She’s Refusing To Go On Vacation With Her Husband’s Family Since Nobody Got Them A Wedding Present
About seven months ago, this 29-year-old woman got married to her husband, who is 30. Their wedding was a large event, and they even hosted a welcome party for all of the guests the day before their ceremony.
So, her husband’s aunts and cousins attended– totaling nine people– along with the rest of their guest list. Yet, not one of his nine family members got them a card, let alone a wedding gift.
This was shocking to her since she and her husband had attended multiple weddings for his family members. They always covered their own flights and hotels and still gifted at least $300 each time.
“It honestly made me sick to my stomach when we saw that they didn’t get us a literal $2 CVS card,” she recalled.
While her husband was bummed out for a minute, though, he quickly got over it. According to her, he is just that kind of guy.
But, more recently, her husband was catching up with some of his family members over text when they got invited to join his family on a cruise in March. Apparently, his family claimed that they would love to see her and her husband.
However, she flat-out told her husband that she just wasn’t comfortable going on the cruise after what happened with their lack of wedding gifts.
Now, he reportedly scoffed at that and pointed out how no one really “deserves” a wedding gift. In fact, he thought that they should just be happy that his family went.
Still, she just doesn’t really want to get close to or spend time with his family anymore.
Liubov Levytska – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
“I imagine that we will get stuck paying for everything, as we have in the past since there is just little care,” she explained.
“I feel like they tend to often be selfish and use us for things, and I don’t really want to spend my money and vacation time on a cruise with them versus doing something else. A lunch, fine, but not a whole vacation.”
She also clarified that she didn’t need an expensive gift, either. One of her guests just bought her and her husband some thrifted wine glasses that cost $4. She thinks the glasses are beautiful, and they wound up being one of her favorite wedding gifts.
And it’s not just that the glasses are pretty, but she could really tell how much thought the guest put into both the present and wrapping.
“It’s that they came and didn’t even bother to get us a card or really wish us well. It just feels disrespectful,” she vented.
Still, her husband doesn’t agree with her and is instead pretty upset with her. He claimed that he couldn’t go on the cruise by himself since all of the guests were couples.
That’s why they’re now stuck between a rock and a hard place, and she’s wondering whether refusing to go on the cruise because her husband’s family didn’t get them a wedding card or gift makes her a jerk.
Does it sound like she’s just upset about not getting a present or the lack of care that her husband’s family shows them? Does she have a right to still feel butthurt about what happened? Would you go on the cruise if you were in her shoes?
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