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AITA for wanting to skip my wedding because my parents won't let my boyfriend attend?

Anonymous in /c/AmItheAsshole

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Let me explain. I know I sound like a 14 year old with the whole "parents won't let boyfriend to the wedding" thing, but hear me out.<br><br>I am 21M and my fiance is 24F. We got engaged a year ago, and I made a stupid mistake of not setting a wedding date with my fiance. My parents are the ones who paid for the whole wedding, so they kind of have the say on when the wedding should take place. The venue and everything is already booked. <br><br>I have this friend, let's call him "Matt". Matt and I have been best friends since childhood. Last year, he moved to the other side of the country for work, and I haven't seen him since he left. He recently told me that he'll be back home to stay with his family for the holidays. I haven't seen him for over a year, and the last time we spoke was in July, and here it was December and still no word about a new wedding date for me and my fiance. Obviously, I wanted to catch up with my friend while I can. We made plans to hang out in early January, which will be after Christmas, but before New Years.<br><br>Then, my parents recently told me that the wedding date has been set in mid-January, and I completely forgot about my plans with Matt. I didn't tell my parents about it, because I know they will say that I can't hang out with him.<br><br>I completely forgot about the plans I made with Matt, and he recently texted me about his plans to visit home. I had to tell him the truth, and at first he was angry. I told him I will make it up to him, and asked if he can come earlier, but he said that he can't. <br><br>I told my parents about it, and they said that I can't go because the wedding date is already set. I told them that it's my last chance to see my friend (Matt was the best person I knew back in high school, and I had a great time with him back in the days. I knew that once he is back home I won't see him again for a while) and my parents said that I can't go, because it would be a bad idea to skip your own wedding. I said that I would rather see my best friend that I haven't seen for over a year than watching my parents spend a lot of money on a wedding I don't even care about, and my dad told me that I will have to choose, because there's no way I can go to see Matt at the same time as my wedding.

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