The wedding I was best man at was a bit uncomfortable
My mate was obviously just going through the motions, didn't really want to get married but didn't want to split up with his girlfriend either. He did it on the cheap and she was obviously disappointed with her big day.

I did a cracking speech. They lasted less than a year.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 2 Nov 2010, 11:17, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

I really don't get that at all
Seriously, why bother having a shit wedding if it is only to pacify your other half and is so crap that all it does is piss her off? It's not like getting married really changes anything apart from getting a tax break nowadays, so why do it unless you're going to do it properly?
(berk, Tue 2 Nov 2010, 11:23, Reply)

With the benefit of hindsight, I should have talked him out of getting married and/or refused to be best man
At the time I had my own problems though, so I let nature run its course.

Wish I hadn't spent so much on the presents though.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 2 Nov 2010, 11:30, Reply)

Ah well, we live and learn etc
Most of my female friends are like this - frothing at the chops to get married and sprogged up. All of their respective partners are really not interested in weddings and have produced an engagement ring only because they were nagged to.
It's just fucking weird if you ask me.
(berk, Tue 2 Nov 2010, 11:37, Reply)

FUCK. THAT.

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 2 Nov 2010, 11:38, Reply)

totally
what's the point in coercing someone into doing something like that?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 2 Nov 2010, 11:42, Reply)

With bells on
I just don't get it - it's surely got to be a case of 'hey, I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you, will you marry me' rather than 'so-and-so has got engaged, when are you going to ask me, can't we get married etc etc ad nauseam'
Fuck that. I don't ever want to get married - I'd rather spend the money on going travelling.
(berk, Tue 2 Nov 2010, 11:44, Reply)

it's not fucking cheap
but it's something we both wanted to do. I totally agree with what you have said.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 2 Nov 2010, 11:52, Reply)