His Brother’s Trying To Guilt-Trip Him Into Paying For Part Of His Wedding Because He Can’t Go Since He’ll Be Vacationing In Italy
This 30-year-old guy and his girlfriend have been looking forward to a trip to Italy next month, which they planned and booked over a year ago.
“This is a trip we’ve been saving for, and everything is already fully paid: flights, hotels, tours, the whole thing,” he said.
However, his older brother Mike, who’s 34, is set to get married, and the wedding date was pushed right to the middle of his vacation.
It all began around six months ago when there was supposedly an issue with Mike’s wedding venue. This problem caused Mike and his fiancée to move up their date.
After he first found out about the change, he immediately told his brother that he was sorry, but rescheduling his trip abroad simply was not an option. Everything was already set in stone, and he would lose a lot of money.
At the time, Mike was annoyed by that, too, but his brother didn’t try to discuss the topic any further. That’s why he thought it was over.
Well, just last week, Mike called him out of nowhere and suddenly began demanding that he cancel his vacation to attend the nuptials instead, claiming that “family should always come first.”
Mike tried to say that, as his only brother, he needed to be at the ceremony. And if he missed it, it would be a massive betrayal.
“I told him that while I get how important this is, canceling would mean losing thousands of dollars, and I can’t afford that,” he reasoned.
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His brother didn’t care about that, though, and totally went off on him, accusing him of being selfish and prioritizing his vacation over the event. On top of that, Mike stated that he’d regret skipping the wedding for the rest of his life.
Still, the real kicker was how his brother attempted to guilt-trip him into paying for part of the big day.
“Mike suggested that since I wouldn’t be attending, I should at least help pay for the wedding to make up for it,” he revealed.
He found that to be entirely unfair, especially because he wouldn’t be there and never intended to cause any drama in the first place.
Regardless, the rest of his family has heard about the situation, and everyone has begun taking sides.
Some of his relatives agree that his vacation takes priority, given it was booked first, while others view him as a jerk for not supporting his brother on such an important day.
“And Mike hasn’t spoken to me since,” he vented.
Now, with both his trip and his brother’s nuptials right around the corner, he’s genuinely unsure if he’s in the wrong here or not.
Can you believe his brother wants him to contribute financially to the wedding? How would you handle this?
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