Her Husband Expects Her To Bail On Being Her Best Friend’s Maid Of Honor Weeks Before The Wedding Because He’s Having A Medical Procedure
Who comes first– best friend or husband? That is the question this twenty-five-year-old woman has been grappling with.
The woman was asked to be the maid of honor for her best friend’s wedding on March 8th. Since being asked, her husband has unfortunately been battling recurrent pneumonia due to respiratory issues.
Thankfully he was scheduled for a procedure in two weeks, but now the woman has a difficult decision to make.
“The problem is that the procedure takes place on March 7th. We live in a small town, and he will have to go into the city since our town does not cover these types of procedures,” the woman said.
Her friend’s wedding is taking place across the country the following day, and the woman is worried she will not make it in time.
“I, as the assigned maid of honor, have to get to her town earlier in order to perform my duties on time,” the woman explained.
Her husband was, unsurprisingly, not on board. He told the woman that the decision to stay by her husband was a “no brainer.”
“He expects me to give up my maid of honor role, call my friend and tell her that I cannot even show up to the wedding due to an emergency,” the woman said.
“I told him no! That would ruin my relationship with her and make her resent me forever no matter how much I apologize and explain myself.”
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The woman recalled her husband “looking shocked” after explaining her perspective. He was in disbelief that his wife would leave him alone during a medical procedure to “go party.”
“I suggested he ask one of his friends to go with him, but he said they are not obligated to drop everything and be with him. He also said that they would find excuses not to go,” the woman recalled, “So, I told him they’re not real friends then.”
Understandably, the husband paralleled his wife’s sentiments toward his friends against her own actions.
“He said that I, his partner, is doing the same thing– choosing a ‘party’ over his wellbeing,” the woman said, “I told him that he will be fine and the medical team will take care of him.”
Her husband was not just worried about the medical procedure, though. He was experiencing natural mental and emotional side-effects regarding his health issues. To this, the woman said he was “being a baby.”
“He got mad and said that my friend would understand. But, I refused to continue the conversation any longer,” the woman said.
Her husband even suggested explaining her circumstance to the doctor and asking for a reschedule herself. Although, the woman was not receptive to this option at all.
“I sensed huge amounts of sarcasm and blame in his tone. I told him I would not be doing that, and he began talking about how toxic I’ve become lately; that I treat him like a burden and blame him for his medical issues,” the woman said.
She ended up storming out, and now her husband is refusing to speak to her. The woman still feels that her husband is acting selfish but enlisted Reddit users to get their perspective on her situation.
Would you stand by your husband if you were in this woman’s shoes? At what point is it acceptable to choose your best friend over your partner? You can read the original post on Reddit here.
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