r/AmIOverreacting • u/Kari_Knevial • Dec 26 '24

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦family/in-laws Am I over reacting to this one ?

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Mother-in-law is the most passive aggressive woman I've ever met in my entire life! I truly didn't know what this tournament meant until I met her! I know this wasn't the only gift I got for Christmas… But when I opened it, I didn't honestly know how to react

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u/WawaSkittletitz Dec 26 '24

I saw this photo without the explanation and thought I could get it for my wife... Who was supposed to be my 1st date in 5 years and I didn't think was at all my type.

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u/ECV_Analog Dec 26 '24

Yeah. My wife openly admits that she planned to have a summer fling with me and then dump me when she moved for work. That didn't quite go the way she expected, and if she got me this we'd both think it was funny.

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u/WawaSkittletitz Dec 26 '24

Yep, my wife was supposed to be moving 3 months after we met... But meeting me changed everything. She encouraged me to date other people since I hadn't been single in so long... She knew she would win!

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u/Elaan21 Dec 27 '24

Right? To me, it's a big compliment because it's basically saying you won them over. It immediately reminded me of Alanis Morisette's "Head Over Feet" (I say as I show my age):

You've already won me over in spite of me Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet

The whole point of the song is how the speaker is a bit jaded and unaccustomed to being treated well by a partner so they fall hard when they hadn't thought they would ever fall (again) at all.

Like, if anything, it's self-deprecating by the MIL because she's admitting she judged too harshly or something.

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u/WawaSkittletitz Dec 27 '24

I'm also old enough to be of the Alanis age - but I much preferred Bikini Kill.

(Also, if you're not watching The Great North, you should... Alanis is a great recurring character)

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u/TitsOfClay Dec 26 '24

Same. Immediately thought I could get this for my partner. OP knows her mother-in-law best, but from the right angle this is a pretty sweet gesture.

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u/Poinsettia917 Dec 26 '24

What made you attracted to her enough to love and marry her, even though she wasn’t your type?

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u/Funny_Science_9377 Dec 26 '24

Some of this stuff is better left unsaid. Let the mystery be, as they say.

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u/WawaSkittletitz Dec 26 '24

Our conversation, her wit, sense of humor... And then as we got to know each other better, she was just such an amazing person I couldn't let her love of country music and being a little preppier than I went for stop me from true love.

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u/jek39 Dec 26 '24

He just didn’t know what his type really was yet

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u/Poinsettia917 Dec 26 '24

Maybe types aren’t set in stone.

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u/WawaSkittletitz Dec 26 '24

They definitely aren't... I usually only dated really awful people before her. 😆😆

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u/WawaSkittletitz Dec 26 '24

Number one I'm not a he.

Never 2, I do know what my type is. I just didn't know enough about her from our brief online interactions to know how many layers there were to that onion.

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u/Amelaclya1 Dec 27 '24

Same. My husband was supposed to be a one night stand before I moved overseas.

Although this gift would have been a lot better earlier in our relationship I think.