The only thing here that makes any bit of sense is not attending enough church!

    The commentors seem to agree with this sentiment.

     

  • DragonbirdStank YTA if you try to take it back. The sword isn't yours, you gave it as a gift. Next time don't buy someone a $700 sword. Especially someone who is liable to shun you for religious reasons. PS, get out of whatever cult you belong to.
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  • [deleted] Gonna preface this by saying you don't seem like a bad guy, and For the love of god run away from that cult and never look back! But yeah I think it's wrong to ask for the sword. back.
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  • At this point it doesn't matter where your friend got the sword. It's his sword. You might as well ask, "WIBTA for asking my friend to give me his sword."
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  • Shamanite_Meg YWBTA because that was a gift. You would sound very petty, too.
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  • However, the most important stuff here is for you and your family to find a church that is not a fricking cult. What church gives "times out" and forbid its members to talk to outsiders???
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