Redditor Leaves The Airport And Returns Home After Realizing Her Husband Brought His Mom Along On Their Trip
There's no worse feeling than not being prioritized by your life partner; it's one of the few people you expect to give you special treatment and shower you with attention. When you lack that aspect in your relationship, it can lead to a lot of resentment and ruin the relationship entirely.
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When your partner is obsessed with something or someone else more than they are with you, you feel like an afterthought or an option. It's an unpleasant feeling that your partner is supposed to protect you from rather than cause it.
Individuals with a close relationship with their parents can sometimes clash with their partners. Every person expects their partner to see them as their number one, and when that position is taken by someone else, it can really sting.
A Redditor who goes by the username u/RoadIsland123 made a post on the r/AmItheA**hole subReddit where she explained how she walked out of the airport after spotting her husband's mom waiting next to her luggage. The user initially planned the trip with her husband only and forbade him from bringing his mom along, but he did it anyways.
The r/AmItheA**hole community had a lot of different reactions to the user's post. Scroll down to check out the full Reddit post, and scroll a little further to read the comments from the original post.
Here's the original post by Reddit user u/RoadIsland123:
OP didn't like the fact that her husband informed his mom about the trip.
OP was shocked upon spotting her husband's mother and left the airport immediately.
The husband accused OP of ruining their trip with her pettiness.
OP thinks she might potentially be the a-hole for the following reason:
Here's how the Reddit community reacted to u/RoadIsland123's post:
The husband would probably have no problem taking the trip with only his mom.
The husband is enabling his mother's toxic behavior.
The mother's false criminal allegations prove what kind of person she is.
OP has every right to expect to be prioritized over her husband's mom.
The whole trip was canceled, and the husband blamed OP for "ruining it."
OP only gave them privacy.
OP's husband is the youngest of his siblings and his mom's favorite child.
OP posted an official "Update" to fill us in on how things eventually unfolded:
The husband fails to see how his mom's favoritism ruined his relationship with his siblings.
The Reddit community's advice helped OP make a tough decision.
OP's husband still sees his mom as a victim and blames her for ruining their marriage.
Here's how the Reddit community reacted to u/RoadIsland123's update:
The husband is too weak to fix this problem and would rather blame OP for it.
It's weird choice to make that turned out as expected.
"Use the vacation money to meet with a divorce attorney..."
OP had to act this way to put an end to her suffering. The husband is an enabler, and his mom's behavior will only aggravate with time. OP is married to her husband, not his mom, and a couple's vacation should never include either people's mom.
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