Her Husband’s Family Never Supported Their Marriage And Didn’t Show Up To Their Original Wedding, So She Doesn’t Want To Invite Them To Her Vow Renewal
This 30-year-old woman and her husband, who’s 32, tied the knot five years ago, but sadly, their big day wasn’t exactly like a fairytale.
That’s because her husband’s family never truly approved of him marrying her for a bunch of different reasons.
“None of which were valid, but that’s a story for another day,” she said.
Regardless, when it came time for her nuptials, none of her in-laws decided to show up. Apparently, they believed that she and her husband were “moving too fast,” and they didn’t hesitate to say some pretty hurtful things about their engagement.
Well, even though her in-laws seemingly believed their marriage would fail, she and her husband’s relationship is actually stronger than ever today. So, her husband recently proposed the idea of doing a vow renewal next year.
“And I thought it would be a great way to celebrate how far we’ve come, and I was excited about it,” she recalled.
Then, she found out that her husband wanted to invite his relatives, the same people who skipped their original wedding and caused a ton of drama.
She’s not on board with them attending their vow renewal, either, and feels like they don’t even deserve to get an invitation.
“Why should they be part of this special moment when they couldn’t even be there for us the first time around?” she asked.
Petro – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual people
This pushed her to put her foot down and tell her husband that his family wouldn’t be invited. He’s really upset about it as well.
According to her husband, this could be a “fresh start,” especially since his family has tried to be more supportive recently.
“But I still feel like they never really apologized for their past behavior, and I don’t want to pretend like nothing happened,” she reasoned.
Her husband didn’t understand her perspective and accused her of holding a grudge that was preventing his family from “making amends.”
Now, the tension between them has made her wonder if wanting only people who supported them from the beginning at their vow renewal is really so unreasonable or not.
Should she let bygones be bygones, or are her feelings valid? What advice would you give her?
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