Birthdays and weddings are supposed to be joyful occasions to celebrate. An appreciation of life and all that it has to offer, a celebration of our past successes and our goals for the future. However, how would you respond if your loved ones decided to compare the two events, painting one as extravagant and the other as inexpensive? Would you take what was said at face value and run with it, or would you end the conversation before it even got started? The story below is an account of a confus…

when I say 'I want what they have' about a happy couple getting married, I mean the gifts and attention

A courageous decision.

Simply beautiful

At a wedding, the happy couple is the primary focus. As guests, it is our duty to interact with them and help create the dream day they have always wanted. However, what would happen if your own parents chose to sabotage your wedding in order to make your friends and relatives happy? The story that follows tells an account of a displeased son who has decided to get married. For the past nine years, the Original Poster (OP) has been with his partner. The couple feels ready to take their love to…

Blood ties broken.

At least now she can go to the family vacation

Not all fairy tales end happily. To be quite honest, the original endings of most of our beloved and well-known fairytales were melancholic and tragic because the defenseless princess lost and the evil mother won. This is not a fairytale, but it is an account of a disappointed daughter-in-law. OP and her husband had an impromptu wedding after finding out they were expecting twins. They were thrilled to become parents and welcome their kids into the world, even though the twins were unexpected a…

Not every wedding is kid-friendly and that's alright.

grooms, take notes

Veils, vows, and a little chaos.

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Let's just say the bride wasn't celebrating

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What a commotion.

I haven't been this fascinated by a Reddit piece in a while! We have betrayals, weddings, and breakups—it's like a condensed version of my favorite show! All jokes aside, this is a woman's real life, and I am dying to share her story with you. So, the story below is of a bride-to-be who finds out her fiance went behind her back and contacted her long-lost father just so he could walk her down the aisle so it would fit the ‘traditional’ wedding of his dreams.