This young twenty-three-year-old woman has been dating her boyfriend, who is twenty-eight, for four months now.
And despite only being together for a short amount of time, she claims that she is completely smitten.
“He is the sweetest, smartest, kindest, most caring guy I have ever met, and I feel so lucky to have found him,” she said.
They both go to the same university and first met at the start of a new semester. He is a graduate student, though, so they first connected at a tutoring group he was running.
And she claims that they hit it off immediately and also learned they had a ton of stuff in common.
For instance, they actually both grew up in the same hometown and even went to the same high school as each other– even though they had never met previously. In fact, her boyfriend was in the same grade as her older sister.
And after learning that, she obviously asked if he knew her older sister. According to her, though, her boyfriend just said that, yes, they ran in the same circles, but they had not kept in touch since high school graduation.
Anyway, over the past four months, they have spent a lot of time getting more comfortable with each other.
And with the holidays quickly approaching, they broached the idea of possibly bringing one another to their respective family holiday celebrations.
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Unfortunately, they did not get to attend each other’s Thanksgiving dinners. But Christmas is still left, and they have decided to spend it together as a couple.
The only problem, though, is that she had not told her parents or sister that she was seeing someone new.
So, she figured she would give her family a call to inform them about her relationship and also see if there would be any problem with her boyfriend attending her family’s Christmas party this year.
And at first, everyone was happy for her. Her mom was super excited that she had found someone special, and her dad claimed to be excited to meet her boyfriend and said he sounded like a good guy.
Then, she spoke with her sister. She told her the news and even joked that it would be sort of like a high school reunion at the Christmas gathering. And initially, her sister was actually super excited and happy for her.
Well, that was until her sister found out who her boyfriend was, and her sister’s mood apparently “changed dramatically.”
At that point, her sister then told her that she would feel uncomfortable having a “stranger” attend their family’s Christmas.
Then, her sister actually apologized but claimed that her boyfriend was not allowed to attend. And she was shocked.
“I asked her to explain because she is very outgoing and has never had a problem with strangers before. This is not the first boyfriend one of us has brought home for the holidays,” she revealed.
She also asked if her sister had not liked her boyfriend in high school or something, thinking perhaps that was the reason why there were some uncomfortable feelings.
Surprisingly, though, her sister just flat-out said no and claimed to barely even remember her boyfriend.
So, she suggested that her sister maybe just meet him before Christmas day. That way, the holiday celebration would not feel as stressful or overwhelming.
According to her, though, her sister firmly told her that she did not want to ever meet her boyfriend– whether it was before, during, or after Christmas.
Plus, her sister instructed her to just drop the topic before hanging up the phone on her!
She was still utterly confused about what was going on, but the drama did not stop there. In fact, after the call, her sister went on to text her and accused her of being rude for trying to force her sister to meet someone. Moreover, her sister said she hopes she never brings it up again.
So, as you can imagine, she has been trying to piece together why her sister reacted so strangely. But honestly, none of the pieces of the puzzle are adding up.
“This makes no sense as my sister is not usually like this. I asked my mom about it, but she is just as confused as I am and said she would talk to her for me,” she vented.
She also decided to confront her boyfriend about the situation to get his perspective on why her sister was acting weird about meeting him. According to her boyfriend, though, he has absolutely no clue.
He claims that even though they “ran in the same circles,” they were more so “friends of friends” and never hooked up with each other or anything.
In fact, her boyfriend was in a committed relationship throughout high school, so he never even looked her sister’s way.
Plus, her boyfriend said that her sister never bullied him; and likewise, to his knowledge, he never felt like he bullied her sister.
“He said that they were always friendly and civil and never so much as got into an argument. He doesn’t know what her issue with him is,” she said.
So, obviously, she does not want to bring her boyfriend to the Christmas party if it is going to make her sister uncomfortable.
At the same time, though, she does not know why her sister is refusing to give her a good reason as to why he shouldn’t go.
And now, she has been left wondering if she is somehow the jerk for wanting to introduce her boyfriend to her family and bring him to the holiday.
Why do you think her sister is acting so strange? Doesn’t it seem like there has to be more to this story? Might someone be lying, and if so, who do you think it is? If you were in her shoes, would you still bring your boyfriend to Christmas or not?
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