Family Ties
My husband and I updated our Facebook relationship status to “Married” during our honeymoon. Little did we know, this turned into a disaster. His maternal aunt saw the post, and she hadn’t realized we were married.
She then promptly reached out to his mother, asking why she hadn’t been invited to the wedding. Despite being in a relationship with my husband for 6 years, I’ve yet to even meet this particular aunt. Naturally, neither she nor her numerous children and grandchildren received an invitation.
Also, it was important to consider my parents’ generosity. They had just funded our wedding/ We didn’t want to exploit their goodwill by inviting an excessive number of guests. However, this situation has led his aunt to label us as “mean” and disrespectful to the whole family.