She Found Out Her Parents Gave Her Sister A Wedding Gift Twice As Large And Confronted Them About It
A twenty-six-year-old woman and her husband just got married this past month. And after returning home from her honeymoon, she decided to discuss the wedding– and her parent’s gift– with her sister.
The pair of sisters were both fortunate enough to have been raised in a wealthy household. Both of their parents made large salaries and generously supported the siblings.
“But, they still raised my sister and me to be hard-working and not dependent on them as adults,” she clarified.
So now, she and her sister are both excelling in well-compensated positions and are financially stable.
Her sister’s husband is also in a field where he is able to make a significant annual sum. But, her own husband is in an industry with less income growth.
“My husband loves his job, but it is not one that has a ton of earning potential. We met in college, though, so I always knew this was his plan, and we are very happy with our setup,” she explained.
Nonetheless, while discussing her parents’ wedding gift with her sister, she realized there was a big discrepancy. Apparently, her sister received a sum much larger than her.
It all began after her sister asked if she and her husband were planning to use their wedding gift for a home renovation.
But, this immediately puzzled her– because even after saving up for the renovation, the wedding gift would not make a dent in the cost.
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So, she ended up asking her sister how much she was gifted for her marriage and learned that her parents gave her sister twice as much money.
This really rubbed her the wrong way– not even because of the money, but just because she did not understand why her parents would do that. And after sharing her feelings with her sister, she was encouraged to ask her parents.
So, she eventually did while speaking to her mom on the phone. And her mother’s response was shocking.
Apparently, the mom said her sister chose a partner who could accommodate a more luxurious lifestyle and gifted her a proportionate amount of money.
However, since she chose a husband who could provide a less expensive lifestyle, they opted to gift her “according to that lifestyle.”
And while she recognizes that no one is entitled to a gift of any kind, the fact that her parents valued their relationships so differently is still extremely upsetting.
“I can’t help but feel hurt that my parents feel my husband and I are less deserving than my sister and her husband based on income,” she said.
Nonetheless, now her parents are angry at both her and her sister for even disclosing their wedding gift sums, and she has been left wondering if bringing it up to her parents was the wrong thing to do.
If you learned your parents gifted your sibling twice as much money for their wedding, would you confront them too? Even if the parents’ reasoning is their own business, is it still flawed?
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