‘My parents think I should go through with it since the engagement has already been announced to family’: Bride-to-be cancels wedding after her 32-year-old lawyer fiancé lied about being able to pay for 70% of the wedding

Many people feel incredibly pressured to proceed with an engagement, even if it’s clear that the marriage is doomed. The sunk cost fallacy, the phenomenon whereby a person is reluctant to abandon a strategy or course of action because they have invested heavily in it, even when it is clear that abandonment would be more …
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29-year-old refuses to let her fiancé lend his sister $10K from their wedding fund for her wedding fund: ‘You guys are already paying for your own wedding, what’s the difference?’

It is extremely frustrating when you spend years saving up for something, pinching pennies, and biding your time, just for someone else to be given the money flat out. You could be saving for a house, hoping to be able to afford something in the $ 300-$400K range, and your best friend from high school, …
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Dad refuses to pay for his 20-year-old daughters wedding to her 25-year-old fiancée even though he paid for her older siblings weddings: ‘She is too young and is still in college’

When I first watched My Best Friends Wedding, I was kind of shocked that the titular best friend was marrying a 20-year-old undergraduate, aka Cameron Diaz. I know it’s not necessarily unethical for a 28-year-old to marry somebody in their early 20s, but I can still think it’s weird and that Julia Roberts was a …
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Man Calls Off His Wedding After His Fiancé Insists on Plastering Pictures of Her Late Husband All Over the Reception

Marriage is supposed to be ‘for life’, so what do you do when your time with your spouse is cut short by the cruel hand of Fate?  Losing a loved one is always a terrible experience–especially if it’s your better half–but in most cases, it’s probable that your beloved would have wanted you to move …
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‘Don’t let sunk costs trap you’: No-regrets adults share tales of backing out on their already-paid-for weddings

Backing out on a wedding last minute can seem like a pretty reckless decision. Usually, you (or your family) have put down non-refundable deposits, notified the community, and bought some slick new duds. But marrying the wrong person just because some people spent some money is an even more reckless decision.  Nobody knows this quite …
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College Bride Demands Bridal Party Pay $5,000 in Wedding Cancellation Fees

Some people can spot a trainwreck from a mile away, but even though you know it’s coming, it’s still really hard to resist watching, especially if there is some juicy family drama involved. One woman named Dana was the literal definition of a bridezilla, and unfortunately, as bridezillas tend to do, she was getting married …
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Clueless Man Buys His Fiancée Comically Hideous Engagement Ring

Getting your partner an engagement ring is highly stressful. First of all, it’s one of the most expensive material purchases you will make as a couple. I’ve heard somebody say they wouldn’t even want it if the ring isn’t worth three months’ income. With that in mind, there’s no real way of knowing whether your …
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Drake Gets Roasted on Twitter After Millie Bobby Brown Announces Engagement to Jake Bongiovi

Millie Bobby Brown (19) recently announced that she said «yes!» to her boyfriend Jake Bongiovi’s (20) proposal. The two have been dating for three years now and she posted to her social medias a photo of the two looking extremely happy and a ring on her finger.  Many fans are concerned for her getting married …
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‘She’s only 19’: Twitter Reacts to Millie Bobby Brown’s Engagement to Jake Bongiovi

Looks like wedding bells are going to be ringing for Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi (yes, the son of Bon Jovi). The announcement was shared on the starlet’s Instagram early this morning, and it came complete with Taylor Swift lyrics. It may seem like yesterday Millie was, well, 11. But time flies and now …
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Commitment-Phobe Refuses to Marry Girlfriend, Loses It When She Gets Engaged to His Friend

There are many reasons that romantic relationships can be daunting, and near the top of the list is commitment. We expect friends and acquaintances to come and go, but that person you professed your undying love for? You have to stick around and prove that.  It’s fair to say that things like marriage or starting …
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