This 19-year-old girl used to be close with her older cousin, who’s 21. In fact, they were practically like sisters.
Up until last year, she was also in a pretty serious relationship with her ex-boyfriend that lasted nearly two years.
“And honestly, I thought we were really solid. We were talking about moving in together, plans for the future, all that stuff,” she recalled.
Then, one day, she found out her then-boyfriend had done the unthinkable by cheating on her with her own cousin.
She confronted him, and he owned up to the affair. She was obviously heartbroken, too, but her boyfriend tried to justify the cheating.
He claimed that he and her cousin simply “clicked,” so he couldn’t help it.
“He even made it sound like they were some sort of soulmates or something,” she added.
She quickly cut off her now ex-boyfriend as well as her cousin, who she couldn’t look at the same way anymore. Plus, her cousin never actually attempted to apologize for ruining her relationship.
So, she just stopped talking to her cousin and didn’t explain the whole situation to her family. All she told her relatives was that she and her ex had broken up, and she needed some space from her cousin.
Well, more recently, the drama resurfaced again after she learned her cousin and her ex-boyfriend were engaged. The worst part is that her family expects her to attend their wedding!
Her cousin supposedly reached out via text, saying she wanted to “clear the air” and that they were “in love” and never intended to hurt her.
“My cousin actually tried to justify what they did, like somehow their love is supposed to make me feel better about the betrayal?” she asked.
This has caused multiple relatives, especially her mother, to urge her to let the past go and be there to support her cousin on her big day. They believe she’s being immature by not wanting to attend and holding onto a grudge.
“But honestly? I feel like it’s too much. They’re asking me to sit there and smile while I watch two people who completely crushed me say their vows and celebrate,” she reasoned.
So, she put her foot down, told her mom she wasn’t going, and has been getting called selfish ever since. Her cousin’s mother is also begging her to attend in order to “keep the peace.”
She feels particularly terrible because some of her family members don’t know the entire story and think she’s just being petty.
That’s why she’s torn and isn’t sure if refusing to show up for her cousin’s wedding is justified.
Would you want to be at your ex-boyfriend’s nuptials after he cheated on you with a relative?
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