AITAH for telling my wife to stop treating her sister so badly after her sister confessed to having feelings for me
The original poster (OP) and his wife have been married for ten years and together for twelve, sharing two children. They developed a very close relationship with the OP's sister-in-law (SIL), Jenna, after her husband pa*sed away seven years prior.
The OP, his wife, and their children provided significant emotional and practical support to Jenna and her daughter, resulting in a tight-knit family connection.
A few months ago, while intoxicated, Jenna confessed to the OP that she had developed romantic feelings for him. Following this confession, Jenna became very upset, and the OP's wife subsequently kicked Jenna out of their home.
The wife expressed long-held sus**cions and felt betrayed, leading to a decision to cut off all contact, which the OP agreed to, including blocking Jenna.
Now, the OP is feeling that the complete cutoff is too harsh, especially for his niece, and his attempts to advocate for sympathy have caused significant distress to his wife, leaving him questioning if he was wrong.
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The original poster finds himself caught between his desire to maintain a bond with his grieving niece and his wife's deep feeling of betrayal stemming from Jenna's romantic confession toward him.
The central conflict is balancing compa*sion for the sister-in-law and niece against the need to validate and respect his wife's emotional boundaries after a significant personal v***ation.
The question remains whether the OP was out of line for pushing his wife to show sympathy and consider Jenna's perspective, thereby invalidating his wife's hurt feelings, or if his actions were justified in seeking to protect the extended family relationship with his niece.
Was the OP wrong to bring up the devastating scenario of his own death to prompt empathy from his wife?
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