Rude Parents Locked Their Future Son-In-Law In A Room With Them And Threatened Him To Reveal His Salary
A man jumps onto Reddit to ask if he is the asshole for disrespecting his in-laws after they locked him in a room.
Some family meetings turn awkward fast, but this one went from uncomfortable to alarming in a matter of minutes. A man thought he was meeting his future in-laws for a normal conversation, only to be pushed into a private room and pressed for details about his salary.
The situation got even messier when his fiancée's parents refused to take no for an answer and kept pushing for a number. He ended up snapping back, and now the whole relationship is caught in the middle of a very tense family dispute.
Now he is wondering whether he crossed a line, or whether the real problem started with the parents.
Something unusually weird happened when this man was called by his in-laws for a personal meeting.
Nos**tsorry___The parents of the girl learned that their daughter's future husband got a new job, so they called him to meet.
Nos**tsorry___Leaving the keys and phone on the dining table while taking him into the guest room seems like a red flag.
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It is never okay to ask a man his salary, but it is acceptable when the person asking is your future wife's father.
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However, the parents are not content with just knowing that; they want a specific number given to them.
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Well, good going, mother-in-law, but money is not everything in a relationship. Love and respect are more important.
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That is where the conversation started to turn ugly.
Now, that is a very critical situation to be in: a disagreement with your fiancée's parents.
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Okay, now the matter has escalated and gone too far, and things might not end well.
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Oops! What has this guy done? He took it too far by disrespecting the parents in this way.
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We can understand the mother-in-law is upset, but what they did to the guy was not fair either. When he denied them once, they should have stopped asking.
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So if he really likes this girl and wants her in his life without any trouble, then he has to apologize.
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Another commenter thinks the apology should go first.
This is similar to the person refusing to invest in in-laws’ failing business, sparking family tension.
Now, this guy is quite logical and practical. If the boy's parents had put the girl in that situation, what would she have done?
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They were more interested in knowing the figures of his income rather than being concerned about 'them.'
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This guy should stand his ground and not apologize first. If the parents are sorry for their behavior, then he is also sorry for what he said.
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NTA, man! But a prenup is necessary because things are not going well even before they begin their journey together.
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One reply says the warning signs are already obvious.
The part where they locked the door was where the whole situation escalated.
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The parents took it too far by locking him in the room and threatening him to tell them his income.
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Well, you can call it a mini kidnapping, because it definitely seems like one.
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Right, the parents committed a borderline crime, if that's a thing.
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That comment does not hold back.
If she sides with her parents, completely ignoring your respect and boundaries, then run for your life, lad!
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The boy should ask the girl what she would have done in the situation that her parents put the boy in.
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There is another way that you can talk to her and go for counseling together.
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It is actually rude to ask someone for their salary, especially after they declined to answer such a personal question.
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Make your decision wisely.
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Your in-laws become your new parents, and they treat you like their own child, but not always. Sometimes a few in-laws are a little rude and mean, just like the ones in this case, so always be careful of such people.
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