Should I invite my mom's boyfriend?

Re: Should I invite my mom's boyfriend?

• danieliza1127 member

  

  April 2010

  You know the answer, yes you have to invite him.  Your wedding is a year away though, who knows what may change between now and then.

  
  

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• MyLoverly

  

  May 2010

  If they are still together when the invitation go out, yes, you do have to invite him.  BUT, I would consider having a mother/daughter chat and finding out if your mother wants him there.  She may want to avoid any drama as well or it may just make her too uncomfortable given that she knows how others feel about her boyfriend.  If she wants him there at least she knows the concerns you've had and may be willing to help figure out how to keep any problems to a minimum.  As a general rule, Moms rock!

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• kawelter member

  

  May 2010

  Thanks, ladies!  I appreciate the suggestions!

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• klabarr member

  

  April 2011

  I have the same problem! my grandma, fiance and I dont like my mom's boyfriend, but they have been together for 5 years! I dont know what to do myself, I dont want to upset my mother, but I dont want to be irritated and my grandmother uncomfortable. If you any ideas, thats cool.
  I say dont invite your mom's boyfriend, its not worth making people, including yourself unhappy on your special day

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• MyNameIsNot member

  

  April 2011

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_should-invite-moms-boyfriend?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:2eb5e4ea-b3f5-4c4d-8b0a-f392212788abPost:6abfe331-6f56-4732-8c4c-2b7dac88f3ff">Re: Should I invite my mom's boyfriend?</a>:
  [QUOTE]I have the same problem! my grandma, fiance and I dont like my mom's boyfriend, but they have been together for 5 years! I dont know what to do myself, I dont want to upset my mother, but I dont want to be irritated and my grandmother uncomfortable.<strong> If you any ideas, thats cool</strong>. I say dont invite your mom's boyfriend, its not worth making people, including yourself unhappy on your special day :)
  Posted by klabarr[/QUOTE]
  
  <div>Invite the boyfriend.  Unless you want to start some major drama with your mother, there's no way around it.  You are the one who is going to be serously uncomfortable if your mom is pissed, or even worse, skips, because of such a public insult to her.  And knowing that your guests know you made such a public insult to your mother isn't going to make you very comfortable either.</div>

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• aerinpegadrak member

  

  April 2011

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_should-invite-moms-boyfriend?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:2eb5e4ea-b3f5-4c4d-8b0a-f392212788abPost:6abfe331-6f56-4732-8c4c-2b7dac88f3ff">Re: Should I invite my mom's boyfriend?</a>:
  [QUOTE]I have the same problem! my grandma, fiance and I dont like my mom's boyfriend, but they have been together for 5 years! I dont know what to do myself, I dont want to upset my mother, but I dont want to be irritated and my grandmother uncomfortable. If you any ideas, thats cool. I say dont invite your mom's boyfriend, its not worth making people, including yourself unhappy on your special day :)
  Posted by klabarr[/QUOTE]
  You know, if a post is over a year old, it's pretty safe to say that you can start a new one rather than dredging up someone else's problem to piggy back on.

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• banana468 member

  

  April 2011

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_should-invite-moms-boyfriend?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:2eb5e4ea-b3f5-4c4d-8b0a-f392212788abPost:6abfe331-6f56-4732-8c4c-2b7dac88f3ff">Re: Should I invite my mom's boyfriend?</a>:
  [QUOTE]I have the same problem! my grandma, fiance and I dont like my mom's boyfriend, but they have been together for 5 years! I dont know what to do myself, I dont want to upset my mother, but I dont want to be irritated and my grandmother uncomfortable. If you any ideas, thats cool. I say dont invite your mom's boyfriend, its not worth making people, including yourself unhappy on your special day :)
  Posted by klabarr[/QUOTE]
  
  So it's fine to make your mom unhappy by doing something rude? Please create a new post rather than add to one that's a year old. Please also understand that getting married isn't license to do inappropriate things for the day. You don't have to like your mother's significant other but you do need to invite him? How would you feel if she didn't invite your FI to an event??

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