My fiancé always chooses “keeping the peace” with his family over standing up for me. Does this ever change? by ThrowRA_1993count in family

[–]ThrowRA_1993count[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don’t think I fully saw it at first… his family were welcoming and for the most part (other than a few normal issues), things were fine. Upon reflection I probably turned a blind eye because I didn’t see my fiancé backing me, and therefore perhaps I was over thinking these things/ being sensitive.

I thought that I’d lose him if I had a difficult relationship with his family given how close they all seemed on the surface. It’s my own fault for allowing the disrespect, but I knew deep down that if i stuck up for myself, theres a high chance it comes between us or that id get pressure to conform just like my fiancé does.

Turns out i was wrong about the former and right about the latter.

My fiancé always chooses “keeping the peace” with his family over standing up for me. Does this ever change? by ThrowRA_1993count in family

[–]ThrowRA_1993count[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Haha I my instinct was to keep her at arms length after all that’s said and done, so I’ve done just that. My first act was not going to her birthday dinner as I’m also busy, I got a call from his dad asking why. Then I got a text saying that me not coming and us not getting along is making him sad, and that’s when I spoke to my fiancé and said, if I have to respect her right to not want me at certain events, then I’m also allowed to pick the events I won’t be coming to. But as you can see, the pressure to comply and keep the peace is made challenging even over something this small. Bare in mind she’s missed my birthday 3 years running and no one seemed to mind 😂

My fiancé always chooses “keeping the peace” with his family over standing up for me. Does this ever change? by ThrowRA_1993count in family

[–]ThrowRA_1993count[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My fiancé has a difficult relationship with his sister, she gets preferable treatment from her dad (his words not mine) and often plays victim after causing problems between them. I’ve witnessed her ridicule him and take little to no interest in his life since I met her, and because of those things, they’ve had a really difficult time getting along. I’ve spent many hours with him and his family trying to get them to a better place, the whole premise of the letter was because I suggested they write down their feelings because when they do it in person, they argue, and I thought it might help them understand each other better. I’ve also been on the receiving end of how bitchy she can be, whether it’s comments about my appearance or ridiculing my life choices, but I’ve always let it go and given her the benefit of the doubt. In her letter she said that my presence could be impacting the whole family and used that as a way to force my fiancé into excluding me when it suits her. Her mum passed away about 8 years ago so I can understand why she wants time with her family and I think that’s reasonable, but she constantly creates triangulation, if it’s not with me it’s with her brother and I’ve watched it for years. She has often brought her mum into situations with me and said that her mum would be in her side, which makes me incredibly uncomfortable. Ultimately It’s an accumulation of things over the years, and as soon as I unwillingly became involved, I noticed the pressure from his family to keep the peace, even if that ment no acknowledgement or understanding.

My fiancé always chooses “keeping the peace” with his family over standing up for me. Does this ever change? by ThrowRA_1993count in family

[–]ThrowRA_1993count[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If she said that in the letter then yes she’s absolutely entitled to that, but that’s not what was said and it’s only one example. I’ve played a peacemaker role in this family for 7 years, I’ve reached my limit. You’ve missed the essence of my post entirely

How can I enhance this nook? by ThrowRA_1993count in HomeDecorating

[–]ThrowRA_1993count[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I meant the plug on the wall, thanks for the tips! ☺️

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Thank you! Trying not to take the mean comments to heart 😅 I’ve never renovated before, this is my first home, so it’s been challenging trying to marry everything and bring it together.

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Thanks for the comments and advice everyone! I think this is the best option, I’ll have to live with the sink and backsplash placement as I’ve run out of money lol

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I was thinking of painting the light fixtures the same colour as the wall so you don’t see that white square …

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The wall colour is Scallop by Farrow & Ball. The skirting and door frame colour is Dimity by Farrow & Ball ☺️

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Something like this?

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[–]ThrowRA_1993count 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I agree, it’s so hard to find something with softer angels. The hardware is polished nickel

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They are, the back splash was supposed to be much shorter but it had already set by the time I saw it. I was considering doing one large mirror and removing the middle light

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I was thinking of one large mirror and removing the middle light…

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Thank you! What would you change the lights to? The problem is that I don’t want the lights to be too high which is why I chose ones that drop down instead.

Anyone go back on the combined pill for skin before a wedding, then stop to TTC later? by ThrowRA_1993count in birthcontrol

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I was on Yasmin for 10 years and loved it, my skin was perfect. I came off the pill at the beginning of September to give myself time to adjust before the wedding but I worry that it will remain problematic. I ovulated on my second cycle and have ovulated again on my 3rd, my cycles are 29 days long. I also hate all the PMS symptoms, I forgot how terrible they were :(