My (28F) Fiancé’s (31M) gnome obsession is ruining our wedding
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My fiancé and I have been together 5 years and been engaged for two. We have lived together for four and are generally happy.<br><br>Our wedding is set for next spring and planning is in full force. We are having the ceremony in the yard of our home and have decided to keep the decorations minimal, uncomplicated but elegant. I have always thought weddings were a little overrated, the amount of money spent on them is crazy, and I want my focus to be on my family and getting married. The theme is basically what you would expect, pretty flowers and greenery, candles, white and ivory, gold accents, pretty basic. <br><br>This doesn’t seem to be enough for my fiancé. For the past year he has developed an inexplicable obsession with garden gnomes. No one knows where this has come from, not even him. He has hundreds at this point, probably thousands. They line every path in our house and every inch of our yard. We can’t even mow the lawn anymore. Every time I try to throw one out he insists we find a place for it. It’s to the point where we can’t have company because there is no where to sit. <br><br>Of the few times we have ventured out of the house in the past year, at least 50% of the time he returns with another gnome. It’s insane. If we go to a restaurant, there will be a gnome on the table. And of course they have to come home with us. He takes one to work every day. Sometimes he even uses them as a prop when talking to someone. Honestly it’s embarrassing. <br><br>So of course he wants gnomes incorporated into the wedding. I have refused. Even if I wanted to, we don’t have the money or the space. But he insists. <br><br>The final straw for me was when he filled my car with gnomes. Every inch of my car, even the glove compartment was full of gnomes. I had to move over 150 gnomes just to get in the car. <br><br>This is ridiculous. I don’t know what to do. I cannot marry someone who is this fixated on such a strange thing. But I love him and I know he will change if I just push a little more. Or at least that’s what I keep telling myself. Am I going crazy? Am I overreacting? Please help me see this clearly.<br><br>TL;DR: My Fiancé’s gnome obsession is ruining our wedding. Just how insane does someone have to be before it’s ok to leave them?
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