“Grandma Went Instantly Pale”: Woman Wins At Petty Revenge And Disappointing Her Family (2024)

Mar 08, 2024

Our family members usually want what’s best for us. However, there have to be limits to their micromanagement! There are times when our relatives’ concerns and advice about our dating lives become overbearing and even downright rude.

Redditor u/houseof1000plants recently went viral on the r/pettyrevenge subreddit after sharing how she gently put her grandmother in place after she’d overstepped with her remarks about whom the OP had been dating. Scroll down for the witty story in full.

Bored Panda has reached out to the author via Reddit, and we’ll update the article as soon as we hear back from her.

Though many of our relatives mean well, they sometimes have very negative things to say about the people we date

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One woman recently went viral after sharing how she gently pushed back against her grandma’s comments about her dating life

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Dealing with family members’ disapproval can put you under a lot of pressure, even if you know what’s best for you

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At the end of the day, what truly matters is that we’re happy with who we’re dating. If we light up when they enter the room, if they’re kind and caring, if they support us and our dreams, if our values align—we need to keep a firm hold of them.

That being said, we’re all still social beings. We need and crave the approval of our family, friends, and neighbors. In short, we want to be respected, admired, and loved. So, we feel pressured to conform to what the rest of the social group thinks and does.

This is why it’s so difficult to go against the grain. We care about our family members. And yet, we also don’t want to lose our sense of individuality. We want to have the freedom to make our own decisions and be our own people.

To put it simply, we want to be able to date who we date without judgment. When someone makes negative comments about our dating lives, it’s hard not to take them personally. They’re an attack on such a deeply intimate part of ourselves.

Don’t get us wrong, many family members probably don’t want to be mean. They think they’re helping. They want to share all the wisdom they’ve accumulated over the decades. However, the advice they’re giving out might not be perfect.

For one, their advice can be outdated and can seem overly old-fashioned in a very modern, fast-paced world. Something that worked for your grandparents when they were young might be wrong for you.

On top of that, the comments you hear may be untactful. It really matters how we say something, not just what we say. When it comes to dating and relationships, it’s usually better to err on the side of diplomacy! At the same time, keep an open mind: you might get some genuinely decent snippets of advice in between all the criticism.

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