“I replied, ‘Mom, that’s my wife.’
She left the table.”
Here is what they shared:
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
And they were absolutely right.
I would tell my daughter not to marry a man with three kids and an ex-wife at 24.
But I made the right choice, and weve been happily married for almost 20 years now.
He makes me better.
For the record, my parents loved him, but not his situation.
It didnt have anything to do with him as a person."
My grandfather didn’t think my dad could support a family.
sallyf462f2ae4c
3.
That’s great; we’ve been happily married for ten years now.
She didn’t like me because I made him realize how controlling and overbearing she was to him.
He was in his 30s when we met, and she controlled his whole life.
We have nothing to do with her now."
Anonymous
4.
They flat-out tried everything to be friendly with her, but it simply didn’t stick.
But they did try, and they kept it to themselves.
They never said anything, even after I announced my impending divorce.
Now, my second wife actually cried happy tears during our wedding.
They absolutely ADORE her.
With good reason, I finally woke up and linked up with a decent woman."
“My grandparents have always disliked my dad.
My parents have been together since my mom was 16 and my dad was 21 in 1981.
Everyone tolerates him, but no one likes him, including my brother and I.
For some people, there is nothing you’re able to do to win your in-laws over.
Lauren, California
6.
“My dad wouldn’t walk me down the aisle.
I don’t regret my decision one bit.”
u/PsychologicalMonk354
7.
“Im a mom of two twin daughters.
After many miscarriages, they were my husband and Is rainbow babies.
So, weve always been rather protective of them.
Lets call Emmas boyfriend Matt.
Emma was super reluctant and made every excuse for why he couldnt come.
Eventually, she agreed to invite him.
My jaw dropped when we met Matt and Emma at the restaurant.”
My parents didnt like him for the first few years due to our different ethnicities.
u/SpicyCoconutLeaf
9.
Sadly, I was correct on all counts.
Now shes stuck 13 hours from us because they have a child together.
It doesnt matter that he works from home.
He harasses her daily over the most ridiculous things.
Forget that she has seen us 3-4 times per year for the past 10 years.”
“I am the daughter of parents who did not approve of my marriage with my husband.
I will tell you, it still is the single most detrimental thing in our marriage.
“My parents weren’t happy for both socio-economic and religious reasons.
41 years later, we’re still together.”
u/Regular-Bat-4449
12.
“My son lived with his father from the time he was six.
Although his father hated me, my son Jamie and I had a good relationship.
I loved him very much, and I thought he felt the same.
She seemed nice enough, and I was always polite to her.
I told Jamie privately that he should just live with her and not get married.
He said he was getting married, and that was it.
His dad thought it was great and thought I was again causing problems.
His father is ecstatic.
My heart is broken.”
Denise, Indiana
13.
“It was my marriage that was frowned upon.
We met when I (F) was 8, he was 10.
We grew up in the same circle.
He really wanted to give a serious relationship with me a try.
This went on for years, and many life things happened that sent us on different paths.
Nine years later, we crossed paths, and we STILL had a thing for each other.
Older, without my parents being able to forbid our dating, we gave it a shot.
My father died during this time.”
“My parents disapproved of mine.
I met my husband at 19 before he entered the army.
He came from the ‘wrong’ side of the city.
My dad was not thrilled.
He wanted me to work on college and avoid the ‘wrong’ people.
We dated for four solid months before getting married at the courthouse.
He didn’t like my husband and said he would never amount to anything.
He is the favorite son-in-law between all my sister and I’s spouses.
My dad became the dad my husband never had.
I like to remind my dad every now and then about how he wanted me to run.
“Our daughter was 24, he was 45.
We didn’t understand it.
Neither had been married.
They lasted seven years.
He distanced her from all her friends and family.
And she ended up addicted to drugs.
Five years later, she is clean but brain-damaged.”
“My mom and dad have passed on.
They never liked any of the girls I brought home.
They were terrified I’d fall in love with someone of a different faith.
So, I always went to our own church schools.
They had been raised in the West and looked at Southerners as ignorant.
She was from Louisiana.
Mom even popped off one time at supper about ignorant Southern women.
I replied, ‘Mom, that’s my wife.’
She left the table.
Shervin, Taiwan
17.
“I’m the child that got married in this story.
I was 16 when I met my future husband.
He was 21 and had spent two years in the military during the Vietnam War.
Now, he was in the Chicago Police Academy, waiting to graduate.
He invited me to lunch and impressed my 16-year-old self to no end.
We started dating, which my mom hated.
He was too old for me, and she was prejudiced because he was Italian and we were Irish.
When I turned 18, he proposed, and we set a date for marriage.”
“My mom said I could go to Europe if I canceled our wedding plans.
My husband retired from the Chicago Police Department after 31 years of service with honors and decorations.
