Imagine being excited to marry the love of your life, only to have your fiancée’s family refuse to attend because her older sister is still single! That’s exactly what happened to this 27-year-old man who proposed to his girlfriend of two years. In her culture, younger siblings aren’t allowed to marry before their older ones, but they live in modern-day Canada, and he thought this outdated tradition wouldn’t apply. Little did he know, her family would take it so seriously! Let’s dive into this wild story…
The Proposal and Cultural Clash
A Family History Lesson
Older Sister’s Love Life
Family’s Disapproval
Wedding Plans Amidst a Pandemic
Streaming the Big Day
Family’s Stubborn Stance
Frustration and Hurt
Seeking Support and Understanding
Just One Nice Thing
Worries About Future Family Planning
The Battle Between Love and Tradition ⚔️
Caught between love and tradition, this couple is facing the ultimate family drama! With the wedding just around the corner, the fiancé is furious at his future in-laws for refusing to attend because of an outdated cultural belief. He’s left wondering if they’ll ever accept their marriage, and if they’ll face more backlash if they start a family before the older sister does. Let’s see what the internet thinks of this explosive situation…
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NTA. Culture is not an excuse for controlling AHs. Hope wedding’s amazing!
Congrats on the wedding! Glad you’re not the a**hole.
Fiancée’s family boycotts wedding over single sister. NTA stands up.
Breaking the tradition: NTA for not inviting single sister-in-law
Congrats! Don’t let their behavior ruin your big day
Don’t let anyone dictate your happiness. Congrats on your wedding!
NTA. Marrying in birth order is an outdated tradition. Have a happy wedding and ignore her family’s opinions.
Pressure on older sister to marry ruined last relationship, seek therapy.
Sibling rivalry at its finest
Family boycotts wedding over single sister? NTA for moving on.
Canadian commenter supports OP, calls tradition ridiculous. Similar experience shared.
Family refuses to attend wedding over single sister. Comment defends.
Family boycotts wedding over single sister. Supportive commenters disagree.
Breaking free from outdated traditions and beliefs
Overcoming cultural pressure to marry. NTA
Breaking traditional norms, NTA’s partner’s family disapproves of sister’s single status
Breaking stereotypes and shaking things up! NTA comment wins.
Break the tradition and marry your fiancé, NTA!
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Sister’s jealousy and selfishness is not worth delaying wedding
Stand up for your happiness and future family
Don’t let anyone hold you back from your happiness
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Supportive comment, wishing for a lovely wedding.
Congratulations to the happy couple! NTA for standing up to the fiancée’s family.
Supportive comment, calling out family’s hypocrisy.
Dealing with family pressure to get married, but NTA
Curious about the cultural context of this family’s behavior?
Breaking tradition: NTA’s wedding without fiancée’s family.
Breaking tradition: NTA stands up to family pressure
Traditional pressure shouldn’t ruin your big day. Enjoy your wedding
Cultural beliefs may pressure older unmarried siblings in certain cultures.
Support your SO and don’t let her family ruin things
Commenter is not the a**hole for the family’s behavior
Fiancée’s family refuses to attend wedding over sister’s single status . Commenter calls them AH’s and suggests a good slap for the sister.
Live for yourself, not others’ expectations. NTA
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Savage response to family’s ridiculous demand
Block the family and enjoy your special day! Congrats
Don’t let them ruin your day! Congrats and best wishes
Don’t put your life on pause for others’ expectations! ❤️
Supportive comment applauds couple’s resilience in tough times
Questioning cultural practices and gender roles in marriage order.
Break free from tradition and live your best life!
Don’t let her family’s outdated traditions ruin your big day
Family boycotts wedding over single sister, NTA stands up
Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! Don’t let their outdated views dim your joy. YNTA
NTA, why wait? Let them be mad. It’s your life
NTA for standing up for yourself and your partner. Congrats
Congratulations on your marriage! Live for yourselves, not others.
Understanding the origins of traditions is key to respecting cultures
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Calling out ridiculous wedding drama. Not the a**hole.
Navigating cultural differences in a difficult family situation
Commenter sympathizes with OP, advises against cultural superiority.
Don’t let anyone else’s timeline dictate your happiness ❤️
Marriage isn’t the only accomplishment in life . Older sister deserves better .
Family’s birth order rule is ridiculous. NTA for standing up.
Breaking tradition for the wrong reasons. NTA
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Breaking tradition for the sake of one person is unfair
Breaking old cultural traditions for modern happiness
Accept what you can’t change, love your wife and her family
Choose happiness over toxic family.
Celebrate your love and ignore the haters!
Being single is better than ending up with the wrong spouse . NTA.
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Wedding boycott over single sister? Not the a**hole, bride-to-be!
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NTA. Jane Austen BS? Let’s hope they don’t have matches
Breaking cultural norms in 2020 for love ❤️
