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Although the honeymoon is a special trip for newlyweds, allowing them to relax after the wedding bustle, recently more and more people are wondering: should they extend it?
Some newlyweds are now bringing their parents along on romantic getaways, and social media posts suggest that some relatives are even inviting themselves.
One Reddit user posted on the r/WhiteLotusHBO forum asking, “Why does mom come on the honeymoon?”
“I had a neighbor whose mother-in-law and mother-in-law went with them on their honeymoon,” one user shared.
“They thought they could because they gave the newlyweds a honeymoon in Hawaii. What a weird, unusual family.”
Reddit users (not pictured) discuss their experiences of parents and relatives joining the newlyweds on their honeymoon. (iStock)
“This is not my honeymoon,” one Reddit user noted.
Another user wrote: “If the parents/in-laws are invited and the newlyweds have their own bedroom, I don't see anything wrong with that.”
One participant said: “On my honeymoon I was five months pregnant so we only spent a few days on the coast, but my husband invited his brother so they could go fishing.”
One user shared: “My first wedding was in Vegas, and I'm not kidding: my mother-in-law's hotel somehow gave her not only a room next door, but also an adjoining room – meaning there was direct access from one room to the other.”
New trend: Couples are bringing their parents along on their honeymoon, and social media users are sharing stories of their relatives joining them. (iStock)
“My neighbors took their grandparents on their honeymoon,” added another.
On another Reddit forum, one user shared that her ex-husband wanted to take his mother and brother on their honeymoon.
In a post on the forum r/CharlotteDobreYouTube, she noted: “His family's house was only an hour away from mine. It didn't really matter.”
“I was happy again, hoping that we would finally go somewhere nice. But no. He took me to his house to spend time with my mom,” the post said.
Thea Gallagher, a psychologist and director of wellness programs at NYU Langone Health in New York City, told Fox News Digital that she thinks the idea of taking family on a honeymoon is an “interesting concept.”
The presence of relatives can sometimes cause tension in a marriage, according to one expert, because “it all depends on how often spouses give unsolicited advice.” (iStock)
“I think it probably depends on your relationship with your parents and your agreement with your partner,” Gallagher said. “Obviously, it's important that you both agree that it's the right choice.”
Gallagher added that she wouldn't recommend it if “you feel like you can't be alone with your partner, but if you love your family and you like a 'more is more' situation, I can imagine it could be fun.”
She has previously stressed the importance of setting time and boundaries for alone time in advance.
Having in-laws can sometimes cause tension in a marriage because “it all depends on how often spouses give each other unsolicited advice,” according to a relationship expert.
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