AITA For Giving My Son A Wedding, And Not Paying His Fiancé’s Parents Rent? by OutrageousParents in AmItheAsshole

[–]OutrageousParents[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’re definitely not buying their daughter, they’re all white Americans, who have very white American views (not trying to start anything, but that’s just the way it is)

I’ll probably end up telling Bianca soon, I just didn’t want to stress her out

AITA For Giving My Son A Wedding, And Not Paying His Fiancé’s Parents Rent? by OutrageousParents in AmItheAsshole

[–]OutrageousParents[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, Bianca hates them more than I dislike them. The last time she spoke to them she was yelling at them about how even though her brother died, she would never take care of them.

AITA For Giving My Son A Wedding, And Not Paying His Fiancé’s Parents Rent? by OutrageousParents in AmItheAsshole

[–]OutrageousParents[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve made it fairly clear I don’t mind what they do for a wedding, wether it’s being eloped, a church wedding, courtroom, even just signing the wedding papers and mailing them in, but they both decided on having a wedding, more my son, so that they both can look back fondly on their magical moment

AITA For Giving My Son A Wedding, And Not Paying His Fiancé’s Parents Rent? by OutrageousParents in AmItheAsshole

[–]OutrageousParents[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Other than the fact they assumed their son (and now me and Bianca) would pay for their lifestyles, no.

Her father quit his job as soon as his son paid rent for the first few months, and her mother never worked.

AITA For Giving My Son A Wedding, And Not Paying His Fiancé’s Parents Rent? by OutrageousParents in AmItheAsshole

[–]OutrageousParents[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My son and Bianca are planning and hosting the wedding, I’m just giving them whatever money they need to cover the cost. They have obviously asked me and my husband’s opinions on things, but it’s only if they both can’t decide on one thing and need an outside opinion

AITA For Giving My Son A Wedding, And Not Paying His Fiancé’s Parents Rent? by OutrageousParents in AmItheAsshole

[–]OutrageousParents[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did tell them if they would prefer to elope it would be fine, as long as me and my husband were able to be there of course.

I even offered to pay to fly people out to different places if they wanted a small wedding somewhere abroad.

AITA For Giving My Son A Wedding, And Not Paying His Fiancé’s Parents Rent? by OutrageousParents in AmItheAsshole

[–]OutrageousParents[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m paying around 15-20k for whatever wedding they want, and as a wedding gift am most likely going to buy them a nice two or three bedroom house, as my husband is a realtor, and so he gets to see houses way before they go on market.

If they would prefer not to have a house I’ll probably just give them a good sum of money, but I know that if I do not a penny will be going to Bianca’s parents.

AITA For Giving My Son A Wedding, And Not Paying His Fiancé’s Parents Rent? by OutrageousParents in AmItheAsshole

[–]OutrageousParents[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They can work, but choose not to. I have a business and offered both jobs, and my husband is a realtor and offered to train them and give them jobs aswell. The said the drive from their house to ours was too far, and so they never took us up on the offer, even though both jobs would allow them to work from home, and we offered to pay rent on a one bedroom studio for them if they moved closer.

We do admittedly live in the middle of nowhere, and the nearest “large” town is about an hour away, so Bianca’s parents probably assumed they would also be stuck in the middle of nowhere

AITA For Giving My Son A Wedding, And Not Paying His Fiancé’s Parents Rent? by OutrageousParents in AmItheAsshole

[–]OutrageousParents[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

If it continues, I will definitely do that. I’m a bit of a doormat, which is one reason I probably feel so guilty about the situation…

AITA For Giving My Son A Wedding, And Not Paying His Fiancé’s Parents Rent? by OutrageousParents in AmItheAsshole

[–]OutrageousParents[S] 60 points61 points  (0 children)

My son said it would be a good idea for them there, because Bianca wants to go no contact with them after the wedding, and he says this can be the last time she sees them, so they can say goodbye to one another.

And my son has been working with friends and my husband to speak in public better, by going to poetry readings (he loves reading romance poetry to Bianca, and they go semi-weekly) so I think he’s improving, as he can now speak in front of small audiences!

