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How am I going to tell people the wedding is off? :(

91 replies

sadsadsadsadsad · 10/07/2018 20:48

I am so sad Sad

I've been engaged for a while. We chose the ring together and I suppose I should have picked up he wasn't into it from the start. He never wanted to talk about planning, and whenever the topic of a wedding came up he would moan about not wanting to spend any money.

We booked a cheap registry office ceremony and didn't plan on doing anything else after, he said he didn't want to spend money on it. The other day I went to another wedding and it made me realise I want to have some sort of get together with my family.

I found a cheapish reception which could do food and disco for £2000. I told my partner and he said I would have to pay for it. I agreed and started getting excited, looking at various things online.

Today I was looking at wedding dresses and he came and said "You would look a f'ing state. You would have to get down the gym if you want to wear that." and then started saying I shouldn't waste money on a dress.

This has really upset me and made me see he doesn't actually want to get married at all. He's become much meaner to me in the last year and I've realised after that comment this was a bad decision Sad

I told him maybe we should cancel and he said "I don't care, I didn't want to do it anyway."

I want to marry someone who loves me enough to want to marry me. It's not about the money or a party, but he doesn't want to do it at all. I now face the prospect of cancelling the registry office, and worse, having to tell my family it isn't happening. How am I going to do it without looking a complete fool?

I feel so sad as getting engaged/married should be a happy time for me but this has been so awful Sad

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SandyY2K · 10/07/2018 22:59

He sounds horrible. Really...you should be ending the relationship ... as he doesnt care about you.

Don't sell yourself short by staying with him.

Much easier to say you've split up.

MoonFacesMum · 10/07/2018 23:01

He’s nasty and he is a coward. He didn’t want to get married but he didn’t have the balls to say it so he was horrible to you until you suggested perhaps marriage was a bad idea. That is the cowards way out. You’re life will turn out better without this dreadful man.

Ellisandra · 10/07/2018 23:01

Loads of people get engaged and then split up!
You’re not going to look stupid at all.
Get rid of that arsehole!!

The wedding is not off because HE doesn’t want to get married. It’s off because YOU know you don’t want an arsehole for a husband. Or a boyfriend!

I have a sneaking suspicion your friends and family will be glad the wedding is off x

Ohyesiam · 10/07/2018 23:05

Op you won’t look like a fool, you’ll look like someone who doesn’t stick their head on the sand and walk blindly into a big situation.
I read some of the threads on here and wonder why people marry these mean/ useless men.
You get to choose again, you get to start over and find a man who falls in love with you every time he sets eyes on you. You deserve it. X

Hygge · 10/07/2018 23:13

Are you staying with him OP?

I'm sorry to ask but I didn't read anything in your post that said you were splitting up, just that you were cancelling the wedding.

It will be much easier to say that you've split up because he's a horrible person than it will be to say you've called off the wedding but are staying together.

You are right to want to be with someone who loves you. I can't think of a gentle way to say this, but he doesn't love you. Please don't stay with him.

Leave, or make him leave, and then tell everyone you've split up because he's awful. You deserve someone far better than him.

PickAChew · 10/07/2018 23:21

He sounds like a grade A asshole. People will understand and those who don't can go fuck themselves.

Ilady · 10/07/2018 23:38

This man sounds horrible and is showing you his true colours. I know its hard to cancel a wedding but you deserve to be with someone who treats you properly. Tell this man it's over and have the life you deserve not a misserable life. I have a friend who I will call Anne. Anne met John and they got engaged. I noticed that John was immature and expected everything to always go his way. I also felt that he was lied to her about a few things. A few weeks before the wedding he told her I don't want to marry you. Anne was very upset and a few weeks later she went back to him. She wanted to give him another chance but realized after a few weeks he was not going to change his mind about marrying her. She decided then to tell him to get lost and to stop wasting her time.
After she started meet up with friends and enjoyed her life. About 3 years later she met another man. Within 3 years of meeting they were married and now have 2 kids. She told a few years ago I am glad I did not marry John as we would have ended spliting up and to be honest I had a lucky escape.

diddl · 11/07/2018 07:54

Even if he hadn't been so awful you could cancel if it felt wrong.

What is it?

Those who mind don't matter-those who matter don't mind?

Don't feel ashamed- he has only just shown his true colours & told you for sure that he doesn't want to marry.

Shoxfordian · 11/07/2018 08:00

Everyone will understand op
It should be a happy exciting time and it's just not because he isn't interested in marrying you. Ltb op

cakecakecheese · 11/07/2018 08:36

Literally every single person you know will prefer you cancel your wedding than to marry someone so nasty.

Tell the people closest to you and get them to pass it on to anyone else that needs to know and employ a relative or friend to help you cancel the things that need cancelling.

You're right that you should marry someone who cannot wait for you to be his wife. Also in general you should have a partner who treats you with respect, this guy doesn't.

hellsbellsmelons · 11/07/2018 08:46

Tell your family what you have explained here.
They will then understand why you are calling it all off.
I hope you manage to dump his horrible arse very soon.
I had to cancel a wedding as well.
It was horrible at the time but everyone got over it.

buckeejit · 11/07/2018 08:49

What a relief, he's a complete area & your G&G will probably be so relieved the wedding is off they won't care about anything else. Don't look back. He is no good!

colditz · 11/07/2018 08:52

If he isn't worth marrying (and he really isn't) then he isn't worth staying with.

LittlePaintBox · 11/07/2018 19:22

You don't owe anyone an explanation other than to tell them the wedding is cancelled. Those closest to you will be relieved. He sounds really awful. You deserve far better.

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MyNameIsNotSteven · 11/07/2018 19:40

Have you got DCs? Would marrying the fucker anyway give you financial security when you divorce him than you would have if you ditched him now? If it would make a difference would it be worth sticking it out for a short while? most cynical suggestion ever

ErrmWTAF · 11/07/2018 20:08

What
EVERYBODY
Said!!!!!

Cancel the wedding. Ditch the abusive twat.

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