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Have I been a bit of a cow or is SIL2b a cf?

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Wadewilson · 27/09/2018 14:09

My brother is getting married soon, and I've always got on well with his fiancee. However recently she's been a bit quiet and a bit off so I asked db what was wrong.

She's a bit upset that nobody has offered to pay for her for her hen do.
It's not expensive, we're only going to a theatre show so I (or any of the rest of us tbh) didn't even consider offering to pay towards her. If we did all pay for her share it would only actually cost us an extra £3 each, so I feel half embarrassed at not offering and half annoyed that she would expect us to because it will hardly break the bank for her to pay £30 herself.
So I asked db why she thought we would offer, and it's because whenever we go out for a meal for an important family birthday we always pay for the person who's birthday it is so they don't have to pay for themselves. Sil2b has been to a meal for my 30th and my younger sisters 21st, and the bill has been split between everyone so the person who's birthday it is didn't pay. This is a long standing thing in our family.
Db said because of this and us not offering to pay for the hen do she now thinks we don't see her as part of the family. I was a bit Hmm because she's very definitely part of the family and I see her as a sister not sil.
So I now feel a bit awful for not offering. Wibu to not suggest the hens pay for the b2b or is she a cf for thinking we would?

OP posts:
DitheringBlidiot · 30/09/2018 19:04

I might be in the minority but I don’t see why you should pay because she’s sensitive about it. I don’t know what it is about people getting married that makes people think that they should get a paid for night out. I don’t think you can compare a hen do and a birthday

HundredsAndThousandsOfThem · 30/09/2018 19:06

I might be in the minority but I don’t see why you should pay because she’s sensitive about it. I don’t know what it is about people getting married that makes people think that they should get a paid for night out. I don’t think you can compare a hen do and a birthday

But OP got a "free night out" when she had her hen! Hen nights are only once though and birthdays every year so if anything a free birthday dinner is wore!

Dee61 · 30/09/2018 23:13

As OP has stated that she has borrowed money from future SIL in the past, she probably couldn't afford to pay for the theatre tickets up front herself. Think OP should have got money from everyone up front and then booked it herself.

MyKingdomForBrie · 30/09/2018 23:20

I'd be more upset about having to book it myself than anything, that's so sad for her. I would have happily paid for my own place on my hen (I wasn't allowed to as it happened) but the best thing about it was having it all arranged for me, I felt really spoilt.

Br1256 · 03/10/2018 11:17

Perhaps you could organise some flowers, chocs or something at the lunch ...and explain about the booking after....would not bring it up first...hope you all have a brilliant day

Vinylsamso · 03/10/2018 11:26

I think you could get out of this by all putting in a fiver or tenner to get her something as a surprise. It would feel a bit naff to book and pay for your own hen do. Buy something to give her on the day so she feels you’ve all been thinking of her.

DeegeeDee · 13/10/2018 08:07

How has this ended OP? Did the memory book arrive and get filled in so she can have it at the wedding?

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