My fiance and i have been together for about 5 years. Since he was 16 and i was 19. (which sounds awful, but sometimes love doesnt care about age!) He is 21 now, and i just turned 24 (today actually!) His family has never really been crazy about our relationship because of our age difference, which i think is silly because if he were 24 and i were 21 it would not even be an issue. Anyway, his parents are divorced, and both have had their seperate issues with me. Mainly, they think i stole their poor, little, innocent baby boy away and turned him into a mature, sexual adult against his will. We have lived together since the day he graduated high school and have always been really happy. I do not know how to broach the topic of money with people who generally dislike me. My parents are still together and love my fiance and are more than excited to help with the wedding. I just dont think its fair for my family have to contribute 100% of the funds when 50% attending will be his family too. Has anyone been in a similar situation? How do we ask his parents to contribute without me sounding like a gold digger (which i have already been accused of!) ? Or should we just bite the bullet and not ask for anything from them? I dont necessiarily want to be beholden to either one of his parents, but i feel like they should be involved and help with the wedding too!
HELP