His Mom Thinks His Girlfriend Is Vain And Set A Time Limit For Her To Get Ready For Outings, Which He Actually Believes Is Fair
This young man and his girlfriend, Emily, have been dating for a year now, and he thinks his girlfriend is wonderful. Despite that, his mom actually doesn’t approve of their relationship.
Normally, this wouldn’t matter much – as he and Emily are both college students who don’t live at home during the academic year.
However, now that it’s the summer, Emily did not have any housing options aside from returning to her home state in the Midwest. And she really didn’t want to spend her summer break there since there wasn’t much to do.
“So, I convinced my mom to let her stay with us,” he recalled.
But, ever since Emily began staying at his parent’s house, tension has been on the rise. And according to him, it actually all ties back to just how long it takes his girlfriend to get ready.
For some context, his mom and sisters love to go out a lot, and his girlfriend often wants to join the group because they tend to do some pretty fun things.
However, Emily is very into fashion and makeup – which is a major reason why his mom doesn’t like his girlfriend. His mom even thinks that Emily is “vain.”
Apparently, it takes Emily at least one hour to get ready on a regular basis. Plus, if she plans to go to a nicer place, Emily can take a couple of hours to get ready.
“She loves doing her hair and makeup and being all dolled up,” he explained.
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His mom, though, has gotten sick of waiting for Emily whenever they go out. So, his mom has actually put a new household rule in place – saying that she won’t wait more than 15 minutes if they’re just leaving for a “casual outing.” Then, for fancier outings, his mom will only wait a maximum of 40 minutes.
The main issue with this is that most of the outings are always announced at the last minute – meaning his girlfriend has no extra time to get herself together.
“And Emily feels she cannot be ready in 15 minutes,” he detailed.
So, his girlfriend thinks his mom is intentionally trying to make her feel unwelcome in his home.
He, on the other hand, honestly thinks his mom’s rule is “fair.” After all, he realizes his mom isn’t obligated to take his girlfriend anywhere.
“And she hates waiting around,” he vented.
Still, now that he and his girlfriend disagree on this, he’s not sure if taking his mom’s side on the new household rules is understandable or if it makes him a jerk.
Do you think his mom is mistreating Emily? Or does Emily have to adapt to his household and family’s routines?
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