«Thanks to your parents for buying us this apartment! But we’ll give it to my sister, and save up for a new one!» declared the husband during the housewarming…

The young couple’s wedding was lavish, as the mother-in-law believed. She confirmed this by saying that 25 years ago, she and her husband just got married at the courthouse, without inviting anyone, because they had no money. But with Emily and Alex, it was a whole different story.

There were a full 15 people at the restaurant. But they couldn’t have had fewer. You couldn’t do without the parents and other close relatives.

Alex’s mom and sister with her three kids—that’s already 6 people. And there was no way to skip her aunt with her husband, their daughter, son-in-law, and grandson.

They always help out and give good gifts. If you don’t invite them, they’ll get offended and stop giving anything. So that’s another plus 5 people.

And the bride with her parents—3 people. Naturally, the witnesses had to be invited as a must. No matter how you look at it, it couldn’t have been fewer.

Just getting married at the courthouse—Alex’s own mother raised a fuss that it couldn’t be done that way. Our Aunt Linda invited us to her daughter’s wedding, she reminded about her aunt.

You have to invite for the sake of decency, otherwise they’ll get offended. Probably, this Aunt Linda didn’t get offended, because their family gave more than others—a whole $20,000. But the bride’s parents paid for the banquet.

Although they wouldn’t have minded if the young couple just got married at the courthouse. But, as they say, the one who fusses the most contributes the least. The mother-in-law usually stirred up noise and then stepped back, leaving others to handle the mess.

For example, it was on Regina Johnson’s initiative that the young couple started living with Emily’s parents. Initially, Emily and Alex wanted to rent an apartment. But the future mother-in-law immediately lectured them.

She said they had no sense yet. She understood they were young, but if they couldn’t think it through themselves, they should ask experienced people, meaning her. Regina Johnson shared her experience…