father disclosed my personal matter to family friends

hm i am deeply upset from my father. i know its eid and i am getting married in few weeks so i shouldnt have these feeling towards him but recently at a family friends gathering , a gathering organized for my upcoming wedding, my father disclosed too many personal details of me my fiance and in laws.

i have always disliked my father habbit of keeping our lives as an open book in front of everyone but this time when it happened on my matter and my fiance was dragged in it, i did not like it at all. it hurt me so much :frowning:

my engagement period hasnt been easy as my both father and father in law have had a major dispute. they are brothers. the relation between my fiance and me has only become stronger and we have learnt not to interfer or take sides openly. He is a very good person at heart and respects my dad as his own. however he is isnt liked much now by my family for one decision he took. he is from pakistan and will come here for a 15month job contract after wedding. he had no intention to stay here befre getting the job transfer and neither he is planning to stay in the uk after the contract. we will go back to pakistan and that has been agreed between us. it hasnt been easy but i am now past this phase and support his decision and hope for the best.

my family isnt happy about his decision. i understand their point of view. they are concerned for me. i have heard them calling stupid selfish and what not and decided to ignored as it was within the household.

but now my dad told everything to this family friends and in the end all were openly calling him bewakoof , narrow minded or coward because they think he is scared of uk life if he stays here and have no luxury. this deeply sadden me. i couldnt say anything. i couldnt take side of my husband to be as i knew if i opened my mouth i would be in tears and i didnt want to embarass my dad. why did my dad have to say all that..he didnt even spared the details…of our hard phase. it was a personal matter that i shared with him only. i thought my dad would keep izaat of my fiance in front of people. he takes care of my dad more than my brother. for the wedding my fisnce had strictly said no jahez..he said it very clearly in front of his dad and my dad
but my dad wants to do everything single thing in jahez. and here he keeps telling people how much he did so family friends response was that your son in law seems lalachi. it hurt me so much to be sitting there hearing all that. i feel like i am the worst fiance but i cannot afford an argument with my dad now as ill be going away soon. i kept crying all night. i am such a private person who likes to show the positives notes of my life to people only.

in 2 months time my husband will be here, and when we go around these people house, they will all look down on him and knowing some , they might have a go at him. i know this will hurt him. i am 100% sure it will because he is as private as me and we tried hard not to disclose the arguments going on between the two fathers because we think after all brothers will eventually patch up.

i dont know why i wrote this all..maybe to let it all out as i cannot confront my dad or tell my sibling as they think im.nuts for caring that much for a fiance.

i.made dua all might that allah gives my fiance plenty of opportunities in life so i show everyone why i sticked to him despite all the issues. in the end i need a person who respects me and who i can respect.

father disclosed my personal matter to family friends

hugs just focus and stay positive inshallah whatever you and your hubby to be have decided for your future is your decision yoh have to live your life not everyone else for you!

As for your dad hm is it worth asking him why? Or will it blow up even more? What does your mum say? Really sad your dad felt he had to talk in such a manner not only about his nephew but his daughters hubby to be

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Once married, move away and live separately with your husband when he comes to UK. Rent an apartment or something, FAR away from family.

Then you can decide whom to go visit and whom to stay away from.

Once they realize none of them matter much, wo khud hee seedhay hojaingay

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So you were fully aware that your father has a habit of mentioning personal family matters in front of everyone…..yet you still - for whatever reason - decided to share a personal matter with him and though he would keep it private?! What on earth led you to believe this even though you knew that’s not his personality? :confused: From now on, seriously think about the person’s personality and their past behavior before sharing personal information - even if that person is a parent. If they have acted a certain way all your life…..they’re going to continue that behavior.

It’s not that you could not say anything to defend your husband or stand up for him…..you CHOSE to sit there and listen as everyone else called him nasty names. Just like you CHOSE to stay quiet when your family called him nasty names within the home. By staying quiet the first time in side the home, you sent a message to your family that you’re going to sit there with your mouth shut when they disrespect your future husband. And by staying quiet in front of your family friends….you sent that exact same message. So yea…..it’s pretty much guaranteed that these family friends will continue to make nasty comments b/c after all…….it’s not like you’re going to say anything back to them. You’re like their punching bag.

