“It Would End Soon”: Woman Grossed Out By Fiancé’s Family’s Tradition, Gives Back Her Ring
You wouldn’t be wrong to say that more personalized family traditions surrounding marriage are a common and very normal sight in many cultures.
You likely also wouldn’t be wrong to say that family traditions that violate the privacy rights of the newlyweds by having all the parents and sons and daughters and their spouses and uncles and aunts and you get the point watching them bonk on their first night as spouses are anything but normal.
It’s okay to have family traditions, as long as they carry meaning, pass down values and build identity
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However, when a tradition is quite literally watching someone partake in some business time, then it’s not really a tradition
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Needless to say, it didn’t take long for the author of the post’s wedding to be called off because of traditions like that
A woman on Reddit was at a bit of a loss when she found out that the man she was going to marry belongs to a family with a very weird tradition. Apparently, there’s a tradition called “bedding” in which, essentially, the family of the newlyweds watch them do it like on the Discovery channel.
Yeah, that’s weird.
Well, once it hit the fan and the wedding ended up being called off, OP found out it was just a ruse to get to watch married women being coerced into sexual activities that would leave them scarred for life.
And OP was not alone in thinking that. Many confirmed that it’s not really a thing among Scottish people—OP’s fiance was apparently Scottish. Some were afraid to think how the other wives had to go through it—and hope OP told them about the truth.
Whatever the case, NTA across the board, no two ways about it.
Needless to say, commenters were grossly weirded out by this and ruled that the woman is not in the wrong
Roughly 2 months later, the author of the original post provided an update confirming that the fiance is now an ex
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It is not to say family traditions are all bad as there are benefits to them—but also defining criteria
Family traditions are activities, gifts, stories or songs that are continued through a family’s life together and passed down from generation to generation.
For a tradition to be considered a tradition, it has to have several defining characteristics. Traditions have to be meaningful exercises that are aimed at fostering a connection to loved ones and providing a sense of unity and stability.
Forcing someone into a tradition—whether they don’t want to or their beliefs are different—is not in the true spirit of what it means to uphold a tradition. By proxy, coercion goes against the definition of tradition. It’s also an indicator that traditions need to be adapted or changed altogether so that togetherness can continue without making someone awkward, grossed out or otherwise uncomfortable.
For context, yes, bedding is definitely a legit custom, in the sense that it exists. However, ew. Also, it goes against how it doesn’t really create togetherness if it’s forced.
Well, whatever the case, what are your thoughts on any of this? What are your thoughts of two individuals minding their own bees’ wax on a mattress while the family is within direct line of sight? Share your takes and stories in the comment section below!
Folks online were still grossed out, siding with the woman and sharing their takes on the matter
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Oh my good god, what in the Midsommar is this. Absolutely sickening that the entire male side of a family would come up with this just to see someone's spouse naked. Absolutely psychotic.
I know this is serious but the "What in the midsommar" comment made me spat my water. Thank you for the laugh internet person!
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Okay, the last comment is mostly correct. The only thing they got wrong is that YES people did watch the first acts of intercourse but it was for royalty and it wasn't just common people watching, it was also upper level royalty people. Keyword: ROYALTY. It was for the bloodline to continue for rule so many royals in Europe, CENTURIES ago, did practice this. Common people? No. This was so not a thing. Not even freaking close. There's a reason that guy only sprung this information 3 months before the wedding after 5 years of being together: he knows it's wrong. If he truly thought it was a normal thing, he would have brought it up sooner during discussions of the wedding (or even sooner if topics arose). I'm glad she's doing better. How devastating, though :(
Oh my good god, what in the Midsommar is this. Absolutely sickening that the entire male side of a family would come up with this just to see someone's spouse naked. Absolutely psychotic.
I know this is serious but the "What in the midsommar" comment made me spat my water. Thank you for the laugh internet person!
Load More Replies... Okay, the last comment is mostly correct. The only thing they got wrong is that YES people did watch the first acts of intercourse but it was for royalty and it wasn't just common people watching, it was also upper level royalty people. Keyword: ROYALTY. It was for the bloodline to continue for rule so many royals in Europe, CENTURIES ago, did practice this. Common people? No. This was so not a thing. Not even freaking close. There's a reason that guy only sprung this information 3 months before the wedding after 5 years of being together: he knows it's wrong. If he truly thought it was a normal thing, he would have brought it up sooner during discussions of the wedding (or even sooner if topics arose). I'm glad she's doing better. How devastating, though :(
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