AITA for not paying for my sister’s college when I’m paying for my fiancée’s?
From the depths of relentless poverty, a man clawed his way out with determination and grit, turning dreams into reality against all odds.
Every sacrifice, every long hour of work was a step toward a future where he could finally breathe easier and build a life unshackled by the chains of debt and hardship. Yet, in the fragile balance of love and family, his generosity sparks a storm of resentment.
His sister’s bitterness, born from years of struggle and perceived inequality, threatens to unravel the very foundation he’s fought so hard to build—proving that success can sometimes deepen old wounds instead of healing them.
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The original poster (OP) is facing significant emotional conflict, pulled between his es**blished financial independence and his sense of duty to his struggling family.
His current actions prioritize his future with his fiancée, which directly clashes with his sister's and parents' expectations that he provide equal support to all family members based on past hardship.
Is the OP correct to draw a firm financial line to protect the future he built with his fiancée, or does his past experience of poverty mandate an ongoing, equal obligation to support his sister's education and appease his parents' call for 'family first'?
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