'My family all refuse to attend my wedding because they hate the groom' Mirror 3 hrs ago Courtney Pochin Finding the person you want to spend the rest of your life with should be a cause for celebration, but one woman didn't get the reaction she'd hoped for after telling her family she was getting married. The unnamed woman claimed her parents, and other relatives, have refused to attend her wedding as they "hate" the man she's engaged to. The 28-year-old explained all in an anonymous Reddit post, where she asked fellow users for advice on how to rectify the upsetting situation.