Angered by her controlling mother-in-law, a bride-to-be refuses to wear the dress her mother-in-law has chosen for her. But as tensions rise and arguments escalate, she begins to wonder if she should back down to keep the peace.
The Intrusive Mother-in-Law
Her fiance is 33 years old, and she is 28. They are getting married in December. However, they’re a slightly unfortunate couple dealing with a wedding planning nightmare caused by her intrusive mother-in-law.
Control Issues
Her mother-in-law’s control issues had featured throughout their relationship. She would manipulate their nights out and vacations with fake illnesses and would always make her son feel guilty for choosing to be with his partner.
Wedding Planning Chaos
Wedding planning was turning into absolute chaos, primarily due to her fiancé’s mother, whose ‘vision‘ was a constant source of contention. Everything seemed to be about her and what she thought would work best.
A Disapproving Expression
As part of the planning, they went wedding dress shopping. She took her mom and friends along and found a dress she loved. Everyone said how amazing she looked, but her mother-in-law had a miserable expression on her face and kept shaking her head.
A Creepy Line
Her mother-in-law had a different vision and picked a dress she claimed she had always pictured her son’s bride wearing. Amazingly, her eyes seemed to light up when she produced it! Even her friends found her line creepy.
A Dress Dilemma
The dress she chose was the complete opposite of her style, so she politely declined and explained that she had already decided on a dress she had envisioned herself in. Polite but firm!
Different Tastes
The dress she chose was a fitted ivory backless number made with vintage lace. It was contemporary and beautiful. The dress her mother-in-law chose was more ‘puffy’ in nature and stark white with strange ripples through it. It struck her as very ’80s!
Family Tensions
This dress decision upset her mother-in-law, and she must have relayed the information to her fiancé, who later confronted her about it. Apparently, she’d been tearful and devastated that her lifelong wish would be destroyed!
A Laughing Matter
She couldn’t help but laugh at the admission of it being her mother-in-law’s lifelong wish! She was pretty sure that weddings didn’t work like that, and it was the choice of the bride to wear what she wanted!
Fiancé’s Ultimatum
He expressed his disappointment, emphasizing the importance of respecting his mother’s wishes. He believed she should consider wearing the dress she had chosen. It was an actual, what the…. moment!
Dress Disagreements
They engaged in a heated argument over the matter, with her fiancé insisting that the two dresses weren’t that different. However, she vehemently disagreed, as she saw them as distinct from one another. They were completely different!
The Dress Swap
Despite their argument, they eventually moved on from the issue. But to her surprise, she discovered that her wedding dress had been returned and replaced with the one his mother preferred!
A Furious Reaction
Enraged by this unilateral decision, she called her fiancé to confront him about the dress swap, and he admitted to what he had done. To say that she was angry about the situation would have been the understatement of the century!
Unraveled Emotions
Her anger led to a screaming match, and her fiancé implored her to calm down and give the new dress ‘a chance.’ She told him that he was vastly missing the point, that she could wear whatever she chose to her own wedding, and wouldn’t even consider giving something a ‘chance’!
Unyielding Refusal
She refused to listen to him, shouting without allowing him to explain his actions. Fed up with the situation, she left to stay with a friend. If her fiance was unable to recognize how complex his request was, she couldn’t even look at him!
The Aftermath
Throughout her stay with her friend, her fiancé called, texted, and insisted that she had overreacted. He reiterated that the dress needed a chance and that it was only a dress. She told him that this was about more than a mere dress; it was a refusal to let her make her own choice on the biggest day of her life.
Family Opinions
She received different advice from her parents, with her mom furious and wanting to confront her fiancé and his mother. In contrast, her dad advised her to consider ‘going with the flow’ and avoiding conflicts.
The Dilemma
Amid all this turmoil, she questioned whether she was unreasonable in wanting to choose her own wedding dress without feeling guilty about it just to keep the peace. However, she was torn with the feeling that she’d hate what she was wearing in photos that would be seen for years to come.
Sleep on It
She decided to let it lie for a while and, in the meantime, focused on other aspects of the wedding. Her mom and friends stuck to their opinions that she choose her own dress, but her fiance refused to budge, much to the smug satisfaction of his mother.
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