This mother-in-law wears her future daughter-in-law's wedding ring before her
Can you imagine what that must've been like?
Rings have a special sentiment around them. In fact, in most cases they take precedence over everything else around the wedding.
We think that this has everything to do with the fact that the act of asking for someone's hand in marriage is such a milestone moment. And the symbolism behind the ring holds such depth to the relationship and the bond between partners.
So to hear a woman share her story about her mother-in-law trying on her wedding ring before her, is just disrespectful and in bad taste.
In this case, a woman shared her story about her wedding ring and how it ended up on her mother-in-law's finger before it reached her. Her fiancé knew that she wanted something very specific, and made the effort of making her a custom ring.
"The woman explained her husband had sent the jewellery to his parent's house so that he could surprise his wife with the custom ring, but when the other woman – who is actually the man’s stepmother – saw the box, she assumed it was for her." (Mirror)
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We were newlywed and in town visiting, we got married with some cheap temporary rings because my husband got me a really beautiful and custom made ring that was my dream and took some time to make. I had no idea when it was actually coming in the mail, he wanted to surprise me with it and couldn't wait any longer. So he had it shipped to his parent's house.
To her disappointment, what was meant to be a special and once-in-a-lifetime moment turned into her mother-in-law handing her the already opened ring box. It's just a tainted experience overall and we cannot imagine how she must've felt.
Why would she open someone else's mail? Well, she says she saw the box with his name on it and assumed he bought her a gift. She was so happy she ripped it open and was so amazed he bought her some fine jewellery and put the ring on, only to disappointingly realise it didn't fit her so it must have been for me ... his dreadful wife instead.
She feels like her marriage and her ring has been cursed because of this act of alleged malice from her step-mum-in-law. As sad as it is, we believe that we are in control of our experiences. What would've happened if she didn't know that the mother-in-law wore the ring in the first place?
Then perhaps her feelings would be completely different. You choose your circumstance and your thoughts, so stop dwelling in the bad and mark the moments in your life with love, goodness, and happiness.
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