I’m asking because I’d really like to know if my reaction to this is unusual or unreasonable. My DH and I have been married for 10 years and are very happy together. His family are completely dysfunctional for just too many reasons to go into (DH completely agrees and we limit our visits). His younger brother was getting married so DH, the kids and I all attended the wedding (the travel and accommodation alone were very expensive) and as the couple had professed to needing money more than anything we gave a fairly generous gift of £200. All up I suppose we were out of pocket about £1500. DH’s parents also contributed financially to some of the costs of the wedding and it was a lovely one - quite large with all the traditional lovely wedding details you’d expect. We did pick up on tensions between the couple and thought it weird they were often at different ends of the venue on the day but didn’t take it too seriously. Within a month the bride walked out of the marriage and left DH’s brother entirely. No affairs or anything to point to, she just said she didn’t love him anymore. DH’s brother just shrugged and said he didn’t love her either and knew they weren’t right together from the start. He laughed about it actually and seemed relieved. I just feel outraged about the whole thing - why did they go ahead with it? Why did they take everyone’s money? (No financial gifts were returned). If I were one of the couple I would be mortified so I just can’t understand this completely uncaring attitude. Am I being unreasonable to think that way? I have not said anything to anyone in the family and they have all just shrugged and got on with things (apart from my MIL who was admittedly devastated).