Visiting a family member in a far away location requires time and effort. If you happen to be in town anyway, should you prioritize meeting up with them?

This woman narrates that she and her mom are attending a wedding where some of her husband’s family members live.

He thinks she should make time to visit his family, but there are other things higher up on her to do list.

Read the story below for all the details.

AITA for not visiting my in-laws while in town?

I’m attending a wedding for my side of the family in a few months.

I’m going with my mom and sibling.

The wedding is in another province and we will need to fly there.

We will be in town for a total of 3 days.

This woman’s brother-in-law and his family live in the same province.

My brother-in-law and his family also live in this town.

It’s technically his half-brother, and we are not super close.

Due to the distance, we only see them once every few years.

They are lovely people, and I do enjoy spending time with them.

She already made plans for their entire trip.

However, it’s my mom and sibling’s first time in this town, so I wanted to spend a day sightseeing with them.

The other two days will be for travel and for the wedding itself.

But her husband thinks she should squeeze some time to visit his family.

My husband thinks I should make time to see his family.

But I don’t think there is enough time.

AITA for not carving out time to see my in-laws?

That is a tricky situation. It doesn’t sound like there’s enough time to see the in-laws this trip, but I understand wanting to try to fit in as much as possible, especially seeing family.

Let’s read the comments of other Reddit users.

This user shares some sensible advice.

No obligation to do so, says this person.

This person shares a similar experience recently.

Short and simple.

Finally, here’s another valid point from this user.

There’s no such thing as too busy.

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