In-Laws from Hell·
THE BEDROOM BATTLE
During a free honeymoon stay, a brother-in-law and his bride request the couple's bedroom, sparking a family feud about boundaries, comfort, and who deserves what during the visit.
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A honeymoon turned into a fight over a bed: a brother-in-law and his future wife wanted to sleep in someone else's bedroom while they stayed there for free.
The poster, a 35-year-old woman, and her husband, 36, live in a very pretty area that gets a lot of honeymoon traffic. Her husband's brother, 30, and his soon-to-be wife, 28, are set to marry in August and wanted to honeymoon where the couple lives. About a month ago, they asked if they could stay with the poster and her husband during the trip. The answer was yes. The couple agreed because they're family and money is tight.
Then last week came the request that changed everything.
The brother-in-law asked if they could use the couple's bedroom instead of the guest room.
The house only has two bedrooms. The guest room has an air mattress, and it also serves as the poster's work-from-home office. That room was the plan. But the request to switch rooms landed badly. The poster said she was not comfortable with them sleeping in her bed on their honeymoon. Her husband agreed with her at first.
That did not end the conversation.
Tension spread through the husband's family, especially with his sister, who pushed back hard. Her argument was blunt: "we dont think an air mattress is honeymoon appropriate." She said they should let the couple use the bedroom because "it is THEIR honeymoon and they shouldn't have to sleep on an air mattress."
The poster did not budge. She said the idea of the newlyweds sleeping in her bed "honestly really grosses me out," and added that she was not willing to change her mind. She also pointed out that the guest room is a real mattress situation in the sense that the bed is theirs, and that "they can comfortably bang during their honeymoon on a regular, not-air, mattress."
What had started as a favor now had the whole family picking sides. The husband, who had first agreed with his wife, was beginning to soften toward the request. The poster was not. She said she was hosting them, but not giving up the couple's bedroom for the honeymoon.