As a couple, they’ve figured out a way to split their expenses, and he’s been excited about saving up for a down payment on their first house. He proposed to her six months ago, and things have been great.
However, her parents recently revealed that they would be getting a major wedding present from them.
“This past weekend, we were at her family’s house when her parents told us that for a wedding present, they were going to give us a house,” he remembered.
“My fiancée was overjoyed, and although I was also happy, I wanted to know the details as well.”
His future in-laws added two conditions to their large gift. One included having them sign a prenup they had an attorney write up in advance to protect pre-marital assets, and the other was that his name could not be on the house’s title.
Once he heard about the conditions his future in-laws had put in place, he felt offended, as they made it seem like they were worried about him going after their money.
He also couldn’t stand the idea of not having his name on the house’s title, as he had always dreamed of owning a home.
“I ended up telling them that they can’t call it a wedding present if they only give it to one person,” he said. “I then told my fiancée I refused to live in a house that I don’t own.”
He also eventually discovered that his in-laws didn’t do this for his fiancée’s other siblings. The following week, he had to have some serious conversations with his wife.
He had to tell her that if they accepted her parent’s wishes, it would feel like an unequal partnership, which she understood.
They presented her parents with a new plan, telling them they’d only accept their gift if both of their names were on the title to the house.