A woman, 30 years into marriage, reflects on an unusual offer from her future mother-in-law that shaped her relationship. Initially moving to a town with eligible bachelors, she met her husband, but his mother disapproved of their relationship.
- “The man’s mother had a problem with her son dating the nurse.”
- “She’s super (fake) sweet to everyone when others are around.”
- “If she left her fiancé, she would give her $10,000.”
The nurse faced opposition as her mother-in-law, privately hostile, presented a facade of friendliness to others. Despite attempts to break them up, the couple persisted with their wedding plans. Frustrated, the mother-in-law resorted to a drastic offer, proposing $10,000 if the nurse would leave her fiancé.
Some people thought the nurse’s mother-in-law could have told people that she had asked for $10,000 compensation in exchange for leaving her fiancé, but others agreed it would still have made her look bad.
Although some questioned why the nurse’s mother-in-law would not blame it on the nurse because it would mean she paid the woman to break her son’s heart, others said the older woman had never cared about her son’s heart in the first place.
