i went out with an army officer for three years
THREE YEARS of vietnam films and being woken up in the middle of the night by someone yelling about zulus and spears.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 21 Oct 2010, 10:01, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

hahaha!

( girlinthehole, Thu 21 Oct 2010, 10:04, Reply)

i'm going to a wedding in a couple of weeks
where the guy is a major in the army. the male:female guest ratio is about 4:1. and the men will be in dress uniform.

i hate weddings. but this one, this one i am quite looking forward to for some reason.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 21 Oct 2010, 10:07, Reply)

*swoons*
Ah they are nice to look at but I doubt I could have a relationship with a soldier.
( girlinthehole, Thu 21 Oct 2010, 10:09, Reply)

in my (slightly greater than it should be)
experience, they are great fun but very arrogant and after a while get used to the army thinking for them!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 21 Oct 2010, 10:15, Reply)

Weddings are mint!
I reckon one's own would be a stress, but other people's are a riot.
(Round here that's probably taken literally)
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 21 Oct 2010, 10:11, Reply)

As much as I don't believe in the sanctity of marriage and all that malarkey...........
I do like a good wedding.
( girlinthehole, Thu 21 Oct 2010, 10:13, Reply)

My favourite moments include a dog sticking its head out from under the table
and a bride being flung around to Girl from Mars.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 21 Oct 2010, 10:14, Reply)

oh god no
if you go as a singleton you either look at all the couples and want to kill yourself or wish desperately that you were back at home or in a club somewhere to celebrate your lovely lovely freedom. either way you end up very very drunk and it's only really fun once everyone is on the dancefloor.

if you go in a couple it inevitably makes you examine your own relationship. you end up very very drunk and it's only really fun once everyone is on the dancefloor.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 21 Oct 2010, 10:17, Reply)

Nope
Being around happy couples has always made me very happy.
Being a serial dater I was often a single gal at functions and I quite enjoyed my special status.
Being around squabbling couples only made me grateful I was single.
One girl ruined a cheese and wine party by bursting through the door in tears going "OH FOR FUCK'S SAKE, MY SISTER'S GOT ENGAGED!" and then shot her boyfriend the biggest evils all night.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 21 Oct 2010, 10:21, Reply)

Well, the latter is just fucking rude
You don't impose yourself on an evening by just spilling your problems over everyone during your entrance to the room. It's just not British.
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 21 Oct 2010, 10:27, Reply)

Well she'd been out for a smoke, so it was a re-entry
but it's still rude.
And how evil to react like that to your sister's news. I asked if they got on (I thought there might be a history of resentment) but she said no. She said she adored her sister but she was simply fuming and desperate because her sister had not been going out with her bloke as long as she'd been going out with hers, and it made her resentful. "I cannot sit there watching her make all her plans and be all jolly about it." is what she said.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 21 Oct 2010, 10:31, Reply)

Jesus. Quel bitch.
Well, that's just phenomenally selfish.
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 21 Oct 2010, 10:41, Reply)