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Maddelayne
Beginner April 2024

In laws and trips

Maddelayne, on March 22, 2024 at 4:34 PM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 20
I’m getting married soon but my fiance of 36 years old is too close to his mother and adult sister. I’ve noticed he does everything they want. His sister makes faces and rolls her eyes when i’m there (she is 30!!!). So this time they wanted to go to the beach and he said yes even though I would not go because of her. I felt like he should have not gone to send them a message and make them respect me. He says this is the way she is, like she has always done this to people so his solution is that he will live with me soon. But it doesn’t feel right. 1. It’s not my fault that “she is this way”. 2. I am not a random visitor, i am to be his wife. 3. He says it bothers him but he is still going with them even when they are excluding me. 4. Idk if this will really change in the future, he says he wants to keep on visiting them every week and they will probably want to keep on going out on trips to stay the night out without me. His other way to deal with the situation is that he will go out on trips with them and then he will go with me by separate. I dont like this because he is not excited when he has to go for a second time consecutively to any place and he also has less money, he ends up doing it to avoid conflict instead of doing it because he wants to. — His mother is very controlling. He even went with her to see our future house because he wanted to put it under his name and hers, i stopped it after a lot of fights but still she convinced him to chose a house with an extra room that he keeps on saying is for storage, but i know he wants it for her to move in in the future. I cant stand my in laws. How should I handle this

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Latest activity by Rosebud, on April 2, 2024 at 6:38 PM
  • Jacks
    Rockstar November 2054
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    So your fiancé is consistently making choices to keep his mother and sister happy when you're intentionally being left out? Like, you're being excluded?

    Your FI wants to put his mother on the deed to the house? He's planning to have her move in against your wishes?

    You have a huge fiancé problem, it would appear. This is sort of a waving red flag. I would definitely think quite a few times before buying a house with or marrying this man. Perhaps some premarital counselling would be of help.

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    Yikes, I can understand why this would upset you. I hate to say it but if it's happening now it will most likely continue to happen after the wedding perhaps for the rest of your relationship. I d address it now and not go any further until you are sure it has been properly handled. His family should be respectful towards you and your relationship.

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  • Maddelayne
    Beginner April 2024
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    Yeah I’ve been telling him how it makes me feel but he always says “this is the way they are” or “I’ll keep them apart and that should be fine” he is trying to avoid the conflict but in doing so he always put me at last. I told him I am afraid this will keep happening when we are married because he wants to keep on seeing them every week and they will keep on asking him to go spend the night somewhere else without me or asking him for favors without acknowledging my existence. He has been giving in lately, at the beginning he was more defensive, now at least he listens to me but it’s the same thing. He keeps having this hierarchy in his mind.
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    I do feel badly for him because nobody wants to feel like they have to choose between their fiancé and their mom/siblings but your feelings matter and should be respected. He needs to set boundaries with them and if those boundaries are crossed he needs to deal appropriately with it. It absolutely will keep happening and possibly even escalate if it's not completely handled now. Good for you for you communicating your needs and feelings keep doing so. Just remember you are a team. If one of you does not feel comfortable with something the other should not do it until the issue has been addressed to both parties satisaction. Best of luck

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  • Michelle
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    Sit down together and have a heart to heart conversation where you lay out all your concerns. If you are not able to do that, talk to a therapist together to learn how to communicate your needs effectively. Some compromise need to be made so that you both are happy and learn to set and maintain healthy boundaries.
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    I would think twice, then think again about marrying this guy under the circumstances you describe. At the very minimum you need couples counseling and for everything you just wrote to change dramatically in terms of FI’s willingness to impose stricr boundaries on his family .Then I’d want a long enough period of time to see that it wasn’t temporary. As things stand now, it would and IMO should be a dealbreaker.


