Man’s ‘Spoiled’ Adult Son Scoffs at $7,000 Offer Toward Wedding

A man on Reddit believes his son is "spoiled" for not being happy with the money he offered him for his "extravagant" wedding.

"My son, 23, is engaged to Peggy, 22. They have been engaged for five months or so. Our culture dictates that Peggy’s father and I share the costs for their wedding. Her father said we should provide $10,000 each, a total $20,000 budget," the dad wrote on Reddit, according to HuffPost.

While he could technically afford to chip in $10,000, he thinks it "seems insane" and initially offered $5,000.

"Peggy’s father also put up $5,000. I told my son this and he told me outright it wasn’t going to be enough. He said, ‘I don’t mind, I figured that me and Peggy would have to pay for some of the wedding.’ I asked what he meant. He said no way would they be able to do their wedding for under $10,000. I said my own wedding, after haggling and deals, only came out to around $7,000 so I do not think this is an issue," the man continued.

However, his son argued that his "wedding was 40 years ago and prices were different."

"He outlined some prices and said the cheapest venue he could find was $5,000, and food alone was going to be $2,500. He again said he didn’t mind and he thanked me for giving them money for the wedding, but I honestly felt hurt that he thought we were not giving enough," the dad explained.

He thinks his son and Peggy are "spoiled" and "expecting the best of the best" for their wedding, and that $10,000 should be more than enough.

"I was complaining about this instance to my wife and she told me I was being a stick in the mud and it’s his only wedding. My friends agree with me though," the dad concluded his post.

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Users in the comments section roasted the dad for being unrealistic about the cost of a modern-day wedding.

"An average wedding these days is about $25,000, depending on where you live. Your son and future daughter-in-law aren’t spoiled," one person wrote.

"Your son and daughter-in-law handled this gracefully by making it clear they don’t mind paying for some of the wedding themselves and thanking you multiple times for contributing. You calling them spoiled was out of line and you should apologize," another commented.

"...$7,000 in 1983 is about $24,500 now, so by your logic you should be giving him $12,000, not $5,000 or $10,000," someone else weighed in.