Man Excluded from Family Portraits for Years

Imagine being in a loving, long-term relationship with your partner, but not being considered ‘family’ enough to be included in annual family portraits. That’s exactly what happened to one man, who was excluded from his in-laws’ cherished tradition for nearly a decade. Despite his wife’s pleas, her family refused to include him in the photos until they were officially married. But as the years went by, the tables turned, and now he’s the one having the last laugh. Let’s dive into this tale of family drama and delayed gratification!

The Annual Family Portrait Tradition

Why Wasn’t He Included?

“Only Dating” Doesn’t Count?

Wife’s Pleas Ignored

A Painful Reminder

The Irony of It All

The Tables Have Turned

Laughing It Off

Portraits Now Locked Away

Family’s Reaction

Wife’s Take on the Situation

Can’t Let Go of the Grudge

The Last Laugh: Excluded Man’s Sweet Revenge

So, after nearly a decade of being excluded from his in-laws’ annual family portraits, our protagonist couldn’t help but laugh when the topic came up at a recent gathering. He pointed out the irony of how he, the only one still in a successful marriage, was deemed unworthy of being in the photos, while his in-laws’ exes were included. Now, those portraits are locked away, a painful reminder for the family of their past mistakes. While his wife thinks it’s time for him to let go of the grudge, he can’t help but feel a sense of satisfaction every time the album comes out. Let’s see what people think about this intriguing tale of family drama and sweet revenge…

Advice for excluded man to mend family relationships

Spouse excluded from family photos, commenters say YTA

Support turned sour: Commenter calls out OP’s judgmental attitude.

Traditional exclusion, no swaying, YTA. Let it go.

Man excluded from family portraits gets called out for pettiness

Excluded man gloats over SILs’ divorces, called out for pettiness.

NTA for feeling excluded from family portraits after years of dating.

User calls out OP for ruining MIL’s birthday party

Brutal honesty makes MIL cry and exposes family hypocrisy

Including boyfriends in family photos is weird, YTA. Funny story though

Redditor called out for being TA in family portrait exclusion.

User called out for excluding spouse from family portraits. YTA

Curious about past exclusion, but no replies to satisfy.

Gotcha moments almost never work out. YTA ‍♂️

In-laws set a clear tradition, YTA for spoiling it.

Man excluded from family portraits for years, called out for dissing marriages

Taking multiple photos is easy and inclusive, don’t be exclusive

Organizer defends excluding family member from portraits, commenter disagrees. ‍♀️

Insecure and vindictive son-in-law excluded family from portraits. YTA

Acknowledging fault, but understanding the difficult decision.

Don’t talk about someone else’s marriage. YTA. ‍♂️

Bride excluded from family photo at her own wedding

NTA, but don’t hold onto resentment. Start your own tradition

Confronting hurt and anger with honesty and apologies.

Excluded boyfriend gets harsh verdict from commenter.

User thinks exclusion from family portraits is justified. ‍♂️

MIL’s photo, MIL’s rules. Don’t attack SIL’s choices. Move on.

User is called out for being selfish and unreasonable. ‍♂️

Don’t let grudges ruin family traditions. YTA in this case

Excluded from family portraits for years, but NTA in opinion

Sorry dude, YTA. Their photo albums, their rules

Excluding someone from family photos can be hurtful and petty

Man excluded from family portraits for years – commenter is called out for being the a**hole

Excluded from family portraits, commenter relates to OP’s situation. ESH.

A scathing reply to a post about a man excluded from family portraits.

Holding onto anger only hurts yourself. Time to move on.

Standing up for himself after a decade of exclusion.

Breaking tradition: a rubbish situation with bad rules for family portraits. ESH.

Excluded man receives harsh judgement for not meeting family requirements

User called out for being cruel and petty in family photos

Man excluded from family portraits for years due to old-fashioned rules

Family photos with exes? This commenter says NTA.

User calls out commenter as YTA for being self-righteous

User called out for being petty and selfish ‍♂️

Rise above the petty picture issue and airing dirty laundry

User calls out OP as the a**hole for fixating on exclusion.

Including non-family members in photos can lead to heartache

ESH for excluding him from family portraits, but he shouldn’t have exploded

Excluded from family portraits, but ESH for taking joy.

In-laws call out YTA for being a jerk about portraits

YTA mocked family at party, butthurt over exclusion from pic

Suggests MIL could have avoided issue with multiple photos. ESH.

Man excluded from family portraits gets called out for entitlement

Excluded from family portraits for years, now YTA for complaining

Excluded boyfriend receives harsh judgement from commenter. No sympathy here.

Feeling excluded from family portraits for years, ESH for handling.

User calls out OP for expecting inclusion in family photos.

Man excluded from family portraits for years, called YTA by commenter.

Annual family photo drama with shady uncle’s girlfriend. YTA.

Photographs exclusion – YTA comment. Respect their tradition

Unmarried partner excluded from family photos, called out at party

Excluded man’s divorce rubbed in family’s face, ESH. ‍♂️

Curious if outsiders were included in family photos?

Forgive and forget? Commenter questions the value of apologies

NTA. Laughing at their backfired tradition was well deserved

Family photos for all generations and occasions, problem solved

Being excluded from family portraits is a common policy

Excluded from family portraits, but OP is NTA according to comment

Following the rules doesn’t always make you the bad guy

NTA! Family should have included you in the pictures

Not the a**hole and a little petty, but who isn’t?

INFO requested, but commenter calls out bad attitude