In-laws try to claim man's parking spot, fridge, and spare room before he even moves in, so he sets them straight: 'They only live about 15 minutes away'

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Isabella Penn
Jul 10, 2025 3:00 PM EDT

There's nothing quite like the excitement of moving into a new place. Especially when it's your first time getting to set it up exactly how you want. You finally get to unpack your stuff, arrange everything just right, and make it feel like home. And with today's housing prices, you're probably paying an arm and a leg just to cover monthly fees, so you deserve to make every square inch of that space yours. The last thing on your mind is setting up your new home to please other people.

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  • That’s why this couple was so excited to move into their new apartment together. They were ready to decorate, settle in, and enjoy their fresh start. But what should’ve been a fun, happy milestone quickly turned into an annoying situation when their in-laws started trying to claim their stake in the apartment before they even moved in. 

    The most entitled part is that the in-laws only live about 15 to 30 minutes away. I get poking fun at claiming the guest room, but demanding a parking spot and their favorite snacks on deck too? This isn't going to end well.

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  • "AITAH for not giving up my parking spot or buying specific snacks for my in-laws?"

    I'm moving into a new apartment soon with my partner. The apartment comes with two underground garage parking spots, which we plan to use for our own cars. Parking on the street
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  • is known to be really rough in the area, which is why the garage spots are such a big deal to us. At a recent family gathering, my brother-in- law mentioned that he'd feel more comfortable
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  • visiting if I could move my car so that he could use my spot during his visits. I told him I didn't really want to do that because it would mean moving my car out to the street, then moving it back again. later; possibly late at
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  • night. That's just super inconvenient for me. Then, during the same event, my sister-in-law brought up wanting certain snacks in my fridge that she likes. I told
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  • her she could totally bring over a charcuterie board or whatever snacks she wants, and that we could enjoy them together or store the leftovers. She said no, I should be the one to buy and keep them stocked. I jokingly
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  • said something like, "How are you going to tell me what I'm supposed to buy and put in my fridge?" Apparently, both of them. got kind of offended. My
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  • sister-in-law said, "Dang, you don't have to get so worked up about it," but I honestly didn't feel like I was being aggressive; I was just setting some boundaries.
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  • AITAH in either of these situations? Edit: For clarification, I'm at dude lol. Also, the in laws would only be visiting for the day since they only live about 15-30 mins away. Also, my SIL has
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  • also made comments about making the spare bedroom have a spare bed for guests, lol. That spare room would be my office/gym since i work from home majority of the days. I thought that would also be fun to mention lol.
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  • Srvntgrrl_789 NTA. You're not obligated to turn your home into an Air B & B for your partner's family. That's ridiculous annd entitled.
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  • Healthy-Magician-502 NTA. Are your in-laws trying to move in? What does your partner have to say about their behaviour?
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  • HorkupCat NTA. The parking thing especially is way out of line. And being required to stock what someone wants when they come visit? Talk about entitlement!
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  • There's an easy solution to their disappointment at your refusal to accommodate them when they visit: Never invite them over. Problem solved!
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  • grayblue_grrl NTA. It was much nicer than saying -
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  • "Oh, I don't want your moving into my house." or "You won't be coming over that often."
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  • They intend to hang out in your apartment though - so make sure your husband lets them know they don't live there and can't drop by whenever they want. Good luck
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  • September 1962 Somewhat similar situation for my husband and I. We live downtown in a condo. Two underground parking spots. We live in a cold
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  • climate so combined with the downtown location we really appreciate our underground parking. Street parking can be limited but doable.
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  • However, I have an elderly mother. My sister and brother in law usually bring her to family events as they live close to her. I always move my car outside so they can use my spot. This is not my
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  • husband's responsibility. Everyone else can find a parking spot outside, they are able bodied and can walk. Your BIL and SIL are entitled jerks and your partner is no help!
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  • Dramatic-Ant-9364 Yes YATAH. You should (1) Offer free valet parking, (2) Provide a 300 item free buffet (3) Hire a chef to make anything they want from scratch (4)
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  • Convert one of your bedrooms into a liquor and wine storage area so that they can have their choice of over 2,000 different beverage choices and (5) Hire some life musicians for their entertainment.
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  • Alternatively, you could tell them to go themselves and not invite these complaining, entitled, leaches over.
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