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<p>Weddings can bring out a person&#39;s true colors, whether they&#39;re the bride or the groom or even just a casual acquaintance. And one guy is learning the hard way that his girlfriend and his family don&#39;t see eye to eye on the issue of family photos.</p><p>The man <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/ou7fkw/aita_for_telling_my_gf_that_she_cant_be_in_a/">posted on Reddit</a> to ask for advice after he and his girlfriend hit an impasse. His family doesn&#39;t want the girlfriend in family photos, and she feels insulted by their decision.</p><h2>The man explains the situation:</h2><blockquote> <p>I come from a BIG but close family. Just as an example: my grandmother has 15 siblings and she and grandpa had 12 children themselves. We have like 8 weddings a year within the family.</p> </blockquote><h2>The family has a rule:</h2><blockquote> <p>More then a decade ago my family made a rule: SO&rsquo;s can only be in family photos when the relationship has lasted a year. This rule came to be after to many family photos were &ldquo;ruined&rdquo; by exes being on there (Yes my family is dramatic like that). And of course after a year things can still go wrong and photos can still be &ldquo;ruined&rdquo; but at least it is less likely.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>He says they&#39;re in a &quot;serious&quot; relationship:</h2><blockquote> <p>I have been dating my GF for about 6 months and we are in a serious relationship. One of my cousins is getting married soon and she is invited as well. When I told her about the rule she found it absolutely ridiculous and was insulted for our relationship.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>I told her we can still get a nice photo together and with my parents and siblings but that she couldn&rsquo;t be in the big family photo. She was still pissed and said that she wouldn&rsquo;t come if I didn&rsquo;t demand she be in the family photo.</p> </blockquote><h2>And he agrees with the rule:</h2><blockquote> <p>The thing is that I generally believe in the rule, not because I doubt my relationship but because I&rsquo;ve seen that in general it works. AITA for not demanding she be in the family photo like she says? Is the rule ridiculous?</p> </blockquote><h2>The people of the internet are Team Boyfriend on this one.</h2><p>RB1327 says:</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>She&#39;s ridiculous for thinking she should be part of a family wedding photo after dating you 6 months. Take her up on her offer to skip the event.</p> </blockquote><p>IHaveSaidMyPiece issues a prediction:</p><blockquote> <p>Looks like your relationship isn&#39;t going to make it to that magic one year mark.</p> </blockquote><p>Outrageous-Ad-909 says:</p><blockquote> <p>Your girlfriend has picked a weird hill to die on.</p> </blockquote><p>EarthWyndFyre points out another issue:</p><blockquote> <p>Particularly since this is a cousin&#39;s wedding. Does she really think the bride wants her cousin&#39;s girlfriend in a family pic? At that point, might as well just take an aerial picture of the whole wedding. You can only fit so many people in one picture.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Baldr_Torn states the obvious:</p><blockquote> <p>In my family, the rule is &quot;It&#39;s a family photo, so if you&#39;re not family, you aren&#39;t in it.&quot; And I don&#39;t know of that rule ever causing drama. Other pictures will be taken, of course, and anyone can be in those, but when we do a family photo, the goal is for it to be family.</p> </blockquote><h2>So there you have it. The girlfriend is in the wrong. Family means family only, sorry!</h2><p>If they&#39;re even still together...</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Man asks if he's wrong keeping girlfriend out of family photos at wedding.

Weddings can bring out a person&#39;s true colors, whether they&#39;re the bride or the groom or even just a casual acquaintance. And one guy is learning the hard way that his girlfriend and his family don&#39;t see eye to eye on the issue of family photos.The man posted on Reddit to ask for advice after he and his girlfriend hit an impasse. His family doesn&#39;t want the girlfriend in family photos, and she feels insulted by their decision.The man explains the situation: I come from a BIG but close family. Just as an example: my grandmother has 15 siblings and she and grandpa had 12 children themselves. We have like 8 weddings a year within the family. The family has a rule: More then a decade ago my family made a rule: SO&rsquo;s can only be in family photos when the relationship has lasted a year. This rule came to be after to many family photos were &ldquo;ruined&rdquo; by exes being on there (Yes my family is dramatic like that). And of course after a year things can still go wrong and photos can still be &ldquo;ruined&rdquo; but at least it is less likely. He says they&#39;re in a &quot;serious&quot; relationship: I have been dating my GF for about 6 months and we are in a serious relationship. One of my cousins is getting married soon and she is invited as well. When I told her about the rule she found it absolutely ridiculous and was insulted for our relationship.  I told her we can still get a nice photo together and with my parents and siblings but that she couldn&rsquo;t be in the big family photo. She was still pissed and said that she wouldn&rsquo;t come if I didn&rsquo;t demand she be in the family photo. And he agrees with the rule: The thing is that I generally believe in the rule, not because I doubt my relationship but because I&rsquo;ve seen that in general it works. AITA for not demanding she be in the family photo like she says? Is the rule ridiculous? The people of the internet are Team Boyfriend on this one.RB1327 says: She&#39;s ridiculous for thinking she should be part of a family wedding photo after dating you 6 months. Take her up on her offer to skip the event. IHaveSaidMyPiece issues a prediction: Looks like your relationship isn&#39;t going to make it to that magic one year mark. Outrageous-Ad-909 says: Your girlfriend has picked a weird hill to die on. EarthWyndFyre points out another issue: Particularly since this is a cousin&#39;s wedding. Does she really think the bride wants her cousin&#39;s girlfriend in a family pic? At that point, might as well just take an aerial picture of the whole wedding. You can only fit so many people in one picture. Baldr_Torn states the obvious: In my family, the rule is &quot;It&#39;s a family photo, so if you&#39;re not family, you aren&#39;t in it.&quot; And I don&#39;t know of that rule ever causing drama. Other pictures will be taken, of course, and anyone can be in those, but when we do a family photo, the goal is for it to be family. So there you have it. The girlfriend is in the wrong. Family means family only, sorry!If they&#39;re even still together...

Weddings can bring out a person&#39;s true colors, whether they&#39;re the bride or the groom or even just a casual acquaintance. And one guy is learning the hard way that his girlfriend and his family don&#39;t see eye to eye on the issue...