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Rachel
Beginner April 2022

Dilemma - adult nieces @ wedding but they are ex-inlaws

Rachel, on January 10, 2022 at 2:50 PM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 9

Hi

I'm 53 and getting married in April for the 2nd time. I was with my first husband for over 20 years and am very close to my nieces and nephews from his side of the family. My nieces, who are adults now, mentioned to my daughters (their cousins) that they really want to come to my upcoming wedding. I don't really talk a lot to my ex, maybe a few times a month and usually by text although we live about 1 mile a part. Our kids are adults.

All I can find online generally refers to ex-MIL or FIL or Ex husband/wife. Any thoughts on this? I absolutely adore my nieces and nephews from my first marriage. I'm just not sure what to do. Thx

9 Comments

Latest activity by Jacks, on January 11, 2022 at 8:12 AM
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    Master July 2019
    Hannah ·
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    Do you want them there? Then invite them. If you don't, then don't. Since they are adults, they don't have to be invited with their parents or anything like that.

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  • Samantha
    Super May 2022
    Samantha ·
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    If you want them there and your FH doesn't care, go for it!

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  • Jessi
    Super October 2022
    Jessi ·
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    Echoing what others have said: if you want them there, invite them! Especially since they're all adults, they can definitely be invited without any others in your ex's family if you're not close to them.

    For what it's worth, I'm inviting my uncle's ex-wife, their kids, and her new husband to my wedding, but not my uncle. He's burned a lot of bridges with our family and treated her terribly, so we consider her closer family than he is.

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  • Candace
    Super March 2022
    Candace ·
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    There are no rules. No one has the right to say you should not invite someone just because they're related to an ex. Invite them! And give them a plus one lol.
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  • Cece
    Rockstar October 2023
    Cece ·
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    If you want them there, you should definitely invite them! These nieces are adults and can choose who they want to associate with and what events they want to attend.
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  • Kristen
    Expert October 2021
    Kristen ·
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    If you're still close with those nieces and nephews, then by all means invite them! You're all adults, and you're not obligated to cut them out of your life just because your first marriage didn't work out. I invited my aunt, even though she and my uncle (dad's brother) have been divorced for almost ten years. Now neither she nor the uncle came in the end, but still, I would have felt bad if I hadn't. It sounds as though you're closer to these nieces than I am to that aunt or uncle. If your ex or their parents raise a stink, too bad.

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  • Pat
    Rockstar May 2023
    Pat ·
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    LOLOL. Heck, my ex-sister in law is IN my wedding. 🤣🤣
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  • Rachel
    Beginner April 2022
    Rachel ·
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    : O) love it

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  • Jacks
    Rockstar November 2054
    Jacks ·
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    For sure invite them! You don’t have to stop all relationships because of the divorce.
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