Woman Says She Uninvited Boyfriend's Sister from Christmas for Creating ‘Unnecessary Drama’

Mar. 15, 2025

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A woman is altering her Christmas plans to exclude her boyfriend’s sister after she says they got into a recent spat over style.

The 26-year-old woman shared in aposton Reddit’s popular “Am I The A——” forum that she and her boyfriend Alex were planning to host a Christmas dinner with both of their families, but things got derailed when she and Alex’s sister Sally, 26, got into a “stupid argument.”

When she went to meet up with Sally, she said she wore a nose ring with a double ring, which made it look like she had two piercings — something that her brother’s sister was unhappy with.

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“It actually really hurt my feelings and I don’t know where it came from. It was like she was gatekeeping a certain way of looking,” she continued. “… The last comment also felt like a dig at my mental health.” The woman had also shared in her post that she’s “struggled to accept how I look due to severe depression” and that wearing the nose ring had boosted her self-esteem.

When she got home, she informed her boyfriend about what happened, which prompted him to call his sister, who “tried to play the whole thing off as a joke” and did not apologize. Sally’s behavior made the woman decide that she “no longer” wanted to invite her over for Christmas.

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“[Alex] texted saying [Sally] is no longer welcome if she is just going to be like that and s*** went through the roof. She has thrown a colossal temper tantrum saying we are targeting and excluding her yet she hasn’t once offered an apology,” the woman explained.

Several people online sided with the 26-year-old woman, with one person noting that she can invite who she wants for Christmas dinner as her “home should be a safe place.” Another added, “Her behavior wasn’t just ‘sarcasm’; it was mean-spirited and showed a lack of respect for you in your own home.”

Another person said, “You’re absolutely right to set boundaries, especially when someone is being unnecessarily cruel and dismissive.”

source: people.com