Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Going to get a lot of flack for this but I can’t say this anywhere else. I’ve subconsciously been extra nice to in laws over the last decade because they are very wealthy. Never did this consciously, but I’ve come to realize how many times I’ve allowed them to be prioritized over my family for holidays, vacations, even the hotel room allocations for our wedding. Didn’t do this because they gave us money (they never did) but because they would always give in other ways (extravagant gifts, meals) which made us feel beholden to them, even if they never said they expected anything and we never asked for any of this.
Recently we’ve had a windfall which puts us almost on par with them. We really don’t need anything they can give us anymore. It’s an AMAZING feeling. We are going where we want for the holidays and don’t feel the need to be nice about everything. It is true what they say, there are always strings and having your own money is power
Nobody believes you. Why not be nice just because?
Don't worry; the OP will come back soon to backpedal and tell us all kinds of stories about how nasty her ILs are and that they are terrible people lol:Anonymous wrote:I was expecting to hear about toxicity and drama coming from the ILs to support OPs headline. Maybe there is more to the story. Maybe OP is a shallow gold digger and can now become even shallower and materialistic with the windfall. Dunno.
Anonymous wrote:Going to get a lot of flack for this but I can’t say this anywhere else. I’ve subconsciously been extra nice to in laws over the last decade because they are very wealthy. Never did this consciously, but I’ve come to realize how many times I’ve allowed them to be prioritized over my family for holidays, vacations, even the hotel room allocations for our wedding. Didn’t do this because they gave us money (they never did) but because they would always give in other ways (extravagant gifts, meals) which made us feel beholden to them, even if they never said they expected anything and we never asked for any of this.
Recently we’ve had a windfall which puts us almost on par with them. We really don’t need anything they can give us anymore. It’s an AMAZING feeling. We are going where we want for the holidays and don’t feel the need to be nice about everything. It is true what they say, there are always strings and having your own money is power
Anonymous wrote:Going to get a lot of flack for this but I can’t say this anywhere else. I’ve subconsciously been extra nice to in laws over the last decade because they are very wealthy. Never did this consciously, but I’ve come to realize how many times I’ve allowed them to be prioritized over my family for holidays, vacations, even the hotel room allocations for our wedding. Didn’t do this because they gave us money (they never did) but because they would always give in other ways (extravagant gifts, meals) which made us feel beholden to them, even if they never said they expected anything and we never asked for any of this.
Recently we’ve had a windfall which puts us almost on par with them. We really don’t need anything they can give us anymore. It’s an AMAZING feeling. We are going where we want for the holidays and don’t feel the need to be nice about everything. It is true what they say, there are always strings and having your own money is power
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Everyone turning on OP, but if you think money has no impact on relationships then you are naive.
Obv. But no one in their right mind will express themselves as crudely. It’s simply not done.
Anonymous wrote:Everyone turning on OP, but if you think money has no impact on relationships then you are naive.
Anonymous wrote:Everyone turning on OP, but if you think money has no impact on relationships then you are naive.