Woman's Mother-In-Law Ruins Her Wedding By Interrupting The Vows And Shouting At Her Husband During The First Dance
Despite this woman's best efforts, her mother-in-law remains unreasonable.
One wedding day turned into a disaster when a mother-in-law decided the ceremony was the perfect place to make a scene. The bride had tried to include her in the planning, but that did not stop the drama from spilling into the vows and the first dance. From there, the mother-in-law's behavior became more erratic, and the family pressure kept building around the couple.
Now the Reddit community is weighing in on whether this marriage can survive the fallout. Read on.
The woman's concern
RedditShe's afraid that her mother-in-law will affect her marriage.
RedditThat was only the beginning of the tension.
The mother-in-law has a drinking problem.
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The mother-in-law even got her relatives involved.
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The family pressured the couple.
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The wedding drama kept piling up from there.
The couple had to deal with all the drama and stress before their wedding.
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Yikes!
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And another yikes moment.
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Mortifying indeed.
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She even argued with her son on her son's wedding day.
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Even the wedding video could not escape the mess.
They had to keep the mother's behavior out of the wedding video.
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The mother-in-law, even now, is making the couple miserable.
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Some Redditors believe that the ball is in the husband's court when it comes to dealing with his mother.
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Mothers-in-law have the capacity to destroy a marriage. This user attests to that.
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It’s the same kind of pressure as a husband trying to deal with intrusive in-laws who kept causing tension with his wife.
The mother-in-law is playing the victim when she's clearly the one at fault.
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The husband is still in the middle ground.
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The mother-in-law is in close proximity and bound to destroy their married life someday. More yikes!
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The mother-in-law is indeed a liar.
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This Redditor has another idea: involve the doctor.
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The silent plan.
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Highlight reel for the mother-in-law's bad behavior.
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This Redditor wants a trial by publicity.
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Because they're part of the problem?
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The difference between forgiveness and reconciliation.
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It's better if it comes from the husband. Otherwise, the original poster will look like the bad guy in the situation.
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Is the erratically behaving mother-in-law capable of doing this?
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With so much stress and damage that the mother-in-law has caused, a counselor can help.
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You'd probably wonder if the husband can cut his mother off.
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For this user, it seems that the mother-in-law has a drinking and drug problem.
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Another idea: show the mother-in-law her own stupidity.
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It's really in the husband's hands.
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It could worsen, according to this user.
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Who knows what the mother-in-law and her relatives will do in the future?
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The "pros" at coercion: the mother-in-law and her relatives.
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Cut her off completely, says this Redditor. The situation can turn from worse to worst.
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Another user agrees to cut all contact with the mother-in-law.
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A bride shouldn't be this stressed at her own wedding. It's entirely the mother-in-law's fault.
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The mother-in-law will ruin every stage of the marriage because that's what mothers-in-law do best.
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Redditors may have different approaches to the situation, but the best is probably to cut all contact.
And this has to come from the original poster's husband. He simply can't stand in the middle ground anymore.
Otherwise, he might be the one who's letting his mother ruin their marriage. Let's hope that the man will get his priorities straight.
He needs to choose a side before the damage gets worse.
For more fallout from meddling after vows and first-dance chaos, see the AITA where a woman asked her mother-in-law to leave after she triggered a divorce.