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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First, congratulations on your engagement. You seem like a nice guy, and I would probably feel the same way if some "woman" basically stole my family from me.

Regardless, I think what you need to understand is that it's very, very rude to ask someone to attend a wedding without their significant other. This is your father. Your mom and dad need to put their differences away for one weekend, put on their big boy/girl panties and be civil to each other for your wedding.

Put them at different tables across the room from each other. [/quote]

Afdair partners don't get the respect of good manners.

Their treatment should reflect their crime against the family. [/quote]

NP. A rule I teach my kids: Regardless of what you thinks someone else may deserve, always be who you deserve to be and do things that are worthy of your dignity.

I would not let someone else's actions cause me to become an ill-mannered individual. All family members would receive the gracious invitation that both manners and etiquette demand, and how they choose to act would be entirely their decision. Not my responsibility or my problem.

I once did a favor for a friend, where I was on "awful abusive mother duty" for their entire wedding shower (because I was in the ceremony, someone else handled that job the day of the wedding)... if this woman started any nonsense, we were there to keep it from ruining the big day. OP, can you assign a trusted friend or more distant relative to be the point person of sorts for each of your parents in case they start to make drama? Don't let them ruin your day, but don't let them ruin your knowledge that you are a person of good character who always takes the high road, either.[/quote]

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