Comments on: Don’t Miss Your Own Wedding, Man

By: tony

tony — Mon, 27 May 2013 09:32:30 +0000

I already stressed out when I thought about my wedding day that was getting closer. I became afraid and nervous when I thought that I had to stand in front all guests. I became nervous when I had to face many people. I hope all these tips can help me to solve all my problems.

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By: Philippine girls

Philippine girls — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:07:36 +0000

Hi Philip! You are right! Enjoy life while you are still young but it’s much enjoyable when you celebrate with your special someone.
That’s only my opinion and I respect your opinion on it. ;)

By: Phillip

Phillip — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:29:55 +0000

Phillipinne Girls,

Why would I possibly want to end my life at such a young age, marriage is for men who have given up and are ready to settle.

By: Philippine girls

Philippine girls — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:25:55 +0000

Sharing with the task of planning and preparing for the wedding really makes the man so sweet.
@Philip: Hope you’ll find a new love. Someone you’ll marry soon.

By: Phililp

Phililp — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:36:02 +0000

This advice would have come in handy if the woman I wanted to marry hadn’t walked out on me suddenly.

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:48:21 +0000

It may or may not be a myth that the divorce rate is 50%. That’s not the point. Divorce is just a word and 50% is just a number. They are indicators of visible trends, which are usually just the tip of the iceberg.

The truth is that most marriages after some time (months-years) just become living arrangements. I have countless examples among my own internal and extended circle of acquaintances of couples who didn’t get a divorce just because it was either economically unsound (usually for the woman), because one of the two had issues (fear of loneliness, loss, whatever) or because there were young kids involved and it was too stressful for everyone.

Frankly, all the married people I know ended just like this. It doesn’t sound much different from a full-fledged divorce. And most certainly it is much more hypocritical.

I am from Europe, by the way.. so I’m not used to the usual all-American, puritanical rhetoric about marriage… or everything else, for that matters. Excuse me if some of my comments sound a bit cynical or vitriolic. It’s that this blog often sports a 50s, Frank Capra-ish attitude that most people here would find amusing.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:10:33 +0000

I like some of the points the author makes, but I’m not a fan of that all too common tone of the guy always being wrong, and the way to man up is to kowtow to a woman’s wishes. I mean if you still feel like your making up for crooked invitation cutting a few years later, that to me sounds like you’re whipped.

By: Glenny

Glenny — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:02:26 +0000

Nice post. I hadn’t thought about wedding limos (or at least alternatives to limos, like the article says.) I’m getting married in july so that’s on my list.

By: Beat Attitude

Beat Attitude — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:26:46 +0000

I’m a wedding supplier (I play in a Scottish ceilidh band, as you can tell from my own blog…plug plug!) and I think this post is spot on, and very practical.

It amazes me how often guys just take a back seat at their wedding and let the woman arrange it all. They just jump into the tux and turn up, and focus on getting drunk as soon as possible. It’s quite unmanly and disrespectful of the institution and your wife-to-be. And it’s a bad way to start.

Recently, I posted about how one shop in Glasgow closed down on the advice of police after receiving death threats from brides who couldn’t get their dresses on time.

Guys, if your fiancee is getting that anxious about it, you maybe need to move in and take a little ownership (and therefore responsibility) for the day. It’s OK to let her have her way on things that aren’t important to you, but show that you’re invested in it because she is, and it spreads the burden immensely. Women can get carried away with how important certain aspects are, and you need to be an anchor, or reality check every so often. Remember that your bride will be looking for confirmation that she’s picked a winner, so try to court her a little, and calm her fears. Don’t wander off, or go stand with your buddies all night either. Definitely don’t flirt with the bridesmaids. Your place is by her side: that’s the statement of your wedding that you want to reinforce.