I’m in an awkward situation and would appreciate your advice.
I’m engaged to a fantastic man who has always supported my decisions, including not shaving my body hair. It’s a part of my identity, and he doesn’t mind.
We are planning our wedding, and I have fallen in love with a stunning sleeveless wedding gown. However, this has become a source of disagreement with my future mother-in-law.
My fiancé’s parents are pretty rich, and his mother is kindly paying for the majority of the wedding.
When she saw my choice of attire, she gave me an ultimatum: shave my armpits for the wedding or she will not pay for it. This demand feels like an attack on my personal principles and freedom of expression.
I am torn. On the one hand, I want to be unchanging in my ideas and be true to myself.
On the other hand, the financial support is substantial, and I don’t want to cause an argument between the family before the wedding. My fiancé is supportive of me, but he is torn between his love for me and his respect for his mother.
To my surprise, he suggested I shave my armpits and accept his mother’s offer to pay for the outfit, promising that the hair will come back.
