My fiance is an only child, so he's his mother "baby"...but he's 21 has been on his own for 2 years now. He proposed and we've set a date for next June. We planned on paying for this wedding ourselves, since we both have nice jobs and some savings. She just recently popped up and told us that she was giving us 5k for the wedding. I KNOW that this is only so she can have her say in things, and so she can outshine my parents, it's always been a competition. She's upset because my mom is helping me plan some things. She's told me that she's jealous of me and my mom's relationship, and sad that she never had a daughter to do things with. I've asked for her opinion and help on lots of things for the wedding, but she tries to take over and throws a fit when she doesn't get her way. It's very generous that she's trying to give us money, but we both know she can't afford this. How do we nicely decline it without starting a war, or would it be better to just accept it and grit our teeth?
2007-07-29
13:19:06
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