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Seriously, i just talked to my one friend who'se paying 30,000 for the venue alone. When i got married, the most expensive part was the wedding cake, and even then, my wife and i felt guilty that my mom paid so much for it. I think the total wedding cost for our home wedding was a whomping 800 bucks. It just blows my mind people spend so much for formalizing what is a piece of paper

Seriously, i just talked to my one friend who'se paying 30,000 for the venue alone. When i got married, the most expensive part was the wedding cake, and even then, my wife and i felt guilty that my mom paid so much for it. I think the total wedding cost for our home wedding was a whomping 800 bucks. It just blows my mind people spend so much for formalizing what is a piece of paper

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Women. They are told materialism means high value. It's about women's egos.

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They are brainwashed by wedding shows in tv. Even my modest wife used "my one day" as a reason to over-do it.

They also think they have to take like week long vacations for their bachelorette party.

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The need for external validation is a bitch.

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You're right. It's an unhealthy concoction of "I need to feel good about this, more money spent will make this even more perfect!" and "Well Denise only spent 1,000 on her wedding and it was small with friends and family. If mine is huge and exorbitant, more money=more love and all my friends and social media will know!" It's fucked.

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"my one day"

So when on any other day she says she wants to do something make her pay back that days portion of the wedding expense.

Sorry. For a moment I tried to use logic.

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Ya. No shit. Diamonds are not even a rare or precious gem. I agree.

See The Rise And Fall of Diamonds.

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They really get off on making their friends jealous.

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Women are in competition with each other. Even when married.

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A lot of people take out loans for weddings like idiots. Fellas, if you marry a woman that can't understand or respect a budget you're in for a world of hurt and not a brief one.

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Agreed. This type of behavior is a huge red flag.

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Weddings used to be considered sacred events where two people committed their lives to each other before God. The guests were just witnesses and the reception was a restaurant dinner with a few toasts and well-wishes. Now it's all a choreographed performance where a slut-bunny shows off how rich her temporary stud-buddy is by throwing a lavish party she can brag about on Facebook. Then she gets divorced 5 years later and repeats.

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Ive always wondered if a woman gets addicted to the marriage, and not the man, hence the high divorce rate

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For all the BS about feminism, women still salivate at the idea of a wedding where they become the pampered red-carpet superstar of a small theater production. Why settle for just once in a lifetime when you can do it every few years?

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My brother spent several years with a women before finally marrying her. Did it in the judges office with 3 witnesses.

The after-party was mostly our large family, though we did spend a pretty penny on booze.

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My husband and I also did the judge ceremony. We only had a wedding because his mother flipped that her only child didn't have a wedding.

Weddings are a good indicator of what the marriage will be like in my opinion. The more lavish, the more unrealistic, the harder the marriage is going to be. Unless the in law is the one pushing for things, but even then it's a good indicator of how much of a problem they will be in your relationship. Luckily, my husband keeps her at a long distance and we no longer interact with her much anymore.

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If you go to a wedding of a more trad culture there's still a lot of family bonding involved. No idea if they still get divorced

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Weddings are a complete joke.

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We had a big ass wedding and didnt get raped, but we did a lot of the hustle ourselves. About $30k, 15 years ago.

No regrets. If we could not have afforded it, we would have eloped. But what a memorable night. A definite highlight of your life.

Also, synthetic diamonds are BETTER than real diamonds in looks, luster and price.

Is it better because some kid mined it and debeers monopolized its sale? If you like diamonds, get a synthetic.

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Is it better because some kid mined it and debeers monopolized its sale?

Yea!

Seriously where can I buy blood diamonds? kek

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The bloodier the better I hear. Especially if comes back with a hand attached to it from the kid that was crushed to death getting it. Mmmm

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Emeralds > Diamonds. Sapphires are sexy too.

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jews

Modern weddings weren't a thing until jews came along. Same with all the holidays you spend loads of money on.

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Took my gal with me to the courthouse in Spartanburg for a police background check needed for a trucking job. Got it and asked the receptionist if people still get married in Courthouses. Was told yeah. Told her to marry us right now. Receptionist looked at my gal and said, "Did he even propose to you?" Gal replied nope. "Ring?" Nope. "Witnesses?" My gal laughed.

Got married for the $35 license fee. Went to a pawn shop and she picked out a used silver band for under $10. That was 25 years ago. The money we could have spent on a fancy wedding went to buying our home for cash. She likes the place.

Lower their expectations and they become keepers.

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Because consumption and spending money is what they were programmed to do and equate it with love.

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My sister spent over $250k on hers. It was fucking ridiculous, but can't deny that it was fun.

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So is a starter Ferrari

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She and my BiL are practical cheapskates. They make stupid amounts of money, yet live as hyper-minamalists. Small house, two Hyundaes, virtually no personal belongs aside from clothes.

That wedding was the only thing those two serious dorks have ever splurged on in their entire lives. I'd say they earned it.

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To each his own, I suppose. I guess if I had unlimited money I'd do that. Otherwise I can't imagine not finding something better to spend it on.

I mean like retirement. I don't wanna have to work. I got over the stupid car thing

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So what makes her pussy worth $250K? If the groom isn't 250K worth of value out of the exchange, well then he got a bad deal.

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Women like lavish parties and dressing like princesses. (((Modern consumerism))) has put a dollar figure on it as well so there is a constantly moving target to go bigger. The 'bridal industry' is enormous. Magazines are dying but wedding planning rags are doing great despite fewer people getting married in general.

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Mine last year was less than a thousand. We had the ceremony in our backyard, and took everybody next door to a hotel lobby dining room that we catered olive garden into. It was awesome.

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My wife is a wedding florist. Im ok with it.

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