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From: S
Date: 4/1/99
Time: 3:13:22 PM
I know exactly how you feel. My Mother in law to be has been causing a lot of problems and not only is she upset, she has upset me, my partner and my Mother.
Nothing we have arranged is right. She seems more concerned about what her friends/neighbours and his family (who he does not get on with) think rather than supporting us in what we want
We wanted to go abroad. We did not want a big wedding. We didn't because we knew it would upset her. So my wedding is more for her than me anyway! We compromised and have arranged for us two and our two mothers (mine by the way is brilliant!) to go to a private and romantic venue. She said she didn't mind what we did, as long as she was there. So you'd think she'd be happy. Wrong! She says that she got married "properly" with the implication that we aren't. Even though it will be a religious ceremony. He did not want a reception but, again so as not to upset her (my Mother said we should do what we wanted), we have compromised on having a small afternoon reception. Now she says that the reason his family are starting to decline is because the reception is "only for 4/5 hours". How many hours did she want.
She is upset and hurt that the invitations are only from my Mother (they are both widows) and she wanted her name and his late father's name shown too. I understood that was not the correct way but was going to put a wedding announcement into the Times and her local paper, where all the parents are shown.
She has been able to invite more people than my own Mother but it is too far for people to travel; though my family are travelling just as far.
Trouble is, he's an only child!!!