If You Didn't Care For Who Your Child Decided To Marry But They Got Married Anyway, Tell Me How It Went

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Sometimes, certain family members date or even marry someone the rest of the family doesn’t really care for.

It could become even trickier when you’re a parent and you dissaprove of who your child is dating — for whatever reason.

You don’t want to tell your child what to do, but you also want what’s best for them. However, maybe, despite how much you disapproved of who your child wants to date or marry, they went ahead and did it anyway.

I’m turning to theBuzzFeed Communityto ask: if you originally disapproved of your child’s marriage but now grew to like the person they married, what exactly happened for you to change your mind?

Maybe your child and their spouse married young, and you weren’t originally happy about it. As the years went on and you got to know their spouse more, they’ve become like another child to you.

Perhaps you didn’t — and still don’t necessarily approve — of who your son or daughter married but you see how happy they are so you’ve learned to accept their marriage.

Or maybe you saw your child’s spouse do a complete 180 in their lifestyle for the better, and they’ve become the person you are proud to call a son or daughter-in-law.

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Sometimes, certain family members date or even marry someone the rest of the family doesn’t really care for.#

It could become even trickier when you’re a parent and you dissaprove of who your child is dating — for whatever reason.#

You don’t want to tell your child what to do, but you also want what’s best for them. However, maybe, despite how much you disapproved of who your child wants to date or marry, they went ahead and did it anyway.#

I’m turning to theBuzzFeed Communityto ask: if you originally disapproved of your child’s marriage but now grew to like the person they married, what exactly happened for you to change your mind?#

Maybe your child and their spouse married young, and you weren’t originally happy about it. As the years went on and you got to know their spouse more, they’ve become like another child to you.#

Perhaps you didn’t — and still don’t necessarily approve — of who your son or daughter married but you see how happy they are so you’ve learned to accept their marriage.#

Or maybe you saw your child’s spouse do a complete 180 in their lifestyle for the better, and they’ve become the person you are proud to call a son or daughter-in-law.#