Definition: Given a real-life anecdote of a complex ethical situation, generate a suitable title that describes the main event/root cause of the situation. Imagine that the given text is a social media post, and you have to write the title of the post, so the users can decide to read the main text or not.
Input: Long story short, my little brother by two years is getting married to this girl he’s known for maybe three years. She has a kid, he’s a good kid whatever.

About five months ago, my best friend messages me and asks if his post about getting engaged is serious or not. I don’t do social media at all, so I can text my mom and ask her the same thing. She says yeah.

Great.

For context, my little brother has been absolutely horrible to me growing up due to the encouragement from our parents always telling him and me that “it’s his job as your brother to annoy you.”

Annoyance turned into abuse. Now, at 22 I don’t want anything to do with him. Blood may make us related, but it doesn’t make us family. I’m feeling physically sick at the thought of having to go to this wedding when we barely even talk in the first place. We say happy birthday and holiday greetings because our parents “remind” us to tell each other.

I just take it as the fact that if this person was a family friend or a friend or a stranger and they treated me this horribly, no one would mind if I didn’t go. But because we are related, somehow I have to go because of family obligation. They have a date set for someone in the Fall this year but have made no plans because my brother is facing felony charges for shooting a dog unprovoked (another story entirely). He is badgering me for money for lawyers and court fees because I am quite well off financially. I said no.

AITA here? I don’t feel like it but I know that family ties can be strong. I’m just so done with the whole thing and don’t want anything at all to do with him. Advice? Thoughts?

not wanting to go to my brother's wedding