How do you NOT INVITE some of your family?

I only invited my female cousins and aunts and uncles. I decided not to invite my male cousins because we are all so distant, they don't come around and I only keep in touch with my female cousins. I know my aunts will be hurt because I didn't invite thier sons, on well. Sorry Tia!

I stopped at aunts and uncles and didn't invite cousins.

@emilyg that makes me so sad my sister is disabled too and we're lucky to have a great caring and accepting family

I hope things get better with crazy aunt and your sister isn't affected

Personally i feel you im in the same boat! My fiance's aunt and her daughters do nothing but, talk pure crap about me and try and cause stupid high school drama! and ive been stuck between a rock and a hard place on either to invite them or not! But, ive decided to be the bigger person and invite them because really i dont think ill even notice that they are their.

Following... My fiancé’s family is extremely large and there is a smaller than average age difference between him and his parents so certain great aunts he’s close with and sees them like his own aunts and his parents cousins who are his age and he grew up with as cousins. Needless to say if we invited everyone (Great) aunts and uncles from his mom, dad, and step dad’s side and all of the cousins our guest list would reach about 300 with his family alone. He chose the family that makes an effort to talk/see him when he visits (most live across the country where he grew up) and his aunts who are local and one cousin he’s close w whose local. Unfortunately with the people he has good relationships with and made the list, very few are from his moms family and my mil was on the phone w me the other day not yelling but trying to guilt me into adding them. I tried explaining he chose the family that he is close w now and not necessarily who was there for his mom when she had him as a baby almost 30 years ago, but I’m still getting grief for it. Keep in mind his parents are only paying for people they want to invite and aren’t helping w our guest list, but she is so defensive and upset that she has to put her aunts on the list of people they want to invite (pay for) instead of them being including in his family’s side (which my parents and we will be paying for) and is upset his dad and step dads aunts who is is closer with making the family list. Idk but our wedding is over a year away and it’s already stressing me out big time.. sorry for the long post