Bride-to-be is slammed after admitting she wants to BAN her autistic cousin from her wedding in case she ‘ruins her special day’

A bride-to-be is criticized for not inviting her autistic cousin to her wedding for “ruining her special day.”

The unnamed woman, believed to be based in the US, took to Reddit’s Am I the A**hole forum to ask for feedback on her decision – and nearly all users opposed it.

Next spring I will marry the love of my life. We’ve decided we don’t want kids at our wedding,” the original poster began.

The bride-to-be went on to describe that the “only ones who argued” were her aunt and uncle, saying she would rather their 20-year-old daughter, who is autistic, not attend the festivities.

The unnamed woman, believed to be based in the US, took to Reddit’s Am I the A**hole forum to ask for feedback on her decision – and nearly all users opposed it.

The post read: “(My cousin) is what they call ‘high functioning’, which means she can talk and wash/dress herself, and has a few friends.”

It was further elaborated that the cousin had completed high school and was currently living with her parents while working at a grocery store.

“Even though she’s technically an adult, I just don’t see her as such. Every time I talk to her at a family gathering, it’s like talking to a child.

She is obsessed with toy ponies and barbie dolls and brings them up at every opportunity. She draws in her notebook all the time and never makes eye contact when she talks to me,” the woman complained about her cousin’s behavior.

The Bridezilla went on to make it clear to her autistic cousin that she isn’t prone to “loud meltdowns like other special needs kids I’ve met before.”

“But,” she continued, “I really don’t want to risk her ruining my special day.”

“I told my aunt and uncle I didn’t want her there and they got very upset,” the post continued. “They said she had already seen the invitation and knew it was child-free, but being ‘adult’ she thought she was still in it.”

The woman then claimed that her aunt had tried to “guilty” her by explaining that the cousin had already selected a dress and gift for the occasion.

And other Reddit users didn’t hold back, seeing the bride-to-be as the undeniable a-hole in the situation

“My fiancé says I’m an asshole and we should let her be there because she’s attended other weddings before with no problem. Everyone makes me feel terrible because I don’t treat her like an adult when she doesn’t act like one. Am I the hole?’ she concluded.

And other Reddit users didn’t hold back, deeming the bride-to-be the undeniable jerk in the situation for wanting to exclude her cousin from the wedding based on her autism.

“Why exactly do you think she would ‘ruin your special day’?” Just the fact that she’s autistic?!!’ one of the most voted comments.

“I hope the fiancée realizes that if they ever became disabled, this woman would probably turn on them so quickly. This kind of ability runs so deep,” someone else speculated.

A third expressed concern about the bride-to-be’s ability to empathize when faced with a family member or child with a disability.

“What happens if they have an autistic child?” they wrote. “It runs in families because it’s usually linked to some level of genetics. If I were the betrothed’s family, I would seriously invite them to the table and ask if they understood the seriousness of what she means.’

Yet another went so far as to suggest that the woman’s fiancée would not be unreasonable to call off the wedding, given the dynamics of the conflict.

“If I was planning on marrying someone and he acted like that (to anyone, but especially someone from his own family), I would seriously see him in a different light. Honestly, I’d probably think about calling off the wedding.’