What happens when your mother-in-law is doing everything she can to sabotage your wedding?
The ideal reaction to behavior like this would be not to let it affect you, but that’s very difficult when you are celebrating such an important event that fundamentally changes the nature of your relationship with your spouse and your outlook on the future.
This Redditor, who recently became a wife, shared her story, which, sadly, is all too common among wedding and relationship anecdotes. Some mothers-in-law think they have a say in how and when their sons should get married. The thing is, their precious sons are already full-grown adults, and they should decide that for themselves.
Sadly, not every family has this knowledge, and mothers-in-law still act as if their sons depend on them for their every move. It goes without saying that this is completely unacceptable behavior, and while the mother-in-law is allowed to disagree with her son’s decisions in love and marriage, she should be the bigger person and not let that disagreement determine her attitude on the day of the ceremony her son chose to put together.
In my opinion, the fact that she encounters no boundaries when she displays this sort of attitude is an advantage for her, and she will continue to cross them every time she can if nobody puts an end to it, because she is consciously or subconsciously trying to sabotage her son’s relationship. Of course, I believe the one who should be setting the boundaries is the son.
Some mothers need to understand that their sons have already grown up, and if they can’t comprehend that on their own, they should definitely receive some help to achieve that realization.
How would you approach a MIL if she showed up like this the day of your wedding, would you simply ignore her?
Author: Kayitsi.com
