Subject: I can’t stand my man’s family
Hello Steve and Shirley, I have been with my man for 3 years and we are talking about marriage and we plan to purchase a home together. I love this man and I really want to be with him, but I am scared to marry him because marrying him means marrying his family. His family is extremely dysfunctional. My family is not perfect, but his family is the worst I have ever seen. There are very negative, jealous and envious. His mom says things to intentionally upset him. Some weekends he has to work and his mom has asked him if he was worried about me cheating on him while he’s at work. His family makes comments like, “Wow, you still have your car. It hasn’t been repossessed yet?” I told them that I pay my bills and I have never had a car repossessed… Who thinks like that?! I do not invite them to my home, because they act doggish and they try to eat up everything. They also will steal stuff out the bathroom, like body wash and soap. The brothers and sisters could start fighting each other at any time. It is always drama when it comes to this family and the police are called to their house regularly. I cringe when we have to go visit them and we limit our visits to maybe twice a month. My man always tells me to ignore his family and don’t let them come between us. But if I marry him, I feel like I am also marrying this dysfunctional family. I don’t even want them at my wedding. What should I do?
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