Her Future Mother-In-Law Keeps Insisting That She Try On Her Old Wedding Gown To Wear On Her Big Day, But She Simply Isn’t Interested And Doesn’t Know How To Tell Her Mother-In-Law The Truth
This 23-year-old woman and her fiancé, who is 21, recently got engaged. So, they picked out a wedding date and intend to tie the knot next summer.
That’s why she’s already begun planning her big day. But, her soon-to-be mother-in-law has been causing her some serious stress.
“To preface, my future mother-in-law has always been, let’s just say, overwhelming and in our business ever since we started dating in high school,” she explained.
And on the very day they got engaged, it was no different. In fact, while they were celebrating with drinks at a local bar, her mother-in-law kept making not-so-subtle comments about her wedding gown.
More specifically, her mother-in-law kept talking about never having a daughter to wear her old wedding dress. Then, her mother-in-law suggested that she wear the gown.
“I think my wedding dress is in the basement. I think I can find it, and seeing as how I don’t have any daughters, I thought you could wear it,” her mother-in-law told her.
Upon hearing that, she tried to laugh off her mother-in-law’s comment because she honestly didn’t think her mother-in-law was being serious.
For some context, her mother-in-law got married at 30 years old in the late 1990s. So, her mother-in-law’s gown had puffed sleeves and a collar.
“And it quite honestly is just not my style or taste at all,” she admitted.
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According to her, her mother-in-law was also pretty overweight at the time of the wedding. So, if she wanted to wear the gown, it would have to be taken in a bunch just to fit her.
However, her mother-in-law has made it crystal clear that there shouldn’t be any drastic alterations made to the dress– which just wouldn’t be possible.
Anyway, that’s why she still decided to set a date to go wedding dress shopping for her own gown. She also invited her mother-in-law to attend.
Unfortunately, her mother-in-law will not be able to go due to a conflict with another family obligation.
“But my mother-in-law did repeatedly insist through text messages that I try on the dress before I go look for one,” she vented.
She has not responded to any of the texts, either, simply because she has no clue what to say.
So now, she’s been left wondering if not wanting to wear her mother-in-law’s wedding dress is so unreasonable. She’s also unsure if straight-up telling her mother-in-law the truth would be a really jerky thing to do or not.
Would you want to wear your future mother-in-law’s wedding dress or go shopping for your own gown? Even if she doesn’t want to wear the gown, does it sound like her mother-in-law is being pushy or just trying to be nice? Do you think she could kindly tell her mother-in-law how she feels?
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