Would you turn down a huge cash gift from your family? Money can be a tricky subject, even within your own family. Especially within your own family. Take it from the TV show Gilmore Girls, which is all about the fickle nature of generational wealth. The minute Lorelai allows her parents to pay for Rory’s …
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Bride calls out 39-year-old who claims she can’t afford a wedding gift but spends $500 on her outfit: ‘We’re almost 40 now and her prioritizing looking hot has long since become sad’
Other people’s weddings are not about you. Plain and simple. Sure, it’s fun to dress up and party with your friends, but ultimately, you’re there to celebrate the couple. They should be the focal point of the evening, not you. But this is difficult for some folks to internalize. They see a wedding as an …
Seguir leyendo Bride calls out 39-year-old who claims she can’t afford a wedding gift but spends $500 on her outfit: ‘We’re almost 40 now and her prioritizing looking hot has long since become sad’
Entitled bride fines bridesmaid $100 for missing ‘mandatory’ spray tan: ‘I have eczema, […] derm said hard no’
Becoming an adult means realizing that nothing is truly mandatory except for death and taxes. Sure, people may try to get you to do things, but you don’t have to. You might face the consequences of not doing them, but that’s your decision to make. This is especially true when it comes to weddings. You …
Seguir leyendo Entitled bride fines bridesmaid $100 for missing ‘mandatory’ spray tan: ‘I have eczema, […] derm said hard no’
Stepmother of the bride shows off white dress she plans to wear to stepdaughter’s wedding: ‘It isn’t white…it’s tan…almost goldish’
What is with people and wearing white to other people’s weddings? Isn’t it a universally acknowledged truth that you shouldn’t do that? Unless you’re literally a child, you cannot plead ignorance on this one (and in that case, an adult should have told you). Even if the bride in question isn’t wearing white, unless she …
Seguir leyendo Stepmother of the bride shows off white dress she plans to wear to stepdaughter’s wedding: ‘It isn’t white…it’s tan…almost goldish’
‘You’re seriously going to make people sit outside like they’re in a field? That’s so low-class’: Entitled mom demands daughter cancel her wedding because she wants to have it outside
Everyone is allowed to have the wedding they want to have, within reason. As long as you can afford it, or have help to afford it, what you say goes. You don’t have to bend to convention if you don’t want to. You don’t have to wear a big white dress and invite everyone you’ve …
Seguir leyendo ‘You’re seriously going to make people sit outside like they’re in a field? That’s so low-class’: Entitled mom demands daughter cancel her wedding because she wants to have it outside
Overseas family asks cousin to contribute £150 to wedding she’s not attending, says it’s ‘charity’: ‘I am deeply unmotivated to contribute’
There are lots of great ways to spend your money. You’re probably thinking of some of them right now. You might have bills to pay, rent that’s due, contributions to make to your retirement fund, money set aside for healthcare, and that’s not even the fun stuff. What about date night dinners and new pairs …
Seguir leyendo Overseas family asks cousin to contribute £150 to wedding she’s not attending, says it’s ‘charity’: ‘I am deeply unmotivated to contribute’
Mother-in-law claims bride ruined her dramatic smoke-machine entrance at her wedding by screaming ‘call 911’ when she saw the smoke: ‘I thought there was a fire or some sort of emergency’
Weddings are all about theatrics. You may be thinking, «I’m not a theatrical person, my wedding was/is going to be normal.» Wrong. All weddings, unless they are simply you going to the courthouse in your regular clothes to sign papers, are theatrical. The very nature of it is like a play. You rent out a …
Seguir leyendo Mother-in-law claims bride ruined her dramatic smoke-machine entrance at her wedding by screaming ‘call 911’ when she saw the smoke: ‘I thought there was a fire or some sort of emergency’
16-year-old daughter asks parents to take out $35k personal loan to help cover her Italian destination wedding, doesn’t understand why her mom refuses: ‘My husband thinks should help her out’
Destination weddings can be a tricky business. When you think of your dream wedding, it might be in a far-flung locale surrounded by the people you love. But when you think about it a little further, you realize just how expensive this is to accomplish. Not only do you have to pay for the wedding …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old daughter asks parents to take out $35k personal loan to help cover her Italian destination wedding, doesn’t understand why her mom refuses: ‘My husband thinks should help her out’
Bride insists her wedding guests wear neutrals, throws a fit when they abide her wishes: ‘It looks like everyone is dressed for a funeral’
You can’t always get what you want. But sometimes you do… and you’re still not satisfied. This is one of life’s cruelest lessons. It’s summed up by the phrase «be careful what you wish for.» There are plenty of movies, shows, and books that remind us of this rule. We don’t always know what’s best …
Seguir leyendo Bride insists her wedding guests wear neutrals, throws a fit when they abide her wishes: ‘It looks like everyone is dressed for a funeral’
Brother insists his 22-year-old girlfriend of 2 months join brother’s wedding photos despite having a new girlfriend every month: ‘He’s barely talking to any of us’
Everyone wants their wedding photos to be perfect. They want to look just how they’d like to look and be surrounded by the people who mean the most to them. It’s an understandable wish. You spend an astronomical amount of money and time on wedding planning and the only way it’s memorialized is through photos …
Seguir leyendo Brother insists his 22-year-old girlfriend of 2 months join brother’s wedding photos despite having a new girlfriend every month: ‘He’s barely talking to any of us’