After Dealing With A Lot Of Family Conflict, He’s Deciding To Only Invite His Dad To His Engagement Party And Not His Mom
It’s always a shame when family drama gets in the way of wedding planning.
While some people feel obligated to invite immediate family members no matter what, others choose to keep their wedding guest list filled with the people they’re closest with, even if that means keeping certain family members off of it.
After dealing with a lot of family conflict, one man has decided to only invite his dad to his upcoming engagement party and not his mom.
He’s 27-years-old and is preparing to propose to his girlfriend of two years named Madi.
For the last two years, he’s dealt with a lot of family drama involving his mom and two sisters. Ironically, a lot of their issues have come from wedding drama.
His older sister Bella first got married back in 2019.
“I liked the guy, and we became decent friends when I was a groomsman,” he explained.
“I live halfway across the country, so traveling back is tough, and I only do it for big events. I was heavily involved in my sister’s first wedding.”
He was more than happy to travel so far to celebrate his sister’s marriage. But not long after, Bella cheated on her husband and quickly got engaged to the man she cheated on him with.
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He was not enthused about attending her second wedding and didn’t want to go, as he wasn’t comfortable with supporting her new marriage. But then, he started receiving some heavy guilt-tripping from his mom.
He described his mom as a sort of hypocrite, as she has always been very judgmental of others and tells people to “do the right thing.” Yet, she was very supportive of Bella’s second wedding and wanted him to go.
“She got livid and said I need to be there in support as a family,” he recalled.
“I said if she would pay my ticket, my hotel, and all my other expenses to come home, then I would. But I’m not dropping a grand to come home for a cheater’s second wedding within three years.”
His mom was furious with him and told him she wouldn’t pay for his ticket, even though she had enough money to finance Bella’s second wedding.
Since then, he’s been on bad terms with his mom and sisters. He didn’t go to Bella’s second wedding, and his mom has been giving him the silent treatment. When he started dating Madi, he had to block them on social media, as they would comment mean things on the pictures he posted of them.
Therefore, his dad is the only person from his immediate family he plans on inviting to his engagement party and the upcoming wedding.
“My dad is the only one I keep in contact with, so that’s why he’s getting a solo invite,” he said.
“He wants the drama to end and thinks me giving a solo invite puts him in a losing spot.”
Now, his dad is unsure what to do because he doesn’t want to worsen any tensions involving his mom.
Do you think not inviting his mom to his engagement party is a bad idea?
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