So im in the pickle my partner has only.met my family about 3 times, and he generally hates big occasions or gather ups and today he told me he doesn't really want to attend to my sisters wedding because he doesn't know anyone and only met my family like 3 times he said he wouldn't mind if it was something small and going out for lunch but knowing it will be hours and hours he said he will probrably get moody and not be in a mood to speak to anyone and he doesn't want to be rude but he generally doesn't like it even if he went out with work colleagues and he suffers really bad with hay-fever at the minute, I dont want to pressure him in it aswell because I know some people just don't like that stuff in general, im guessing im a bit torn on what to say to my family should I say his under the weather due to hay-fever ect or should I try convincing him more but honestly if he knows he won't enjoy the time he generally won't why would I make something that he won't be able to tolerate and wanting to go home or try to get him out of the comfort zone .... ang opinions or advise or help 🤔 😅😬 and if he doesn't I will be going with a 3 year old and a 10 month old so I will have my hands full, he is the father of the younger one but absolutely adores my 3 year old and have accepted him from day one he even adored him when he was a baby so that is why he hasnt met my family so many times and I do breastfeed and my little one hates bottles and hasn't been away from me longer than 10 min and my oldest one i co parent so I always want him on my time
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Honestly it sounds like he just needs to suck it up and put his big boy pants on, that’s what you do for your partner, you go to things you might not want to go to to make them happy and because it’s the right thing to do. It won’t look good on him to your family if he doesn’t go and if he just spends the whole time moody then he sounds like a petulant child.

Can’t you do a small meal the night before. He’ll have his hands full anyway on the day from the sounds of it. I hate social gatherings as I’m quite shy however life is about doing things you don’t want to do. Also at £50+ per person I would not be impressed by a last minute cancellation over hayfever.

It literally sounds like you described my fiancé 😂 he never wants to go to social things but he always goes for me as family is important to me and we’ve been together 13 years and he still come along to everything even when he doesn’t want to x

As its your sister's wedding, put him on children duty (apart from feeding) that way he'll be kept busy and won't necessarily have to be too social. Not attending because of hay-fever is a lame excuse, if it's that bad he should contact his GP. I don't like big social events where I don't know many people but if its important to my husband, I'll just suck it up