Her Boyfriend’s Mom Just Passed Away And She Wants To Use His Mom’s Life Insurance Money To Fund Their Wedding
This woman and her boyfriend are dealing with the tragic passing of his mother—at the same time, she’s wondering how to move their relationship forward while remaining supportive.
The couple has been together for five years and was leaning toward getting married before Covid disrupted their plans.
His mother was incredibly supportive of their relationship and anticipated a wedding as soon as possible.
She shared that opinion with their extended families and even offered to facilitate the nuptials. The woman shared that her boyfriend’s mother was “begging us to get married, offered to drive us to the courthouse, offered us money to elope, anything!”
However, besides the pandemic, the couple had several financial roadblocks to overcome before tying the knot.
They both had a great deal of leftover student debt to pay off and preferred to start their married life at a steadier place than they were at the time.
But tragedy struck early this year when her boyfriend’s mother suddenly passed away. Besides unimaginable grief, the couple was deeply saddened that she hadn’t been able to see her son get married.
As it turns out, his mother left him a sizable amount of money through her life insurance policy, which was enough to settle his student debt and potentially pay his girlfriend’s off, too.
But using his mother’s money to meet her needs made the woman uncomfortable.
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“It’s his mother’s gift to him and I can’t help but feel that while she was wholeheartedly in support of our relationship, it’s not right that it’s spent on me,” she wrote.
So, she came up with another idea that might bring joy to them both. What if they used the money to fund their wedding?
She hasn’t told her boyfriend her idea yet and struggles with traditions surrounding wedding finances.
“I know it’s a tradition that the bride’s parents pay, but my parents are not very financially responsible and I know they don’t have a dime saved and it’s on us.”
She ultimately left the question with Redditors; “would it be selfish of me to propose that this money be put towards our wedding?”
Users gave their opinions, which unanimously leaned toward one key component; financial stability is more important than a wedding.
One person explained this idea in their response; “Debts are non-negotiable, you must pay them. A wedding budget is a luxury and is negotiable depending on your respective incomes.”
You can read the original post on Reddit here.
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