How about your learn to stand up for your future husband….especially once he actually becomes your husband? If you already know these people are going to be rude to him and insult him….why would you agree to go to their houses? You’re an adult….ready to be someone’s wife and potentially mother. Act like it! Act like a grown-up and say a firm “no” to situations where your husband will be treated badly.

You wrote that “in the end, I need a person who respects me and who I can respect”. Do you even know that it means to show respect for your life partner? Part of “sticking to him despite all the issues” is taking a stand when others call him nasty names and not putting him in situations where you already know he’ll be insulted. The nikah hasn’t happened and you already know this battle will continue. So if you’re choosing to marry him while after knowing all the drama….then be willing to stick to him and stand by him 100% of the time….even when he’s not there in person.

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I don't think anything u say will change ur parents mind about him, he is their risthedaar, it will just cause arguments between u if u try n defend him.

If ur still sure about marrying him then the best thing u can do is make sure u don't live close to ur parents as this will help to avoid cause of tension n arguments.

If they r already being so negative before marriage, I would say things r only going to get worse after marriage, think long and carefully about the whole situation.

R u sure u will b able to move over to pakistan?

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I am aware of my dad's habbit but i am so close to my dad that i do eventually tell him everything. My dad is a very humble person in general and he can gives his world to his loved ones. However he has been upset by his brother and sisters and it all happened at the wrong time. My risha was arranged initally. Now it does feel like it was a love marriage and my fiance and I are the only one interested in this marriage.

I know my father love and respect my fiance(his nephew) for his good and fair nature and that's why he never tried to call off the wedding but he is somehow taking his frustration on the wrong person. He isnt mean to him or anyone but he is frustrated at how things went in a different way that he had imagined.He feels guilty for me somehow but I always tell him that I am happy wherever I am. He doesnt realize how disclosing these personal issues to the outsiders makes him look bad as a father as people start telling why he is doing 'zulam' on me. I especially got uspet that he told them now , when it is ajust month to go for the wedding, because for two years i have always kept the big smile when talking about my rishta when talking to outsiders. I have never mentioned any ongoing problems. Now instead of giving me good wishes, these people are wishing pitiful good lucks as if i am going to jump in fire with evil inlaws.

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It was going to blow up as my father gets upset that i took his word in the wrong sense. For him, he is trying to help me. His way of helping me is extremely wrong.

My mum was as upset as me but asked to let go this time and be firm after marriage. She knows my dad doesnt mean bad..he is just akin his frustration in the wrong manner

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I chose not to say anything because at that time i did not want to embarass my father in front of outsiders by shh-ing him. I am trying my best to be good to them now. However it was a good lesson for me to be carefull next time. I will need to learn how to balance the parents and the husband whenever needed.

And just as I know how to show respect to my parents , i will know how to show respect to my husband iA. I am not perfect, but i did realize how important it is.

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they are negative about his mother family..this blew out badly and caused arguments between my dad and his dad (brothers). I am quiet confident they will patch up eventually as the real issues isnt between them but it was ignited by a third party.

No i am not 100% sure I can live there, and neither I am 100% he will never change his mind. However, I do want to give him a cance to decide. Fortunatly for us, his has a 15 months work visa that we will transfer into a spouse visa when it expires. We can then see how it goes in Pakistan and decide then. Decisions and situations changes with time and that's why i dont see the point of figthing with my fiance now on this matter. That's is what i tried to explain to my dad, that he should see the positive note of things and after all it was his wish that one of his daughter remained linked to his family.

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desi parents especially need to learn to butt out of their adult (married) childrens lives

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Couldn't agree more!!!

But I think our parents can't help it, it's natural for them.

No one knows this better than me, we live with my parents as they had no one else, my brother works in a different city. It can be so hard, my husband and I can't have a conversation without everything he says being analysed.

So make sure you have a separate house for yourselves.

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I still think u should think carefully about getting married to him, better to change your mind now than after marriage. I know I wouldn't b able to live in pakistan, it's just so different to the UK.

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thanks for the advice but let's not go out of topic :)...i was not discussing about a potential uncertainty in my relationship/marriage.

