Matrimonial Bliss
in the early morning on Monday, the 9th of April 2007 by Chad
Ok, the local radio station has this thing in the morning where people can write in their “problems” and the callers will comment on it. Always a source of amusement, kinda like reading Dear Abby.
So, the caller this morning faced this problem: He is getting married. He would like his best friend to be his Best Man at the wedding. The fiance HATES the best man, because he is a “guy’s guy”, drinking beer, belching, making fun of uptight feminist women. The fiance is obviously an uptight feminist woman, because she is refusing to let him be the best man.
The groom is caught in the middle, because the best friend has always been there for him, and the best man doesn’t hate the wife-to-be at all. The groom’s “politics” is apparently halfway between the wife and the best friend. The poor groom is apparently going along with every little thing the bride wants, except he feels (rightfully) that the bride can pick her maid of honor, and he gets to pick the best man.
So what is he to do? Post your thoughts in the comments, but here is my take…
The marriage is already over.
See, if the bride to be is such a feminist, what is she doing acting like the typical “This is MY wedding” type of bridezilla? If she is so enlightened, the groom will have a lot more say over what is going on. But that isn’t the case. So it sounds to me that she is simply greedy, and not a feminist out of pure conviction.
I would love to know what happens in this case. Most importantly, I would like to know that if the groom lets his best friend know the situation, if the best friend takes the high road and gets stuck sitting in the reject table in the far corner of the reception with the rest of the groom’s friends.
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April 9th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
Actually I prefer the “reject table” at the wedding. You meet the most interesting people of the whole gala there, AND you get to have all the extra fun with the cameras they leave lying around. Kinda like “do a shot, take an anatomy picture”
–jason
April 9th, 2007 at 8:21 pm
The reject table is so predictable though! It’s where the bride puts the guys friends who aren’t respectable or presentable… oh wait, I see your point! hehheh
April 9th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
On target. Any marriage that starts off so poorly before it has even begun is doomed to end up in court (for any variety of reasons.. you picture as you will).
I do have to wonder if the groom had the balls to tell the bride his feelings. Did he tellher that this is his best, most supportive friend. the friend who has stuck beside him, who is for this wedding, etc. if the bride still objects to the best-man at that point.. i would say absolutely, that is a marriage over before it began. i would say this woman is wrapped up in her gala and has no respect for what the “event” is all about.. which is about the joining of two people.. not about the fashion concepts of a “bridal party” or any other garbage. it would show she has little respect for her groom.. and with that he should definitely NOT marry this pretentious spoiled rotten CHICK!
April 10th, 2007 at 3:32 am
The groom should call off the wedding. This is not the woman for him. If she is going to be this bossy before the marriage, what will the future bring? Would he really want to be stuck with her in the years to come? The groom has the right to pick his side of the bridal party. Marriages are give and take - and work best when both sides give more than they take. If she can’t even lay off the selection of the best man, the future is bound to be filled with much more of the same.
So, he should call off the wedding. Get the ring back. Go out with his friends. Toast himself on a close call, narrowly avoided. And start looking for someone who actually thinks that his opinions matter.
April 13th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
“…close call, narrowly avoided…”
Hehehehehehe….
If the poor smuck doesn’t have the balls to stick up for himself I don’t think it matters what kind of woman he marries. She’ll end up either A) running his life, or B) getting tired of wussy boy and dating the hairy backed lumberjack down the street.