According to this Reddit post, a wife's generous inheritance has caused more problems than it has solved.

The wife in question recently inherited a substantial sum of money from her mother, which she has wisely kept in a separate account as she contemplates how to best use it.

However, her husband seems to have not been as mindful of her financial autonomy.

In recent weeks, he has constantly been suggesting ways in which she should spend the inheritance and has even expected her to foot the bill for nearly everything.

On New Year's Eve, things came to a head when the couple met up with the husband's family at a restaurant to celebrate.

The wife, unaware that she was expected to pay for the entire table, was horrified to find out that she was being taken for granted in such a manner.

To make matters worse, the husband's mother even joked about paying for the meal with the wife's inheritance money. This comment understandably made the wife livid.

Despite her anger, the wife managed to maintain her composure and silently paid for her own food and drinks before making a graceful exit from the restaurant.

However, her husband and his family were not so understanding and were reportedly shouting after her as she left.

The husband, in particular, was said to be livid, accusing his wife of causing a rift between his family and herself simply because she refused to pay for their dinner.

It remains to be seen how this drama will play out. Still, one thing is sure: the wife in this situation deserves to have control over her own financial decisions, inheritance or no inheritance.

No one has the right to expect her to pay for their meals or dictate how she should spend her hard-earned money.

Commenters heavily came to the defense of the wife.

"So let me get this straight.
Your mother died after an illness and the thing your in-laws take from this is 'great, now she can pay for everything.'
Yeah, Not The Asshole"

Another stated, "NTA and OMFG your husband and ILs are such AHs."

Many have stated that the wife should consider getting a lawyer.

"It is time to speak to a good lawyer and get that money into some type of trust that he cannot touch in the event of divorce. Simply having it in a separate bank account is not sufficient to protect it in a divorce settlement. His behavior is not healthy or supportive and it seems like he and his family seem entitled to your inheritance."

Another pro-lawyer commenter stated, "please see a lawyer asap. After this trick your husband is likely to divorce you to go after your inheritance; make sure your affairs are legally airtight so he can't touch it."

It remains to be seen what will happen, but we can only hope the wife can somehow keep this inheritance out of the hands of those it wasn't meant for.

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