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Things like this happen in families. But in the end, families who care about each other will pull through it. Your dad is the way he is, can't change that but he does love you as he's your father. Maybe he's just afraid of you being far away from him and wants to have you nearby. He's probably just insecure and is lashing out at your husband instead.

I would say keep a distance for a while, and forget about what he's told to people. At the end of the day, people will always talk about someone behind their backs. No one can win over the approval of every rishtedaar so I would ignore it and let people judge your husband when they meet him. When you two will be fine and happy in your lives, people will have nothing to talk about and move on to someone else's life to discuss. Just ignore them and be happy with your husband. And forgive your father even though it's hard. Your husband sounds like a decent man and I'm sure he will change the way people view him just based on his actions. So best not to even give it a thought.

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saarey desi abbey ek hi jaisey hotey haiN

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i have forgiven my father... i know he loves me too much to hurt me intentionally. You are right...he is a tiny bit insecure that i am leaving him as i was always his 'son' as he calls me.

IA i hope my husband and I will manage to to keep both families tied together.

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You were right in staying quiet in front of your family members. I don't get why people are saying that you should have said something to your father. Just because he did/said something you disagreed with, it doesn't mean you need to disrespect him in return, because he is your father at the end of the day and you need to respect him. He didn't realise that by putting his son-in-law in a bad light, he put himself in a bad light too since he is HIS son-in-law and he arranged the shaadi for you guys (I'm assuming). Ignore what your father said and ignore what others say since people will always have something to talk about. Avoid telling your father personal matters from now on; maybe tell your mother instead? Whether you keep quiet or defend him, people will comment regardless. So do yourself a favour and let it go in one ear and out the other. Focus on your future and building a strong relationship with your fiance because your marriage is mainly about you and him and you shouldn't care what people think!

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I have not read other people's comments but your post made me very sad. I think the shayateens around you, your family or around your house who are jealous of your happiness put your father in a trance to behave like that.... These shayateens trying to complicate your upcoming marital life. Could also be 'buri nazar' effect from the people who did not expect to see you happy with this prospect. Yes make lots of dua and also recite alot of aitul kursi and last 3 quls to ward of these satanic effects on your new relationship and in your current house. I cant believe your father did all this on a family gathering. It's like by using your father, the shayateens want to ensure to turn you unhappy with your new relationship. Im sure he was in a trance so just pray for him. And when you are feeling stronger, do try to indicate to him that you're not happy about it. When he mentions to you he wants to give 'this' or 'that' for your marriage. Just smile & refuse to accept. Tell him you do not want all that stuff he wants to give you. Maybe he is feeling much proud in himself for giving you all those things & wants to boast to all the close & distant families (I have seen some fathers feel an urge to do that). So dont be sad but politely refuse to accept the things he is buying for you.

Also play quranic recitation in your house whenever possible just to purify your house of the unseen jealous presences. If we cant see them does not mean they do not exist or are not jealous of our happiness. Dont be sad as you can fight and rid them.

You'll be in my prayers.

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I think you are extremely harsh in your advice and are not keeping in mind her weak position to defend her hubby to be. She did mention that nobody is happy with this marriage but still she managed to make them agree to her decision. If it were some outsiders speaking ill of her hubby to be then I would have suggested her that. But it is not the same when it is her own parents, siblings and especially because she has still not married him. He is still a fiance and not her legal, lawful husband. Maybe she can take a stand in the way you suggesting AFTER her marriage with him but not yet. For now, most probably, she is just happy that she made all the family members show green light for going ahead with this marriage. If she has reached this stage with careful diplomacy, I think she is managing her situation quite well.

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Reading this post, I am much more sure that you have a very loving family and these misunderstandings first between your father and his brother after your marriage was set then between you and your fiance and now between you and your father are created by the jealous shayateens around your and your fiance's houses who are not happy to see you two happy and they're trying to stop this marriage by creating misunderstandings and issues between different family members at intervals. The ultimate aim is not to allow happiness as this marriage will allow the families to come closer & strengthen the bonds. So as I said, make lots of duas and try to play quranic recitation to purify your house of the unseen evils. It's clear that they are active.