A woman has opened up about a heartbreaking dilemma as her mum is forcing her to act as her identical twin sister for her wedding day following a tragic accident.
She is being asked to wear her sister's wedding dress and pretend for the photos as the pair 'look so much alike it can be freaky'.
The 30-year-old woman explained that her twin has to undergo cosmetic surgery due to suffering from a 'bad accident'. The family is now proposing that her sister steps in for most of the ceremony - from walking down the aisle, the entrance at the reception, the bouquet toss, posing for photos, and more.
However, the anonymous woman has admitted on popular forum Reddit that she doesn't want to step in for a twin on her special day as she feels 'really uncomfortable'.
She explained that her mum would encourage her and her twin sister Jess as youngsters to 'frequently dress alike' as it reminded her of 'precious dolls'.
While the Reddit user didn't mind at first, their interests and personalities differed as the pair grew older.
She explained: "When my parents were divorcing I was over the moon when my dad agreed to let me live with him in another state, and Jess didn't want to move away from all her friends.
"My mom cried when I had to tell her I didn't want to live with her and Jess accused me of hating them. This really wrecked me emotionally and I almost caved but my dad got me into therapy who helped me gather the courage to just leave.
"I never really did shake off the guilt until around senior year of high school but I never once regretted my choice because of how liberating I felt by getting to just be me. I was slowly able to repair my relationship with my mom and Jess, but Jess and I were never as close as we used to be and I was honestly fine with that.
"Fast forward to adulthood and Jess is engaged to her boyfriend 'Steve' and their wedding is set for this Spring. Unfortunately, Jess was recently in a bad accident and her face is going to need to get cosmetic surgery. She has been crying on-and-off for days over this because there's no way she'll be healed up in time for the wedding. My mom, Steve, and I have been trying to console her but it's not enough.
"Earlier this week my mom approached me with the idea of dressing up as Jess and pretending to be her for the ceremony and reception so the pictures will look nice. I was floored and gave a hesitant 'no' because while I do know that this would mean a lot to my sister I just feel really uncomfortable about it.
She added: "My mom was upset with me and said that it wasn't a big deal, it was just for the pictures, and asked me if I really wanted to make it so that Jess would have to be reminded of her trauma whenever she had to look at her wedding photos or just not have any photos at all?"
Seeking advice for her decision, the woman questioned: "Am I the a**hole?"
Since sharing her dilemma online, Reddit users have flocked to the comment section to discuss the difficult ordeal.
One person wrote: "As an identical twin myself, I'm feeling really weird about this whole thing."
Meanwhile, a second said: "I still can't believe your mom pressured you with that crazy request."
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