A bride-to-be shared on Reddit that her wedding plans were thrown into chaos after a shocking move by her future mother-in-law.
She explained that her fiancé’s mother has “always been controlling,” but this time, she crossed the line.
“I had my wedding dress hanging at our house (I’m getting married in 3 weeks). I came home yesterday to find it GONE,” the bride wrote.
The mother-in-law admitted she got rid of the gown, claiming it was “too revealing.”
“She said she ‘donated it’ because it was ‘disrespectful to her son’ and she ‘couldn’t let him be humiliated.’ I lost it,” the bride recalled.
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Her fiancé, 29, was furious as well and has stopped speaking to his mother. Despite the fallout, the mother-in-law insists the couple is “overreacting.”
“We’re scrambling to figure out what to do. MIL is texting nonstop saying we’re ‘overreacting,’” the bride said. “I feel like I’m living in a nightmare.”
People in the comments section encouraged the couple to file a police report, pointing out that “the cost of a wedding dress might just put this theft into felony territory.”
“Call the police and file a report naming her as having confessed to the crime,” one user advised. “Depending on the price of the dress, it may be a serious charge because with theft it escalates after I think $500.”
Another commenter added: “Your fiancé should tell his mom that if she doesn’t get the dress back, he’ll never talk to her again and she will never see her future grandchildren. Either that or she gives you cash for it. After that you, personally, should go no contact with her indefinitely. And she absolutely CANNOT come to your wedding.”
