Love: Today, a week after my fiancé and I got engaged, his mother is...

By Potential Bridezilla - 10/08/2011 07:18 - United Arab Emirates

Today, a week after my fiancé and I got engaged, his mother is already complaining that she isn't involved enough in the wedding arrangements. We haven't even set a date yet. FML

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By Beth - 13/04/2012 14:12 - Australia - Perth

Today, my fiancé's mother tried to arrange a marriage for him to a nice Indian girl, again. We've been engaged for a year, and the wedding is in a month. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/01/2016 08:53 - Denmark

Today, I called my mom to make sure she could attend on the wedding day my fiancé and I had discussed. She started off with criticizing the venue we considered, then went on to criticize my fiancé, and then stated she would under no circumstances help out, but demanded to pick my wedding dress. FML

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Just stop, please

By fuck you, mum - This FML is from back in 2013 but it's good stuff - United Kingdom

Today, marks the sixth day in a row that my mum has called me to discuss my upcoming wedding. She's obsessed and has intimidated the actual planner I hired into going along with her plans. She's slipped up twice already and accidentally referred to it as her own wedding. Just great. FML

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Apron strings

By heatherjo - 02/11/2011 04:49 - United States

Today, my fiancé told me he wants to buy an engagement ring for his mother, so that she doesn't feel left out. FML

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By need_cash_now - 28/04/2013 04:29 - United States

Today, six weeks before my wedding, my mother decided to claim that she never agreed on paying for it and that she doesn't think she will. Now I have six weeks to scavenge enough cash for the wedding she planned in the first place. FML

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Plot twist

By Anonymous - 05/11/2012 11:36 - United States

Today, I overheard my mom talking on the phone with my sister about how much they hate my fiancé. My wedding is in two weeks and my family has been pretending to like my future husband for three years. FML

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By apparentlynotengaged - 04/07/2019 11:00 - Ireland - Dublin

Today, my fiancé won't tell people we're engaged because his mother doesn't approve, and he doesn't want to upset her. FML

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Copycat

By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2015 but it's good stuff - United Kingdom - Nuneaton

Today, I found out that my fiancé's sister, who only got engaged a couple of months ago, is getting married before us. I wouldn't have a problem with this if she wasn't planning her wedding to be exactly like ours will be. FML

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First!

By marryinghimanyway - 29/08/2013 02:21 - Australia - Brisbane

Today, I announced my engagement. My mother's response was to freak out and demand that I postpone my wedding indefinitely. Why? My younger sister caught the bouquet at a wedding last year, so "she has to get married first!" My sister has been single for 3 years and showers once a week. FML

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Really? In 2022?

By Anonymous - 04/05/2022 18:01 - United States

Today, I was busy going over wedding plans with my fiancé, when my mother called. Apparently, she wants me to "drop the joke" about this "fake engagement", because she was under the impression I was only dating a white guy to piss her and dad off, and was now getting carried away with it. FML

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patrickalamo 47

Wednesday 10 August 2011 15:54

Run fast Run hard But make no mistake... RUN!!!

jerome1995 4

Wednesday 10 August 2011 15:52

Good luck with that.

Comments

htfd216 0

Wednesday 10 August 2011 17:35

That's funny my mom did the same thing to my wife the whole time from our engagement to the wedding my mom and dad complained about not being involved in our lives what a headache lol

bigbadtim 7

Wednesday 10 August 2011 17:47

If she's bad now wait until she is your mother-in-law.

mpclaw 3

Wednesday 10 August 2011 17:57

You set some boundaries now! Don't engage. Just walk away when she gets bossy. She will me mega pissed at 1st, but eventually she will respect you. If you don't heed these words, you are screwed.

fips_the_monkey 0

Wednesday 10 August 2011 18:11

If she want she can plan your wedding, 'cause it will maybe ger serious and then the wedding is a looot of work..

perdix 29

Wednesday 10 August 2011 18:55

I disagree with just about everyone here. You should fold up like a cheap tent and let your mother-in-law-to-be run the whole wedding from start to finish (as long as she and her family pay for it.) You don't need the stress of planning a wedding. Relax and let some bored old lady do it. I had nothing to do with my wedding and that was fine with me.