A woman has been left outraged after her fiancé banned her from wearing white to their wedding because she isn't "pure" enough. She explained how she met her husband-to-be, named Ryan*, after ending a four year relationship with a high school boyfriend.
The 27-year-old claims Ryan has always been "insecure" about the fact she lost her virginity to her ex-boyfriend at aged 18, especially as he was a virgin when they met. Taking to Reddit, she said: "I've been with my fiancé for six years and engaged for the past eight months.
"About a month ago, Ryan out of nowhere said he was talking to some of his co workers and thinks that I shouldn't wear a white dress. This was totally weird to me. Ryan is a very artistic guy, so I figured this was more about how the photos would turn out or something along those lines, but I'm set on wearing white.
"I told him this and I could see that he was annoyed but he let it go."
After picking up her white dress two weeks later, Ryan "threw a fit" claiming she should wear red instead because she isn't a "pure" virgin.
"He asked to see the dress I picked, but I said no because I wanted it to be a surprise for our wedding day," she added.
"He asked me to at least tell him what colour it was, and when I said white, he threw a fit.
"I honestly do not see why this was a big deal, almost everyone wears white on their wedding day.
"When I asked him what colour he thought I'd be wearing, he told me I should wear red. Again, this was super weird to me.
"I asked him why I would wear red to our wedding, and he told me that brides only wear white when they are pure."
Seeking validation, Ryan told his mum all about his wife-to-be's white wedding dress believing she would take his side on the matter.
However, this didn't work out quite as he planned.
She said: "He went to his mum about all of this thinking she would convince me, but she's on my side.
"Two nights ago, Ryan, his mum and I stood in our living room and argued about my sex life being shown in a dress.
"His mum stated that he is no longer a virgin either so maybe he should wear red too and he burst out crying.
"Ryan is still stating that me wearing white would be deceiving all of the guests and that it is different for guys.
"This all has honestly made me question even marrying this man. I don't know if it's just because everything is so fresh but I'm really disgusted by him.
"He's not even religious so I know this is just about him still thinking about me losing my virginity at 18 before I even knew him."
Commenting on her post, one user said: "The white dress isn't even a purity thing - the trend just started when Queen Victoria wore a white wedding dress."
Another user added: "Ryan's mum is the MVP here".
A third user said: "Now Ryan won't be pure for his next bride!"
* Ryan's name has been changed for the purpose of this article.
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