This guy hit the nail on the head in his comment in the article:
“I’m all for it. Good way to identify a crazy bitch [sic] before hand. Guys if you meet a girl who will put a feeding tube in her nose instead of just take care of herself run, run so fast that your shoes melt and a road runner type smoke and fire trail is left behind you. Feeding tube = psycho bitch [sic]”
Weddings and that dream day shit for the princess are insane. We spent 3K on a cocktail reception (20 yrs ago) for 80 people. Mom bought the wedding cake, took the flowers from the church for the reception, done.
^That’s how my wedding was supposed to be. Instead, girl went nuts, nearly increased the cost five fold, invited everyone in her extended family, ordered special tableclothes, wanted an expensive honeymoon …
And then we split up.
Close call!
[quote]njrusmc wrote:
This guy hit the nail on the head in his comment in the article:
“I’m all for it. Good way to identify a crazy bitch [sic] before hand. Guys if you meet a girl who will put a feeding tube in her nose instead of just take care of herself run, run so fast that your shoes melt and a road runner type smoke and fire trail is left behind you. Feeding tube = psycho bitch [sic]”[/quote]
Butt fuck her crazy friends first. Yeah I spelled butt.
[quote]njrusmc wrote:
^That’s how my wedding was supposed to be. Instead, girl went nuts, nearly increased the cost five fold, invited everyone in her extended family, ordered special tableclothes, wanted an expensive honeymoon …
And then we split up.
Close call![/quote]
Dude, sounds like it was for the best. Sorry!
[quote]njrusmc wrote:
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[quote]four60 wrote:
I Just don’t understand. The whole wedding drama thing. 10-50 thousand and beyond for a wedding and honeymoon and you may not even own a home. Starving yourself,Is that one day worth all of this?[/quote]
I don’t think that men are capable of understanding how women view weddings. I have only begun planning mine with my fiance and I already know it is going to cost a lot more than the number you quoted, and I don’t even care if we have a wedding or just go to a JOP. The important thing to me is that I am married to her. To her on the other hand, this is her day to have everything the way she wants, gets to be the center of attention, and gets to show everyone she knows that she has found her perfect match. Basically, she gets to be a princess for one day, which I guess is why they go crazy planning these things and doing stuff like in the OP.[/quote]
I’ve known two couples who went through exactly this. The weddings were full of schmaltzy ever undying expressions on love eternal…both filed for divorce within six months. Best of luck man.[/quote]
I’m going to guess that the divorce had nothing to do with the wedding.[/quote]
Unless of course, they blew their savings (how many 20-somethings have tens of thousands to spare?) on one day and argued about finances in the aftermath. Money is in fact the #1 reason for divorce in the USA.[/quote]
“princesses” are to be avoided at all costs. A wedding is a union of love between two individuals, not a tiara showcase circus.
^It was. Gives me time to lift, eat, sleep, play guitar, and study for a master’s degree. Fuck her.
Keep it fun, hit and run.
Ah well, sometimes people gotta do what they gotta do…
I just wish I could come up with such ridiculous idiocy and get paid for it.
[quote]kakno wrote:
Why can’t people simple eat mostly real food and exercise a few days a week?
Why is this better than eating 180 grams of protein and some essential fatty acids a day?[/quote]
Because that requires work and thinking?
[quote]Brother Chris wrote:
I’m going to guess that the divorce had nothing to do with the wedding.[/quote]
Perhaps I’m getting old and cynical, but I tend to think that the more over the top the event, the more their trying to paper over the cracks.
All women are insane, its only ever a question of degree. If she shoves a tube up her nose…I’m seeing red flags.
[quote]thethirdruffian wrote:
It basically puts them into ketosis, they lose 20lbs in 10 days, largely fat.
If this doesn’t make it into the bodybuilding world, I’ll be shocked.[/quote]
Na, largely water because the depletion of carbohydrates takes a lot of water with it.
Also, look up steak and eggs diet.
[quote]Dr.Matt581 wrote:
[quote]four60 wrote:
I Just don’t understand. The whole wedding drama thing. 10-50 thousand and beyond for a wedding and honeymoon and you may not even own a home. Starving yourself,Is that one day worth all of this?[/quote]
I don’t think that men are capable of understanding how women view weddings. I have only begun planning mine with my fiance and I already know it is going to cost a lot more than the number you quoted, and I don’t even care if we have a wedding or just go to a JOP. The important thing to me is that I am married to her. To her on the other hand, this is her day to have everything the way she wants, gets to be the center of attention, and gets to show everyone she knows that she has found her perfect match. Basically, she gets to be a princess for one day, which I guess is why they go crazy planning these things and doing stuff like in the OP.[/quote]
This sounds to me like a potentially large red flag. If you can afford it (and given that your ID has “Dr” in it, maybe you can) then no big deal. But if you are spending > 50k and you can’t afford it, that says to me that your bride to be is more concerned with showing everyone she’s getting married than with your finanical future together.