    From the way you describe him I’m not optimistic, though. If he’s this way now, before you’re even married, when he should most want to please you, it’s unlikely he’s going to change, especially at his age. More likely it will only get worse. Personally, with the red flags you’ve listed I wouldn’t be taking that chance.
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  • LM
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    Beware of joining a family that treats you as expendable, barely tolerable. They've convinced your Beloved to treat you the same under the guise of a martyr peacemaker.
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  • Cece
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    Couples therapy. ASAP.
    🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
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  • Maddelayne
    Beginner April 2024
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    Do you think I’m wrong or being possessive? Is it ok for married couples that a partner keeps on going on family trips without the other one? I just wish he would put me first and show them they have to treat me better
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    This is about a lot more than one or two trips with family before he’s married. FI allows his family to disrespect you to your face and says that’s the way it is. Dealbreaker. He’s outright telling you this will all continue after you’re married and he has no plans to show them you are his priority or refuse to go on trips without you. Dealbreaker. He puts their feelings first and has you so mixed up you don’t know what’s normal and what’s not.
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    From what you have shared no I absolutely do not think you are wrong. I do think he's in a tough place because he doesn't want to upset either side But as his future wife he needs to stand up for you and make sure his family is being respectful of you and your relationship. If he s just brushing it off it will get worse. I think every family and relationship is different so I don't see anything wrong with taking trips separately if that's what both parties want to do. In your case it seems like you are feeling hurt and excluded and he's basically saying it is what it is and that's what's wrong here. Your feelings are valid and once you say you are uncomfortable with something and he does it anyway that's a problem and a red flag. He's making a choice here and it's not you and that hurts and is worrisome. it's about more than the trips. Family dynamics can be tricky but what is important is to remember you 2 are a team and to have each other's backs. Compromise and communication are so important in relationships if you struggle in those areas counseling could be a huge help. Best of luck to you.

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    While it may be upsetting for him that his family is behaving this way, I don’t it’s a tough call for anyone mature enough to be getting married to know what they need to do. OP’s issue is not the in laws, it’s her FI.
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  • Maddelayne
    Beginner April 2024
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    💔 I was afraid to accept it out loud
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  • Cat
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    Personally. i would put my foot down. i know that it is his mother and sitter. i get that they are his family. but the moment he put a ring on your finger and you both chose to be married. that made you his FAMILY and they are extended family.


    i love my mom and dad. but they are not to disrespect my future husband without a really good reason. they are ACTIVELY excluding you from things and that is not right. it’s fine to spend time with your mother and sister. but you are going to be his WIFE. not some girlfriend.
    idk if you want children or not, if not cool. live your best life. but if you do. could you image what that is going to be like.
    if he is this way now, i don’t see it magically changing when you guys get married. her wanting to put her name in the house is bizarre.
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  • Maddelayne
    Beginner April 2024
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    Thank you for your insight and for helping me find the right words to communicate. I showed him your comments and it helped him see it from a different perspective. He said he’ll work on it. We’ll see.
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  • Maddelayne
    Beginner April 2024
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    I love this comment. These are the right words it’s a subtle kind of rejection and control. He said “but they never tell me anything wrong about you, they don’t even mention your name” I said “that’s because they don’t need to, you are already doing everything they want”
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  • J
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    Oh my!! I seriously would consider where his loyalty is. If he's choosing them over you, well that is saying something. It'll probably be that way the rest of your life
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  • Maddelayne
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    Idk how to explain this to him. He still feels like they are his family and I am not yet. He is loyal to them and seeks their validation. Last time when he chose to go on that trip to the beach without me to please his sister she said I am a stranger at their house and she doesn’t want me around because she needs space and he agreed, he repeated the same words to me and said that is her right so now I can’t even visit him. His solution is to get our house but the way he keeps choosing to hurt me instead of them in every situation makes me realize he will keep on pleasing them even while living with me. He said he’ll figure it out once he moves out. He took me on another trip after that and now he is upset because he feels like that should have been enough to forget about this and says that i complain a lot. He is very childish in a way.
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    It sounds like he’s back to square one after supposedly reading these comments and rethinking his position. OP, I’m sorry but I see no hope for this relationship and would have ended things as soon as it became obvious that he does and will not support you.


    Things won’t change even if you were to move in together. He’ll still prioritize them, and he’ll still refuse to stand up for you and demand they show you respect. If he’s like this now, I can virtually promise that things will only get worse, not better once you’re married.

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    Oh man it sounds like this has only escalated. You very clearly need to tell him if you are going to be his wife his family needs to be respectful to you, respect you both as a couple, and respect your feelings but more importantly he needs care about your feelings on this matter. You by no means need to be best friends with them but there is no reason to be rolling eyes at people and purposely excluding them from trips. That behavior is childish and there is no place for it in any relationship. You should be included in plans and if you aren't being included he needs to discuss it with you first before he agrees to participate. By proposing to you he is committing to you and saying he wants to build a family with you but his actions and words concerning this matter are not showing that. Going on a separate trip with you afterwards is a ridiculous consolation prize. Very clearly tell him their behavior is hurting you and him just going along with it hurts you even more. Ultimately they don't owe you anything but if he truly wants to marry you and have a family with than he does. You,your feelings, and your relationship with him should be a top priority to him and if he cannot make it that than you deserve someone who wil. l I would set very clear lines here that need to start now while you are engaged (otherwise sadly he ll just keep making excuses). I would not recommend marrying this man if nothing changes. Best of luck to you. Huge hugs!Smiley heart

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