By tayluh26 - 15/02/2010 05:03 - United States

Today, I found out that my fiancé's parents are refusing to pay for a honeymoon, because they "didn't have one, so neither will we", meaning they won't pay for a single thing for our wedding. FML
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Snow_Daisy 7

Why don't you save and pay for it yourselves? That IS an option, you kno.

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TrekkieGirl 0

Agreed with the previous postings. Honestly, if you're old enough to be getting married, then you should be able to afford to pay for the wedding and the honeymoon. If you can't afford it, then you need to figure something out. It's not the parents responsibility, it's yours. YDI for not planning ahead.

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spectralblue 0

so ur life sucks because u want others to pay for ur honeymoon? grow up! ydi! I will never ask for such a thing! pay for ur own u selfish spoiled bitch!

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PhillyFox 0

Nobody is obligated to pay for your wedding. Yeah some people tend to gift certain parts, like flowers or the honeymoon, but for the most part the financial responsibility is on you. Should've started saving when you got engaged.

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aingeal_23 8

Or you could just pay for it yourselves like most other couples in this day and age. I'm currently planning my own wedding, and we didn't plan on either parents helping financially, though they have chosen to do so where they can. Also, many parents believe that they should have control over what they pay for, so it might be a blessing- you won't honeymoon in some place you don't like!

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catastrophicsock 0

Well this sucks and all but remember its your obligation to pay for your wedding and no one else's. If someone wants to be generous enough to help at all, good on them, but otherwise, you move on and pay yourself.

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pandabear90 0

ur so stupid! it's ur wedding not theirs. that tradition is soo stupid. pay for ur own damn wedding u freeloader. cheapo

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drinkmoxie 0

Pay for your own wedding and honeymoon seriously

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ImaginaryFoe 0

Ridiculous. I feel sorry for OP's fiance if this sense of entitlement is characteristic. My parents did help pay for my wedding. I didn't ask, they offered and cited tradition and culture as reasons. My husband's parents offered to pay for the liquor and that was all. I say this every other FML but be grateful for what you get and remember no one owes you anything, especially an unnecessary trip with nothing in it for them. Shall they also send you on holiday every year and buy your anniversary presents?

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myfriend_youfail 3

The polite thing to do is to pay for your own wedding. The parents will chip in if they want to. That's why my boyfriend and I are waiting. His mother is quite poor, and my parents are living on retirement and on-and-off-again jobs, so we've agreed to come up with the money on our own. The only thing I ask is that my mother make my wedding dress, as she is one of the best seamstresses I know. I'll even pay for the material she'll use. That being said, the whole "I didn't have it so neither can you" attitude is shocking. It's not that your future in-laws refused to pay, it's that they're vindictive, petty, and cruel. It's one thing for them to say "before you ask us for help with the wedding...I'm sorry but we are not financially able, but we'll gladly show up and give you our love and support." It's a completely different matter for them to say "we didn't get to enjoy something, so you won't either." FYL for having a pair of jackasses as your future mother- and father-in-law.

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avoidthegirl 6

THIS. THIS THIS THIS. Everyone else in this thread has their head up their asses. Money isn't the issue here; it's their reasoning for why they're not going to do it. If it was discussed before that they would pay and they're now pulling this, it's a pretty bitch move. My fiance's parents are loaded out of their minds, but I expect nothing from them. If they offered to pay for something and then backed out I'd be just as upset because then I would have to rework my budget entirely and if everything had already been paid for/deposited on both my fiance and I would be SOL.

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myfriend_youfail 3

Even if they hadn't offered to pay, it would still be disgustingly rude, I think. To just come out and basically say "I'm a bitter, self-centered **** who wants you to suffer because I didn't get to do something years ago" just...isn't right. If I asked my parents for help paying for my wedding, and they said "Sorry, I think the costs are your responsibility", I'd accept that. That would be okay. But I'll be damned if anyone in my current or future family says "we didn't get to do such-and-such and neither should you" and think they're still invited to the wedding.

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noype 0

I really doubt that what they said was "We didn't have a honeymoon so you shouldn't either." It was probably more along the lines of "We don't feel there's a need for a couple to have a honeymoon, we realized we didn't need one, so why should we pay for yours? If you want one, then pay for it." It's not vindictive, it's not like there's any real requirement to have a honeymoon. My parents didn't have a honeymoon, they used the money they would have spent as part of a down payment for a house. They had their wedding and reception there. I would never consider asking my parents for money for a fancy wedding or a honeymoon. They didn't see the need to blow a bunch of money on one day or on a trip, and spent their money on something practical. I wouldn't expect them to provide a big party or trip for me.

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turdburgers 0

Sorry hon, their reasons may suck, but they don't owe you shit.

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fmlreader2010 0

Doesn't sound like you're ready to get married anyways.

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