I got married for about 15k. It was me who wanted the wedding as I wanted to throw a party for my family and friends. My wife didn’t diet, didn’t care about crap like what table cloths we had, a wedding cake or flowers beyond what we could pick in my parents’ back yard. In the end, she still felt like a princess and had an amazing time. There really is no need to have everything “perfect” or spend huge amounts of money (again, if you can afford it, then go nuts if you want).
IMO the more you try for perfect, the more you stress about it. You’re getting married, that pretty much makes it a great day regardless of anything else that happens.
[quote]OBoile wrote:
[quote]Dr.Matt581 wrote:
[quote]four60 wrote:
I Just don’t understand. The whole wedding drama thing. 10-50 thousand and beyond for a wedding and honeymoon and you may not even own a home. Starving yourself,Is that one day worth all of this?[/quote]
I don’t think that men are capable of understanding how women view weddings. I have only begun planning mine with my fiance and I already know it is going to cost a lot more than the number you quoted, and I don’t even care if we have a wedding or just go to a JOP. The important thing to me is that I am married to her. To her on the other hand, this is her day to have everything the way she wants, gets to be the center of attention, and gets to show everyone she knows that she has found her perfect match. Basically, she gets to be a princess for one day, which I guess is why they go crazy planning these things and doing stuff like in the OP.[/quote]
This sounds to me like a potentially large red flag. If you can afford it (and given that your ID has “Dr” in it, maybe you can) then no big deal. But if you are spending > 50k and you can’t afford it, that says to me that your bride to be is more concerned with showing everyone she’s getting married than with your finanical future together.
I got married for about 15k. It was me who wanted the wedding as I wanted to throw a party for my family and friends. My wife didn’t diet, didn’t care about crap like what table cloths we had, a wedding cake or flowers beyond what we could pick in my parents’ back yard. In the end, she still felt like a princess and had an amazing time. There really is no need to have everything “perfect” or spend huge amounts of money (again, if you can afford it, then go nuts if you want).
IMO the more you try for perfect, the more you stress about it. You’re getting married, that pretty much makes it a great day regardless of anything else that happens.[/quote]
Yes, we are both doctors, although according to some on this forum I need to specify that we are not MDs for some reason. We are both well established in our fields and make a very good living, in my case both from my salary at my university and patents that I hold. A six-figure wedding, or close to it, is not out of the ordinary for people in our income bracket so I am not worried about it being any kind of a red flag and we are not taking any loans out for our wedding. We have more than enough saved up.
[quote]SkyzykS wrote:
I just wish I could come up with such ridiculous idiocy and get paid for it.
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I… wish that sometimes too.
And I think I could.
Intellectually I mean.
Emotionally, hell no.
[quote]Dr.Matt581 wrote:
Yes, we are both doctors, although according to some on this forum I need to specify that we are not MDs for some reason.
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Yeah, you do, because if I drag a traffic victim into your office I dont want to find out there and then that you study dark matter.
^ This exactly, cause if you’re a Doctor of Education, or Economics or Philosophy you’re not much help to me if I’m bleeding out or need emergency care. It’s great you have the higher education but not much help when you need a Doctor and not a PhD.
[quote]celtic57 wrote:
^ This exactly, cause if you’re a Doctor of Education, or Economics or Philosophy you’re not much help to me if I’m bleeding out or need emergency care. It’s great you have the higher education but not much help when you need a Doctor and not a PhD.[/quote]
I believe Orion was making a joke, and it was a good one. The ambulance will not take you my office, they will take you to a hospital or some such place to have your wounds treated. If you come to my office, which is located in the physics department of a major university, thinking that I can treat your medical conditions, then the fact that I am a PhD and not an MD is the least fucked up thing in that scenario. It is not my duty to explain to everyone who doesn’t know the difference between a Medical Doctor and a doctor what I do.
[quote]Dr.Matt581 wrote:
[quote]celtic57 wrote:
^ This exactly, cause if you’re a Doctor of Education, or Economics or Philosophy you’re not much help to me if I’m bleeding out or need emergency care. It’s great you have the higher education but not much help when you need a Doctor and not a PhD.[/quote]
I believe Orion was making a joke, and it was a good one. The ambulance will not take you my office, they will take you to a hospital or some such place to have your wounds treated. If you come to my office, which is located in the physics department of a major university, thinking that I can treat your medical conditions, then the fact that I am a PhD and not an MD is the least fucked up thing in that scenario. It is not my duty to explain to everyone who doesn’t know the difference between a Medical Doctor and a doctor what I do.[/quote]
Go to google. Type in “doctor”. Look at the results, look at the images.
When you tell somebody you are a doctor and fail to clarify that you are actually a physicist, normal people assume you are a medical doctor. Period.