A furious newlywed claims his sister-in-law ruined his nuptials by going into labour on the day of his wedding.
The groom's brother - the proud new father - rushed to be by his wife's side when he received the news during his relative's wedding. Shocked, he shared the news with his brother and another guest on his way out, before leaving his family to continue with their celebrations.
But the groom claims he ruined his wife's big day by sharing the news, which quickly overtook the occasion.
Feeling a mix of 'grief and frustration' he later contacted his brother to share his disappointment, but his complaint quickly backfired and led to an argument.
Keen to decipher who was in the wrong, it was then that the newlywed turned to Reddit for advice and shared his story. After explaining that his sister-in-law did not attend the wedding as they knew it fell near her due date, he explained: "The wedding was going well. Til my brother received a call from his mil telling him that sil was in labor.
"He told me he was leaving and my wife and I were fine with that but the issue began after he had told one of the guests that sil was in labor. Word spread out and suddenly, everybody was talking about it which disrupted the event. Even my parents started calling and there was a huge fuss which frankly, was unnecessary if my brother just left in silence or made up some excuse."
However, the rest of his family had little sympathy for the couple when the newlywed shared his complaint.
"I contacted him later and expressed my grief and frustration with what he did. I told him how the news of his wife being in labor disrupted the wedding and caused my wife to feel like her day was ruined. He lashed out asking how any of that was his fault," his post continued.
"I explained how he should've just left or made up some excuse to leave but he said he didn't mean any harm and that he was in a hurry and worried at the time. He said it wasn't like he announced it and told me I disrespected him by arguing with him about it. We had a big argument and our parents sided with him and told me to 'get over myself' and are now expecting me to apologize."
Unfortunately for the groom, it's a suggestion that was echoed by several commenters when he asked Reddit users to offer their thoughts on the matter.
One popular comment that received over 30,000 likes suggested: "What was happening to your brother was completely out of his control, significant and scary. To ask him to conceal that in the moment because it stole focus from you is utterly narcissistic.
"I'm guessing if his wife was in a horrible car crash and medivac'd to the ER you'd want your brother to keep his mouth shut too?
"You owe everyone in your family an enormous apology."
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