The wedding ceremony will be at "their house" where they have been living for more than a year. I guess I am hopelessly old fashioned, but if they already have a functioning home, why do they need a reception and gifts? Greed.
I think a standard white wedding and reception is stupid and selfish. They should get married in a simple family ceremony and then, if they want, have a party and invite friends and family to celebrate with them. Doing things this way is all wrong and I am really worried about the mind-set of so many. It's so much me, me, me, what I want, what you need to give me, what I deserve.
Mom told me she had caught some new reality show about a man, with his teenage children, looking for an engagement ring for their mother. Really? After being together long enough to have teenagers, getting all old-fashioned about proposing with a diamond? Then I imagine they'll plan a lovely traditional wedding. The media puts it on air and young people watch and learn.
I'm stopping now, so much is being lost and I feel a bit....sad.
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I think the gifts of every kind is meant as a celebration of their commitment to each other. It's a different world out there and relationships are not always going in the order we knew them to be.
There are no rules anymore.
Kay, I guess my problem is when does that commitment actually begin? When they move in together? When they buy property together? When they have children together? I don't feel like we are celebrating commitment. With the divorce rate approaching 50%, I don't think commitment has the same meaning as it used to.
If I were a betting gal, I'd wager they'll be divorced within 7 years. We'll see.
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