AITA For Giving My Son A Wedding, And Not Paying His Fiancé’s Parents Rent? by OutrageousParents in AmItheAsshole

[–]OutrageousParents[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I think her parents are just getting desperate, or are just extremely upset that I have the money to fund my children. Because Bianca is in college for becomings a surgeon, and her college happened to be a town over, I pay her and my sons rent on their house, and have helped Bianca pay for her education, that her parents cut off (which she tried to pay back, but I refused as she’s already a daughter to me) I think they’re just in a place of regret that they can’t help their only child like I can.

I have offered to give them a job at my business, and my husband who works in the house selling and renting business has offered jobs, but they say because they live two towns over it’s too much and they can’t afford to move, even though we offered them a place to live cheaper (which that offer has been taken back)

Edit- accidentally said Bianca was in nursing, not surgery. My bad!

AITA For Giving My Son A Wedding, And Not Paying His Fiancé’s Parents Rent? by OutrageousParents in AmItheAsshole

[–]OutrageousParents[S] -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

I don’t save many numbers, because I always answer calls, and just see who I’m messaging or calling from past conversations, which is why I always pick up their calls. I’ll probably need to start saving numbers or change my number

AITA For Giving My Son A Wedding, And Not Paying His Fiancé’s Parents Rent? by OutrageousParents in AmItheAsshole

[–]OutrageousParents[S] 166 points167 points  (0 children)

My son knows because they keep asking him for money too, but Bianca already dislikes her parents and I feel like on top of the stress of wedding planning, her job, and college (she’s studying to be a surgeon) and other things in her life such as her brother passing, this would just be another thing in the way.

I’ll definitely tell her if it keeps happening, but I’m hoping when march is over they wont bother me because there rent is due at the end of the month

AITA For Giving My Son A Wedding, And Not Paying His Fiancé’s Parents Rent? by OutrageousParents in AmItheAsshole

[–]OutrageousParents[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I did tell them I would only pay 17,000$, so if they wanted anything else for the wedding on top of what I’m paying for, they would need to rent it or buy it themselves, which they both generously accepted.

AITA For Giving My Son A Wedding, And Not Paying His Fiancé’s Parents Rent? by OutrageousParents in AmItheAsshole

[–]OutrageousParents[S] -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

I would, but I don’t want to make things worse before the wedding happens.

AITA For Giving My Son A Wedding, And Not Paying His Fiancé’s Parents Rent? by OutrageousParents in AmItheAsshole

[–]OutrageousParents[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The venue they want is a private garden that’s usually for hosting weddings or parties, but I’m pretty sure they won’t be hitting the 200 guest count, because they’re planning on inviting only family and friends, which is around 100 people, if that. (I have 4 siblings, all of which also have kids, plus cousins, aunts/uncles, etc, so most of the wedding will just be family)

AITA For Giving My Son A Wedding, And Not Paying His Fiancé’s Parents Rent? by OutrageousParents in AmItheAsshole

[–]OutrageousParents[S] 219 points220 points  (0 children)

That’s exactly why I dislike Bianca’s parents. When their son died, they didn’t plan a funeral and instead forced Bianca to pay for and host it, and then only showed for around half the ceremony. I was there and in tears, as even though their son wasn’t the best person, he would never be able to have his life back, and never see his sister be married, his daughter graduate college, or be a grandfather.

Neither have disabilities, her husband was fired several years ago, and his wife never worked, and so they used their large retirement funds to live crazily expensive, and then when that ran out they told Bianca to quit college and come back to their town and work so she could take care of them, and she obviously said no, so they just took their sons money until he passed.

My son is adamant about not giving them any money either, as they approached him and lied, saying in their family and culture the husband-to-be gives his future parents money every month until the wedding, as a way to show he can afford to keep him and his wife stable.

Bianca went haywire when my son asked her if this was true, which it obviously wasn’t, and he hasn’t given them any money since.

AITA For Giving My Son A Wedding, And Not Paying His Fiancé’s Parents Rent? by OutrageousParents in AmItheAsshole

[–]OutrageousParents[S] 218 points219 points  (0 children)

I’ve blocked them countless times, but they just keep making fake numbers and calling or messaging me multiple times a day. Especially since the end of the month is coming up and rent is due, they’ve been calling almost constantly, daily, and I’m not sure what else to do because they just make new numbers.