Bride Refused to Invite Her Dad's New Girlfriend to Her Destination Wedding, So He Flew Her In and Asked Again
A Mumsnet user shared that she does not want her dad's girlfriend, whom she's never met, to attend her wedding
Despite repeatedly telling him that she's not invited, the dad still flew to the destination wedding city with his girlfriend
The future newlywed is now wondering, 'Am I being unreasonable for thinking it's not my fault she traveled halfway around the world for a wedding she's not invited to?'A bride-to-be feels like a broken record after repeatedly telling her dad that she doesn't want him to bring his girlfriend to her wedding.
The bride detailed her frustrations on the U.K. community forum Mumsnet, where she explained that her dad once again asked if his girlfriend could come — this time after he already flew her out to the destination wedding.
'My parents are very acrimoniously separated, and my dad has a new partner,' the future newlywed wrote. 'They are still in the throes of an awful divorce, and my five siblings and I are stuck in the middle.'
'I initially told him that she cannot come, and that's been clear from the outset, as I'm not comfortable with it and we've not met,' she added.
Despite the firm no, the dad mentioned that he would still be flying to the unnamed wedding city with his girlfriend.
'I said how nice and reiterated that she was not invited, so it has been clear throughout,' the bride said of her unchanged response.
'Dad has just asked again if she can come, and again I've said no,' she continued. 'He's said he understands but that she is hurt because she's come all this way.'
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Wondering if she's in the wrong for putting her foot down, the bride-to-be asked, 'Am I being unreasonable for thinking it's not my fault she traveled halfway around the world for a wedding she's not invited to?'
In a Mumsnet poll under her post, 94 percent of the more than 2,000 voters selected 'You are NOT being unreasonable' as their option.
'You have been clear, and he decided he'd strong arm you into doing his will by presenting you this option,' one reader commented. 'He shouldn't have brought her. I'd be telling him if he doesn't back off he won't be invited either. I can only imagine why your mother left him and this is perhaps an example of his behavior of why.'
Most Mumsnet users agreed, with one replying, 'Tell him not to mention her again in conjunction with your wedding. You have made yourself crystal clear. How selfish of him to be hassling you like this. Awful behavior.'
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