Imagine this: You’re a father who’s always been there financially for your children, despite not being physically present in their lives. You’ve built a new life with a woman you love, and you’ve always tried to do right by everyone. But then, your daughter delivers a blow – she’s getting married, and your wife isn’t invited. Now, you’re torn between attending your daughter’s big day and standing by your wife. Let’s dive into this emotional rollercoaster of a story.
An Unexpected Fatherhood
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A New Love Enters the Scene
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The Struggle of Unwanted Parenthood
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A Life-Changing Decision
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A New Life, But Responsibilities Fulfilled
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Reconnecting with the Past
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The Wedding Invitation Dilemma
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A Father’s Stand
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A Father’s Love or A Husband’s Duty? ♂️
Caught in a whirlwind of emotions, our protagonist is left with a dilemma that would make anyone’s heart ache. His daughter, who he’s supported from afar, is about to get married. But there’s a twist – his wife, who’s been his support system, isn’t invited to the wedding. His daughter blames his wife for his past decisions, but he staunchly defends his wife, stating he won’t disrespect her by attending the wedding alone. As the internet buzzes with opinions on this heart-wrenching situation, we’re left wondering – what would you do in his shoes?
Father not attending daughter’s wedding due to wife exclusion.

YTA for hiding behind your wife’s influence at your daughter’s wedding.

Daughter blames OP for leaving, but OP stands up for wife.

NTA for not attending, but YTA for thinking your wife is entitled to go to her wedding. It’s her day, not yours. ♂️

“YTA – not the a**hole for not going to wedding, but…”

Father’s dilemma: Daughter blames him for leaving, wife’s influence questioned.

“YTA. You left your kid and are expecting her to not have resentment towards you? She has the right to not invite your wife to HER wedding if she doesn’t have a relationship with her. It’s her wedding and she can decide who she wants to invite and not invite”

YTA for abandoning your kids, they deserved better

Daughter’s resentment towards stepmother sparks heated comment section.

Heartbreaking abandonment: Can a conversation heal years of pain?

Daughter wants control over wedding guest list, father disagrees.

“YTA for thinking your wife is entitled to attend”

“Nah, daughter’s wedding, wife not invited. Tough choice, but attend!”

YTA for emotional affair and prioritizing wife over daughter’s wedding

“Your kids have no relationship with your wife.”

Engaging caption for the comment and its replies: NAH, but a shitty situation

Father’s wedding dilemma: YTA for skipping fatherhood, daughter’s right to choose.

Is this post fake or is the daughter really writing it?

Daughter’s wedding drama: Bridezilla, affair, and family rift.

YTA: Failed responsibility, lack of empathy. Can’t have it all

NTA. Blunt about not wanting to be a dad, financially backed. Daughter jealous and entitled.

Daughter caught in the middle of messy divorce.

Catch-22: Daughter’s wedding or wife’s honor? ESH needs therapy.

“YTA for leaving your kids and emotional cheating”

YTA: Spiteful, insensitive man skips daughter’s wedding over wife’s honor.

YTA for forcing wife on daughter. Wife is pragmatic

Curious about the wife’s perspective on attending daughter’s wedding?

User questions OP’s credibility and motives in a fiery comment.

“NTA. Being a father when you don’t want to be is worse “

Father’s absence creates emotional turmoil, daughter seeks reconciliation. NAH.
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NTA. OP and wife paid for daughter’s wedding, but no invite.

YTA. Absent father pays for daughter’s wedding, gets criticized.
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Daughter rightfully excludes dad’s toxic wife from her wedding.

Father’s dilemma: Daughter’s wedding or wife’s honor? YTA, wife’s choice?

Did you lie to your ex about not wanting children? YTA

NTA. You did all you could. Just walk away.

NTA for not going but you can’t force someone to let someone come to their wedding. It’s not your event. And your wife has a very unpopular but true opinion about how a man should be able to leave. Your ex knew you weren’t ready but forced you and even after leaving you still paid for stuff. You did all you can do.

Heartbroken daughter wants her father to choose her over his wife.

A tough situation, but NAH. Hope it gets resolved.

Father’s past mistakes haunt him in daughter’s wedding dilemma.

Curious about the backstory? Find out who spilled the beans!

NTA for not going to daughter’s wedding, but be careful.

Daughter blames wife, but dad wants her to take responsibility. NTA

YTA for prioritizing your wife’s honor over your daughter’s wedding

NTA for refusing daughter’s wedding, not wanting unwanted kids.

Get a vasectomy and skip the wedding. YTA.
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YTA for neglecting your daughter and shifting blame.
