Woman Refuses to Open the Door at 8 AM for BIL, Now Her Fiancé Only Calls Her for ‘Scheduled’ Intimacy

We all know that moment when a peaceful Sunday morning is shattered by someone who clearly doesn’t understand the concept of a weekend. For one 25-year-old woman, a loud banging at 8:00 AM wasn’t just a nuisance—it was the catalyst for a relationship meltdown that revealed the disturbing cracks in her three-year partnership. She thought she was simply setting a boundary against a rowdy future brother-in-law, but the aftermath proved that her home wasn’t the only thing being invaded.

While her fiancé was away, the woman found herself trapped in a bizarre standoff involving a second-story window, a destroyed mailbox, and a family that seems to view her more as an obstacle than a relative. However, the true shock came later, when her partner’s attempt at reconciliation revealed a transactional view of their relationship that left her questioning everything. Want the juicy details? The original post tells a story of entitlement and a very weird Friday night tradition.

Woman Refuses to Open the Door at 8 AM for BIL, Now Her Fiancé Only Calls Her for 'Scheduled' Intimacy

AITA for not opening the door for my future brother-in-law at 8am on a Sunday?

The stage is set with a significant age gap and a lingering sense of being an outsider within her own future family.

Me (25F) and my fiance (34M) have been together for 3 years and have been engaged for 16 months.

We're looking to get married next fall, or at least we were until a big fight that started a couple of weeks ago.

I've always got on fine with his family but we've never been very close as I get the feeling that they don't truly respect me.

I have a few conditions that I see a psychologist for, but I don't think they know about this, so I doubt it is the reason they don't really like...

His family are also really close and have almost no boundaries, which carries over into their relationship with me.

His extended family will regularly show up at our house with no notice to hang out, and my fiance will often cancel our plans to do stuff with them.

A quiet Sunday morning takes a sharp, aggressive turn when a family member decides that privacy is optional.

A few weeks ago my fiance was away for the weekend with his sister-in-law and I was home by myself.

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I heard someone knocking loudly on the door at 8am on the Sunday morning.

I didn't want to get up and answer the door so just ignored it, but the person started yelling out my name and even threw something at my bedroom window...

I recognized the voice as my future brother-in-law and thought he was being quite unreasonable given how early it was, so I opened the window and told him I was...

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He swore at me and said he understood why his family didn't like me, and then got in his truck and sped off, but not before deliberately driving into and...

My brother-in-law must've called my fiance because when he got home that evening he started yelling at me and accusing me of being disrespectful to his family.

It escalated into the biggest fight we've ever had and I ended up leaving to couch surf.

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The conflict reaches a bizarre peak when the fiancé finally reaches out—not for an apology, but for a routine.

He didn't contact me again for the rest of the week until he called me crying on Friday evening saying he assumed that even though we'd had a fight that...

I said I would but only if he would apologize for accusing me of being disrespectful to his brother, but he doubled-down and said he wouldn't apologize because he was...

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This made me really wonder if what I did was unreasonable from his brother's perspective.

From my perspective, it was perfectly reasonable because 8am on a Sunday is too early to come round without notice, but my fiance must really believe firmly that I was...

We hadn't missed our scheduled Friday night intimacy in more than 2 years, even when he had measles or when I had 3 broken ribs.

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He didn't contact me again until the following Friday when he called upset again that I hadn't come home, but he still refused to apologize for calling me an AH.

I'm sure he'll call me again this Friday and I know I need to make a decision on whether to make up with him or break off our engagement, at...

But I'm really struggling to understand if I did anything wrong.

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Community Opinions

The Reddit community was nearly unanimous in their horror, with many users identifying what they described as textbook signs of an abusive and controlling relationship.

u/guadianariverdragon
reading this post is like watching a car drive off a cliff and crash into the valley in slow motion

u/PurpleEmotional1401 You may not be aware of this, but you are in an abusive relationship, which is hardly surprising given the family that raised him. NTA and it's time to...

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u/Single-Siri NTA. You said his family doesn't respect you. They don't. But more importantly, your fiancé doesn't respect you. He cancels your plans for them, he allows them to harass...

u/thatguy9319 NTA and don't marry this guy. He is abusive and literally only called you when he was expecting sex. Also the broken ribs part is WILD, that cannot have...

u/Black_Whisper No wonder he is dating someone 9 years younger, he behaves like a child. Doesn't it bother you that he only calls you to have sex? It doesn't seems...

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u/robynxcakes NTA I would have been terrified if someone behaved like the BIL did. You need to ditch this guy, the fact he only calls you for sex also says...

u/Time-Tie-231 NTA Massive red flags. I am sorry that you have a difficult choice to make OP.  But this relationship is not sustainable-  for your health and well being please...

u/hedgehog-vs-chilidog For perspective - 43m, married for 13 years. My family is very close to each other. We might drop by unannounced at times, but it's not very common (maybe...

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u/OriginalVisibility NTA. Read back what you just wrote. He threw something at your second-story window and destroyed your mailbox because you wouldn't let him in at 8:00 AM? That isn't...

u/fbi_open-the-door
NTA
apologizing just to have sex is not really an apology

u/TeenySod NTA, and your fiance - uh, he's an ex-fiance now, right? - called you on the Friday because of routine sex? What the actual, etc - huge red flags...

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u/Lopsided_Ad2082
Nta. Major red flags. He will always put his family above you. Take note and leave his arse behind

u/CampSpiritual3808 He is only calling you for SEX???? Can you hear yourself? He doesn’t care about your wellbeing, he doesn’t care about your emotions, he doesn’t respect you he only...

when he got home that evening he started yelling at me and accussing me or being disrespectful to his family. A ride-or-die guy stands by you and stands up for...

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As to how to move forward, couples counseling sometimes works, but sometimes you just have to throw out the whole man. I know which I'd choose. Hope this helps.

u/fanofnone2019
What were he and his SIL doing on their weekend away?
And, girl, leave permanently. NTA.

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While a few commenters tried to understand the 'close-knit' family culture, the vast majority focused on the fiancé's refusal to check on the OP's welfare during their week apart.

It is clear that this situation has evolved far beyond a simple Sunday morning disturbance. While the brother-in-law’s behavior was objectively aggressive, the fiancé’s reaction—or lack thereof—has highlighted a deep-seated imbalance in the relationship’s priorities. From the ‘mandatory’ Friday nights to the broken mailbox, the red flags are waving high.

Do you think the fiancé is simply conditioned by his overbearing family, or is he showing his true colors by only calling for intimacy? And if you were in the OP’s shoes, would you stay to fight for the relationship or take the broken mailbox as a sign to leave? Share your hot take below!

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