She Admitted That Her Family Didn’t Like Her Brother’s Fiancée Because She’s Always Stepping On Everyone’s Toes And Being Disrespectful At Family Gatherings
This 28-year-old woman’s younger brother Mike, who is 26, got engaged to his fiancée, Rachel, around six months ago. However, she’s not exactly thrilled about her future sister-in-law.
“From the outside, Rachel seems like a nice enough person – she’s polite, friendly, and gets along with most people,” she said.
“But here’s the thing: our entire family cannot stand her. And it’s not for the reasons you’d think.”
According to her, the issues all began back when Rachel first met her family. Off the bat, her brother’s fiancée didn’t understand their sense of humor.
For instance, her parents are quite quirky, so they are always teasing each other in “good fun.” Rachel, on the other hand, took all of the jokes very seriously.
“Rachel would get offended at harmless jokes and would sulk whenever someone teased her, even in the highest way,” she recalled.
“We thought maybe she just needed time to get used to us, but it only got worse.”
Additionally, Rachel would supposedly make everything about herself at all of their family gatherings.
If someone spoke about their job, Mike’s fiancée would jump in with a story about how tough her work was. Or, if she shared a funny story from their childhood, Rachel would interrupt and talk about how difficult she had it as a kid.
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Once, her brother’s fiancée also wanted to change their holiday plans, claiming that their tradition didn’t “fit her vibe.”
Still, she didn’t hit her breaking point until last Thanksgiving, when Rachel attempted to “improve” her mom’s cooking by adding some new spices to a specific dish.
“My mom’s a great cook, and this did not go over well. Rachel acted like she was doing us a favor, but it was really just insulting,” she explained.
The incident caused her whole family to become a bit distant from Mike’s fiancée, and after a few months, he finally asked why everyone was acting cold.
At that point, she decided to tell her brother the truth.
“That while we all tried to like her, she’s been stepping on everyone’s toes since day one. I mentioned how Rachel doesn’t seem to respect our family’s dynamic and how her behavior at family gatherings has been pretty off-putting,” she revealed.
Afterward, Mike proceeded to share everything she’d said with Rachel – who had a breakdown.
She received a tearful call from her brother’s fiancée and got accused of “ruining” her relationship with the rest of the family. Plus, Rachel stated that she no longer felt welcome.
This made her brother livid, too, and he believed that she should’ve just kept her mouth shut.
Thankfully, her parents agreed with what she said. Even so, they’ve opted to stay out of the drama.
As for Rachel, her brother’s fiancée won’t stop demanding that she apologize.
“But I’m torn. I was just trying to be honest with my brother, but now I feel like I’ve caused a huge rift,” she vented.
This has left her wondering if telling the truth about why her family doesn’t like her brother’s fiancée was really such a jerky move.
Was she wrong for honestly answering her brother’s question? What would you have done in this situation?
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