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Beginner October 2016

My mother in law hates me

Jessica, on November 6, 2016 at 7:44 PM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 52

During the planning of our wedding a problem came up with one of her guests. (They were 2 heads total, however rsvp'd for 4) I had to ask her to call and uninvite 2 of the 4 that had rsvp'd because we could not accommodate. She then went to my husband and told him i had to call the guest. I then...

During the planning of our wedding a problem came up with one of her guests. (They were 2 heads total, however rsvp'd for 4) I had to ask her to call and uninvite 2 of the 4 that had rsvp'd because we could not accommodate. She then went to my husband and told him i had to call the guest. I then explained that i wasnt going to call her guest whom ive never met and do that, and that i didnt appreciate her putting her son in the middle of our conversation. Her response was extremely rude, and i just left it alone. I never responded to her and decided that her extra guests could attend because it wasnt worth arguing over (no one was ever uninvited, it was a conversation between her and i and then she involved her son/my husband). She did not speak to me at our wedding at all and still hasnt. Do i need to address this? Or just wait for her to get over it?

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  • The Trap Selena
    Master March 2016
    The Trap Selena ·
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    @Jennifer we can see that the wedding is over but people still give advice when it comes to situations like this so that they know how to handle it should a similar situation arise in the future. People may take it as us berating her but we're just trying to help.

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  • Nikol
    VIP December 2017
    Nikol ·
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    @Beach I never said she did, I'm just saying she did nothing wrong. Maybe I should clarify...

    OP should talk to MIL since there was no wrong doing between either parties...the guests were rude. I wouldn't let something like this ruin a relationship.

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  • QueenDavis
    Super October 2018
    QueenDavis ·
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    This is the most confusing post ever. The MIL invited TWO guest who rsvped 4, OP asked MIL to explain to her guest that they will not be able to accommodate extra guest due to space. MIL got upset and didn't want tell them and told her son that OP should do it even thought OP don't know them. MIL said some nasty things to her because of it and OP decided to just let the extras come because she didn't want to fight with her MIL.

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  • FutureMrsL
    Super September 2017
    FutureMrsL ·
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    OP I'd bite the bullet and talk to her. It's not her fault her guests added 2 additional people and it was an unfortunate/awkward situation for all involved. That being said this is your MIL and your future relationship with her is more important than semantics.

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  • J
    Beginner October 2016
    Jessica ·
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    I appreciate the advice, I apologize for the post not being clear enough initially.

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  • annakay511
    Master July 2015
    annakay511 ·
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    You were in the wrong to ask her to uninvite a guest.

    She was NOT wrong to talk to her son about it - I assume your now husband knew what you asked her to do. She was not putting him "in the middle of your conversation" - you should never say anything to her you wouldn't say to him, in the same way that nothing she says to you should be kept from your DH.

    She probably shouldn't have been nasty to you, but can you blame her? She was probably very frustrated.

    It was very immature of her to ignore you at the wedding and since then. You're married to her son now. Has your DH talked to her since then?? I suggest you let it drop and just pretend like nothing happened. I also suggest you find a way to reach out to her soon, like sharing wedding photos. You both have let a silly situation blow out of proportion and you have to live with each other in each other's lives!

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  • karen
    Devoted September 2017
    karen ·
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    Your MIL sounds very very immature to me. She doesn't sounds like a confident woman either. My guess is that you intimidate her because you get to the point. What does H think about this?

    She sounds like a real peach. I'd probably enjoy the silence and stay away from her - I'm an old bitch who has no patience for someone her age putting pressure on a newly married couple.....don't bad mouth her to H either. Focus on your marriage and let him worry about his mother. Chances are he's dealt with this kind of nonsense from her before.......

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  • Katie B to S
    Super January 2017
    Katie B to S ·
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    @annakay511 you obviously didnt read the comments. She didn't uninvite anyone, 2 guests rsvpd and added 2 uninvited guests to their party. OP asked mil to tell them they could not add guests because they're hear friends, but mil got mad and told ops husband that op needed to do it. Mil is immature but really didn't do anything wrong, op definitely didn't do anything wrong.

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  • FutureMrsG
    Super March 2019
    FutureMrsG ·
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    Wouldn't you have to uninvite people who received invitations from you I understand why she would be upset in the invitation was there an option for them to plus 1?

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  • A
    Master January 2021
    AshleyR ·
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    Ok after getting clarification -this is mil's guests that the op has never met or spoken to and they added on 2 extra people to the RSVP that were not on the invite. Op asks mil to contact them and tell them the 2 extras cant come. MIL freaks. I would have done the same thing, I don't know these people, they're her friends, I think it's her responsibility to straighten out the RSVP "misunderstanding" (it's not a misunderstand when people add guests on, it's deliberate and it's rude, but we pretend there must be some confusion, but I digress). The question is was op rude to MIL about this? Or is MIL a drama queen? We will never know. Either way, if you want to be a bigger person and mend fences, reach out to her and apologize about the whole situation, regardless of whose right or wrong.

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  • LilBit
    Expert April 2017
    LilBit ·
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    NO HIDING!!! Others can benefit from this exchange! Edit original post for clarity please!!!

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  • J
    Beginner October 2016
    Jessica ·
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    My husband agrees with me in my response to her prior to the wedding regarding the added rsvp's. Our wedding was about us spending the day celebrating with the people we love. It wasn't about her friends that we've never met. He was also angry with how she responded to me but asked me not to respond and said that he would talk to her if she continued to be rude. I never expected her to not speak to me on our wedding day.

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