Today, my fiancé's mother tried to arrange a marriage for him to a nice Indian girl, again. We've been engaged for a year, and the wedding is in a month. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, a week after my fiancé and I got engaged, his mother is already complaining that she isn't involved enough in the wedding arrangements. We haven't even set a date yet. FML
Today, my fiancé told me he wants to buy an engagement ring for his mother, so that she doesn't feel left out. FML
Today, I went to my fiancé's mother's funeral. His step-sister proudly announced that she's pregnant with his baby and they are engaged. FML
Today, I was busy going over wedding plans with my fiancé, when my mother called. Apparently, she wants me to "drop the joke" about this "fake engagement", because she was under the impression I was only dating a white guy to piss her and dad off, and was now getting carried away with it. FML
Today, my fiancé, his mother, my father and I went out to celebrate my birthday and our recent engagement. After dinner, my father and future mother-in-law revealed to us that they had secretly been dating and were talking about also getting married. Anybody want cake? FML
Today, my fiancé won't tell people we're engaged because his mother doesn't approve, and he doesn't want to upset her. FML
Today, I overheard my mom talking on the phone with my sister about how much they hate my fiancé. My wedding is in two weeks and my family has been pretending to like my future husband for three years. FML
Today, my boyfriend proposed with the perfect ring, restaurant, flowers, and champagne. He’s never been this well prepared for anything in his life, so he admitted that my mother planned the whole thing and forced him to propose, even though neither of us want to get married. She even bought the ring. FML
Today, I announced my engagement. My mother's response was to freak out and demand that I postpone my wedding indefinitely. Why? My younger sister caught the bouquet at a wedding last year, so "she has to get married first!" My sister has been single for 3 years and showers once a week. FML
Today, I found out that my fiancé's sister, who only got engaged a couple of months ago, is getting married before us. I wouldn't have a problem with this if she wasn't planning her wedding to be exactly like ours will be. FML
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docfan91 0
What a wonderful mother in law.
notjustanybody20 9
indian parents almost never. appreciate inter racial marraiges! i am indian, & trust me we have to go through a lot of this drama! tell your bf's mom that her son wont find another girl like you!
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Comments (84)
granolabutt8 7
Aww, I feel bad for all of you :(. She raised her son in that culture, which practices arranged marriages regularly, and planned on arranging a marriage for him his whole life. Now he has chosen to marry out of culture and is happy, but she can't understand or accept it. And then you guys are just trying to get on with your life together and plan your wedding while she keeps trying to bring in these girls that she picked out for him. If your fiance hasn't tried to sit her down and explain it to her, then have him do so. She loves him and just wants what she thinks is best for him (which is what's traditional in her culture), but she needs to learn to let go once he's made the decision.
pagullarka 9
Man you put a lot of thought and effort in this one
anna1414 2
Oh my, good luck, that's all I have to say. Things will hopefully get better after you have kids.
jwebster 8
Well you are disrespecting their culture...