A woman faced a lot of problems with her future mother-in-law (MIL), who kept interfering in her relationship with her fiancé. Fed up with the constant meddling, she sought advice online, wondering if breaking off the engagement was the right move.

A woman posted on Reddit about her situation. She’s been with her fiancé for 7 years and engaged for 3. They’ve tried to set a wedding date four times, but each time his mom talks him into postponing. She always finds some reason, like saying they’re not stable because they’re renting or that they need to save money. But they’ve helped his mom financially before, so they’re not struggling.

They planned a low-cost wedding in the woman’s mom’s backyard, which is perfect for them. But now his mom says they should wait until their daughter is at least 3 years old so she can be the flower girl, even though she’s only 7 months old.

In December, my husband and I agreed to get married in August. I reminded him not to let his mom control our decision, and he agreed. But when both our moms were over for dinner last weekend, my husband’s mom asked about our wedding date. He said we’d tell everyone at the same time. She got quiet and left soon after. He went to her house afterward while I stayed with my mom.
When he got back, he seemed off but blamed it on being tired. But last night, he randomly said we should wait to buy a house before getting married for stability. I was mad but didn’t say anything. Then he kept talking about waiting for a few years, maybe five at most.
I got so upset that I took off my ring and gave it to him, saying I wasn’t interested anymore. He tried to stop me and put the ring back on, but I refused.

I told him I didn’t want to marry him anymore and suggested he move back in with his mom. I’m tired of his mom always finding excuses to delay our plans, and I’m not interested in marrying someone who can’t stand up to her. I know she’ll find another excuse once we buy a house. He started crying, and I stayed calm and told him he had to leave or I would. He left crying, and I feel awful about it because he means a lot to me.
But I can’t keep dealing with this. His mom keeps texting me, but I’ve had enough, so I told her she won and blocked her number. My friends think I’m overreacting.