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Alexandra
Beginner January 2021

Disinterested Parents

Alexandra, on June 27, 2019 at 9:55 PM

Posted in Family and Relationships 21

Hi everyone, I’m going to try to keep this short. I’m an only child and my parents knew I was going to get engaged for a year prior to the engagement. I’ve been happily (sort of) engaged since March of this year but haven’t done a single bit of wedding planning yet because my parents have since...
Hi everyone, I’m going to try to keep this short. I’m an only child and my parents knew I was going to get engaged for a year prior to the engagement. I’ve been happily (sort of) engaged since March of this year but haven’t done a single bit of wedding planning yet because my parents have since become disinterested in the wedding after the excitement of getting engaged fizzled. They became even more disinterested when my fiancé and I told them we wanted to do a cruise wedding.

My fiancé and I love cruises, he took me on my first one and I actually got engaged on it. So naturally we’d like to get married on a Royal Caribbean ship in the Bahamas. We spoke to representatives ourselves to get a complete price breakdown of every little detail and a breakdown of how the days would go on the cruise. For less than 40K we can have our dream wedding under budget for three nights of fun. My wedding can be an experience, not just one night and it’s over. We presented all the information my parents would need and they became so upset, they refuse to talk to us about the wedding now. My mother has been not communicative to me and neither my father or mother will answer my phone calls. They are paying for the wedding so I value their opinion, but this is what I want. They said they would come around to the idea of it, but the reps for the cruise line said they’re already booking for 2021, which means I’ll be engaged for even longer than I wanted now. How do I deal with disinterested parents? We might secretly elope on our next cruise we have coming up. I’m hurt that my mother isn’t making this a fun experience for me, considering I’m her only daughter and child in general. Their lack of concern and efficiency for a wedding is worrying me.

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  • karen
    Master October 2017
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    People have discussed why your parents may object to a destination wedding. It is not only the 300 (if you can get that fare), it is taxis or uber to and from both airports. It may mean a hotel in Miami for one night if you do not want to get up at 5 in the morning, to make certain you are able to board on time. It is at least two vacation days. If the guest has kids, it is paying for kids, having them miss school, or finding someone you trust to look after them. While US citizens can travel on closed loop cruises, many will not want to. If you get sick, it will be harder to fly home.

    On another thread, you indicate that you will be expecting 80 guests, but you are an only child. I think it is unrealistic to expect a lot from your side to attend. Many people may sound excited and say they will come, but when it is time to make plans, it will not work out.

    People are trying to get you to understand a different viewpoint. They have suggested you pay. You say you have a difficult relationship with your parents and they are disinterested, but it may be they just really think your idea will not work. You said earlier, you would consider a compromise, what would that compromise be.


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