A man has shared his struggles with his in-laws who are eager to know how much he earns. The man took to Reddit to share his story and claimed that his fiancee’s parents locked him in a room to find out his salary “he called them gold diggers” he said.
He said that recently he has started a new job and his in-laws wanted to have a private conversation with him about it. Adding further, he said “they invited me into their guest room. My father-in-law asked me to leave my phone and keys at the dining table and took me to a separate room. They started talking about my new job. As he continued, “they had no idea how much I get paid and asked me to tell them about my salary but I politely declined to tell them they ask why I just bluntly told them it was none of their business”.
Father-in-law clanged in saying “you are marrying my daughter, damn right it’s my business and to make my daughter’s future secure”. I assured him that his daughter is in good hands and decide the money isn’t everything besides love and respect awards the importance he added.
He further added that his mother-in-law disagreed and says that money is an important factor and then started giving an example of issues he will have in his marriage if he is not capable of providing for his family. He refused to give them details about his salary all the while assuring them he was financially secure and when he tried to leave the room they locked him inside. He said, “I got so annoyed and wanted to excuse myself to the bathroom but my father-in-law got up and locked the door. I asked what the hell he was doing he told me to calm down and will unlock the door when his conversation is over.
He went on to tell them that their behaviour was unacceptable and told them what he earns is none of their got damn business. He told them that only gold diggers behave like this and after that his mother-in-law gasp loudly and his father-in-law unlock the door and asked him to leave the house.
Mother-in-law later called fiancee crying saying that he had disrespected them in their own house. The fiancee urged him to apologize to her parents. He has refused to apologize and knows very well that it will affect their relationship.
Netizens were concerned about the behaviour of the in-laws and asked him to re-evaluate his relationship with his girlfriend. When you marry someone your priority should be the new family you will be making together. Unless your husband is on the wrong side you should be defending them always or at least have their back. Taking her parents side saying that they were worried about the couple is either a betrayal or proof of low intelligence.