Her Boyfriend’s Mom Was Seething After Finding Out They Might Get Married And Claimed That She Couldn’t Use Her Boyfriend’s “Noble” Last Name After They Got Divorced, So She Laughed In Her Face
This woman has been dating her boyfriend for four years, and according to her, he has a “noble” last name. There are also apparently laws regarding the use of noble surnames following divorce.
“Like, if you marry into a noble family, you get that surname, but you can’t pass it down to your own family if you get divorced,” she explained.
“I had no idea, and I really don’t care since I come from a different culture where women don’t even take their husband’s surname anyway.”
However, her boyfriend’s mother has never liked her– always claiming that she was not “one of them.”
So, now that she and her boyfriend are thinking about getting married, her future mother-in-law has gone into full-on panic mode.
Recently, she and her boyfriend were also invited to a dinner with the rest of his family. The topic of them possibly getting married also came up, and most of the attendees seemed to be happy about the news.
“I think my boyfriend has the ring, to be honest, and is waiting for the right moment,” she revealed.
While everyone else seemed to be in good spirits, though, her boyfriend’s mom was restless and “rabid” throughout the whole dinner. Her boyfriend’s mom kept trying to listen in on their marriage discussions.
Then, out of nowhere, she screamed at her about how she couldn’t keep her boyfriend’s last name and give it to her children once they got divorced because “it is a noble name.”
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At that point, all of the dinner guests went silent. Well, except for her, because she actually burst out laughing.
“And I told my boyfriend’s mom I couldn’t care less about nobility since this is not Downtown Abbey and that I wasn’t even sure I wanted to change my surname when we married,” she recalled.
This made her boyfriend’s mom start shaking with anger. Then, her boyfriend’s mom claimed that she would be “honored” to even use that last name. Still, she didn’t budge and said that they should just agree to disagree. She also pointed out how she would feel honored to be her boyfriend’s wife, sure, but nothing more.
Anyway, her remarks did earn her some laughs– particularly the one about Downtown Abbey. Her boyfriend’s mom, though, was obviously not pleased that she laughed.
Later on, her boyfriend was mad at her, too, and accused her of being a jerk for laughing at his mom. He thought that she should have just taken the high ground instead.
“But I don’t think I was the [jerk]. My boyfriend’s mom was ridiculous, and honestly, she is the [jerk] for talking about divorce before I even married my boyfriend,” she vented.
Nonetheless, with her boyfriend still angry with her, she’s now wondering whether laughing at his mom was really the wrong thing to do.
Would you have also laughed in response to such ridiculous behavior? Why do you think her boyfriend is mad at her for laughing and not mad at his mother for acting that way? Was she in the wrong here or not?
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