AITA for refusing to give my sister the wedding dress I bought even through I'm not getting married anymore?
She had envisioned walking down the aisle in that dress, the culmination of dreams and promises now shattered by a quiet, mutual farewell.
The dress, a symbol of love lost and hope deferred, lay hidden away—a silent witness to a chapter that never fully closed, tangled in emotions too raw to confront.
Now, her younger sister’s unexpected plea to claim the dress reignites a storm of feelings—resentment, protectiveness, and the ache of memories too painful to share.
It’s not just fabric and lace; it’s a piece of her heart, tangled in the complex bonds of family and the unspoken wounds of a love that quietly slipped away.
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The original poster is facing significant pressure from her sister and mother to surrender a costly, custom-made wedding dress that she purchased for a canceled wedding.
Her internal conflict stems from wanting to respect her personal emotional boundaries regarding a significant, unfulfilled life event, contrasted sharply with the external expectation that she must sacrifice this item for perceived familial duty and practicality.
Is the OP obligated to give up her personal property, which holds significant emotional weight from a past commitment, simply because she is not currently using it, or is her right to maintain emotional boundaries and ownership absolute, even when pressured by family expectations of sharing?
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