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Candace
Beginner August 2023

Moh/sister Issues

Candace, on April 30, 2023 at 10:39 PM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 6
To no surprise of my own my MOH and sister has done it once again. She announced this past week that she will be getting married this July! A destination wedding, a few states away..on 4th of July weekend. (She had yet to tell my parents, although we are all very close & she expects them to pay for part of the event). This is just a month before my wedding. (That I was then helping plan). My sister is not engaged and has only been exclusively dating this man for about 3 months despite him not honking they've been exclusive for closer to 7 months (the family met him only about 6 weeks ago). I tried describe to her that I was hurt by her actions, and that she has made a selfish decision to which she responded that this is not a competition..although I've been engaged for months and have a wedding planned already.


I told her that I support her relationship and her upcoming marriage; however, I am confused as to why it must be at this moment in time. She had no conclusive answer. I told her regardless I would get through it and we'd both end up happy.
Two days later she texted me and told me that her boyfriend no longer wants to have the wedding in July.
Now..approximately 3 days later she has texted me and asked me to go wedding dress shopping with her on a date in May that I already have plans. I asked her what her wedding plans are and she refused to tell me.
I'm frustrated that she is seemingly orchestrating another life event of hers to make the spotlight on her, when she in fact is not engaged at this time and she has not been able to express her commitment to this man. While I'm totally accepting of a quick engagement and knowing what you want, and seizing the moment, I know that she is trying to take away.
(She had introduced him to the family the day I tried on wedding dresses, too).

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Latest activity by Kimberly, on May 1, 2023 at 9:46 AM
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    Devoted April 2023
    Peyton ·
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    Good grief. I have no idea what you are to do. Your wedding plans take precedence. Be as honest with your sister as possible and try to love her without losing your boundaries or your sanity. I wish I could lend you my sister…she is the best ever. Hang in there

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  • Jacks
    Rockstar November 2054
    Jacks ·
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    Eh, you get one day. It's not rude to plan a wedding a month away from yours. Inconvenient maybe, but it's her choice. I'd try not to take it personally.

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  • LM
    Super December 2022
    LM ·
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    Aren't you having a morning wedding with 6 or 7 bridesmaids? Whether she'll tell you details or not, her romance already sounds very different from yours. If you don't want ppl's attention to be all on her, then I guess you should include yourself in that group. Like Jacks says, don't take it personal.

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  • Candace
    Beginner August 2023
    Candace ·
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    I am! Normally, I'd agree with you. It's not so much the fact of attention and having "one day". It's more that so far in this process she hasn't given me one day and has been able to spin everything to be about her. While I'm excited for her wedding festivities, she has myself along with others convinced that this wedding isn't necessarily even happening as she's a "good idea train" type of person and always has a million different plans. Like I said, she not engaged and has no real plans of being married at this time. She's bought multiple wedding dresses in the past for different men, and at this point I find it difficult to muster the enthusiasm to watch her play dress up in an attempt to make things about her once again, when the fact is that no plans or intentions of being married have been solidified.
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  • Candace
    Beginner August 2023
    Candace ·
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    Thank you! It's very difficult because despite it all, she's my sister and I want to support her; however, it's been a challenge as she's not been respectful of this process for my fiancé and I in general.
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  • K
    Super September 2023
    Kimberly ·
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    If she’s shopped for wedding dresses before despite not being engaged, it sounds like she’s actually more of a hopeless romantic/assumes every man she meets is her future husband. And now that it’s coinciding with your own wedding, it’s more frustrating and stressful for you but also probably more triggering for her. I would just continue on with your plans as it seems like hers aren’t serious at all, and if you can’t attend her pre-“wedding” events and shopping sprees because you’re busy planning your own wedding, meh. You’re not obligated to go with her anyway, and she’s kind of the girl who cried wolf here if she’s constantly announcing and planning weddings.
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