The world is packed with different personalities; each person has their own mindset and a distinctive set of life values. Some are kind and prefer to surround themselves with wholesome energies – others live with their huge egos and never miss a chance to make someone's life a living hell.
Encountering bigheaded people is highly unpleasant and, frankly, pretty inevitable – however, what's worse is having these types of individuals in your family.
Though we're often told that we can't choose our family, it's safe to say that the statement is highly misleading, as we're not obligated to endure someone's arrogance purely because we share the same blood.
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You can't choose family – however, you can choose how to deal with their toxic personalities
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“AITA for not telling my cousin my fiancé works at the same office as her husband?” – this online user turned to one of Reddit’s well-liked communities to, perhaps, seek advice and find out whether she’s indeed a jerk of the situation. The post has managed to receive nearly 25K upvotes and 1.5K worth of comments in just a few days time.
Woman wonders whether she's indeed a jerk for not telling her cousin that her fiancé works at the same office as her husband
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The woman has started off by sharing that the post will be her first and only one and that it's quite light-hearted compared to the stories that often appear on this subreddit; she thought that these kind of things only happen in movies – however, since it did happen to her, she wanted to hear some unbiased opinions.
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She has a cousin named "Kat" who got married to "Henry" fairly recently. The women were never close; Kat is pretty spoilt and would always be mean to people. They don't keep in touch – however, they do see each other at family gatherings.
Concerning the author, she is engaged to "Chris", who is a software engineer and a co-head of his department. Not that long ago, Chris told the OP about their work's newest addition where one of the employees sounded pretty familiar and – surprise, surprise – it turned out to be Kat's husband; though, what's important is that, at that point, the men hadn't met face to face yet.
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The author then mentioned that Kat and Henry had a huge wedding; she said it was really nice but she ruined the experience by constantly bragging about it. Once, it all died down, the cousin turned her attention over to how "wealthy" her husband is.
The OP recently attended one of her aunts' 50th birthday party together with her fiancé. Kat and Henry were also there, and when they were chatting, they kept divulging how well-paying and fantastic the man's new job is.
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Later on Kat wondered about Chris' job; the author said that he's an engineer just like Henry, though she intentionally left out all the specific details. The cousin smiled, nodded, then said that she understands that the OP is embarrassed and wants to keep it quiet.
When the couple was getting ready to leave, Kat pulled the author aside and told her to let her know if the future spouses need help with their wedding. Naturally, the woman decided not to fuel Kat's arrogance, so she said her goodbyes and left.
However, a couple of days later, she received a furious DM from Kat who slammed the woman for not revealing that Chris was actually one of Henry's bosses. Turns out, when the men stumbled upon each other at the office, Chris made a cheeky comment asking Henry to inform Kat that they don't need any help with the wedding.
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Naturally, both of them were incredibly embarrassed, but Kat couldn't help herself and blamed the OP for making them look bad on purpose as, apparently, it was the author's "duty" to tell her and Henry about her soon-to-be husband's position.
What do you think about this situation? Did the OP handle it correctly?
Fellow Reddit users shared their thoughts concerning Kat and her arrogance
