"My husband wants to visit his parents before the holiday, but says let's go to my maternal grandparents' house for Chuseok"

Husband Suggests Going to His "Own Maternal Grandparents' House" for Chuseok
"Let's Visit My Wife's Parents on the Weekend" Proposal

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A story of a wife feeling hurt because her husband insisted on visiting her parents' home before the Chuseok holiday was shared. The wife expressed, "My husband said we should go to his maternal grandparents' house during the Chuseok holiday," showing her disappointment.

According to JTBC's 'Sageon Banjang' on the 10th, the husband's family gathers the day before the holiday to make traditional foods like songpyeon or dumplings and prepare for the holiday. Then, on the morning of the holiday, they gather again to eat together. On the other hand, the wife's family is Christian and does not perform ancestral rites. They do not prepare special holiday foods but buy food outside and share a meal together.

The conflict began when deciding the schedule for this Chuseok holiday. The husband suggested to his wife, "Can we have a meal at your parents' house on the weekend before the holiday?" Then he said, "On Chuseok day, let's go to my maternal relatives' house." When the wife questioned, "Is it reasonable to see your maternal cousins on Chuseok but visit my parents on a non-holiday weekend?" the husband replied, "No one cooks or waits there, and since we'll meet at a restaurant anyway, why bother going on Chuseok?"

The wife explained on 'Sageon Banjang', "As a child, I believe it's natural to visit parents during the holiday. But my husband thinks since my family doesn't prepare holiday food, there's no need to visit during Chuseok." She added, "I want to ask if I'm the only one who doesn't understand why my husband wants to meet my family, who don't cook, only on weekends."

Netizens who read the story responded with various comments such as, "During holidays, everyone should go to their own home," "Then just visit your maternal side on the weekend," "If everyone goes to their own home, there won't be fights," "Are you going to divorce next month? If not, just compromise for the four days," "I don't get why she's upset," "Marriage can be really tiring," "These days, young people don't even want to go home for holidays; I wish all this would just disappear," and "What's the logic of not going on the day because they don't cook?"