His Fiancée Wants Them To Wear Her Grandparents’ Wedding Bands, But He Isn’t Too Keen On The Idea For A Few Key Reasons
This guy will be tying the knot with his fiancée soon. So, they recently decided to go ring shopping, and later that day, his fiancée showed him her grandparents’ wedding bands– which had been gifted to her.
His fiancée also admitted to liking the idea of there being a story behind the wedding bands.
“She’s very close to her grandparents, who are now very frail,” he explained.
Nonetheless, he wasn’t so sure about wearing the wedding bands himself.
First of all, the thought of losing a precious family heirloom is particularly off-putting and nerve-wracking. His fiancée agreed with that, too.
Not to mention, he preferred some of the other wedding band styles that they had been shopping for.
“A ring is pretty much the only bit of jewelry a man wears– aside from an expensive watch, which I’m not keen on,” he reasoned.
“So, I am not sure about having one picked for me that I don’t like so much.”
On top of that, he believes that his fiancée’s mother has meddled a lot in their wedding planning. This has caused them to experience delays, increased prices, and, of course, arguments.
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Since they originally decided to get their own wedding bands, he now suspects that his fiancée’s mother played a part in his fiancée’s new idea to use her grandparents’ bands.
In fact, he thinks his fiancée’s change of heart was fueled by yet another “helpful suggestion” from his soon-to-be mother-in-law.
“I don’t like it when we make a joint decision, and her mother attempts to change it,” he admitted.
Anyway, he is still pretty angry about his fiancée’s mom meddling in their wedding, as well as the subsequent consequences. That’s why having to wear a ring every day that was also chosen for him just feels off, too.
He does realize that it was an extremely kind gesture on his fiancée’s grandparents’ part when they offered up their rings. Still, he doesn’t want to use them.
“And I’m just not sure if suggesting using the rings in some other meaningful way– for other children or giving to our future children– would make me an ungrateful [jerk],” he vented.
Can you understand why he doesn’t really want to use his fiancée’s grandparents’ wedding bands? How can he handle this situation without hurting anyone’s feelings?
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