Woman Says Brother's Fiancée Cried 'Tears of Disappointment' Over Xmas Gift in Viral Post

A woman claimed in a now-viral post that her brother's "ungrateful" fiancée cried "tears of disappointment" over the Christmas gift she received from the woman's family.

Posting to Reddit's "Am I The A**hole" forum on Monday under the username u/Asssssssssssleigh, the woman said: "My parents paid off everyone's (my siblings and their partners) student loan debt as a Christmas gift this year."

So far, the post has received more than 11,000 upvotes and over 1,200 comments.

In the post, u/Asssssssssssleigh explained that her brother's fiancée's combined student loan and credit card debt is "so high," that it has been a source of contention for the couple.

"In total, [her debt load is] probably about $250k," said u/Asssssssssssleigh.

So, in addition to paying off her student loans, u/Asssssssssssleigh's parents decided to pay off the fiancée's credit card debt as well.

But rather than cry tears of joy over the generous gift, u/Asssssssssssleigh said her brother's fiancée cried "tears of disappointment."

"She made a massive scene and acted super sad and told my brother my parents were acting selfishly because they were worried about him and not what would make her happy (which apparently was a particular $3,000 handbag)," u/Asssssssssssleigh said.

"She claimed she wasn't worried about her student loan debt because it will probably be forgiven anyways (I doubt that) and that my brother makes enough to pay off her credit card debt himself," u/Asssssssssssleigh continued.

CNBC reported that seven out of 10 Americans "get married with some amount of debt—mainly credit card and student loan debt."

However, when it comes to marriage, Becca Hoeft, chief brand officer of Sunrise Banks, told Business Insider that "severe credit card debt is a sure fire way to inadvertently schedule divorce proceedings."

To prevent divorce and pay off debt, CNBC encouraged couples to communicate openly about debt and to work together to create realistic budgets.

"When you are going through how to budget you and your partner's future paychecks, consider the popular 50/30/20 budgeting rule," said CNBC.

"This rule calls for each individual allocating their income to spend 50 percent on their needs (housing, food, utilities), 30 percent on their wants (travel and entertainment) and 20 percent toward their savings or debt payoff," CNBC continued.

Upset, u/Asssssssssssleigh "loudly proclaimed" that her brother's fiancée was an "ungrateful little b***h," which upset the family.

However, Redditors felt that u/Asssssssssssleigh had every right to call her soon-to-be sister-in-law out, adding that her brother shouldn't follow through with the marriage.

"It's stunning how unaware your future SIL is of the fact that your parents gave her $250,000. Never mind the fact that your brother should probably have second thoughts about marrying someone who carried $130K in credit card debt. Like, what in the actual f***, complaining about a $250,000 gift," said u/Oldgamerlady.

"Holy crap, what did I just read? Her level of entitlement is through the roof! Perhaps you could have worded it better, but I'm sure you just said what everyone was thinking. I hope your brother rethinks marriage to this woman, if for no other reason than they clearly have much different financial priorities," wrote u/Alibeee64.

Redditor u/vodka_philosophy added: "Was it a kind thing to say? No, but it is true and honestly she needed to be called out on it."