Agreed. Mr.Soup did not get a vote in deciding whether or not I would change my name. I made that decision 100% on my own because it's my name.

Age: 16

Perhaps it's not social conditioning that causes us to act polite, but the fear of physical violence that could occur if we tell our harassers to "fuck off?"

Not just a NY thing. I've also been molested on the metro in DC. And I've had a man follow me into a restroom in Delaware.

I would assume so.

All I know is never swallow on an empty stomach. Your insides will mutiny.

"Apparently invitations *are* subpoenas in a lot of people's minds."

And it assumes that your wedding takes precedence over someone personal plans for their vacation time.

This happened to me too!

Tangental, but if you're ever invited to a Jewish wedding that's on a Sunday, you should know that it's because we're not allowed to get married Friday night or Saturday.

Basically it seemed like an article about what Kate would want to do and see at a wedding.

I'm getting married this month. I'm perfectly fine with people saying no. If you can't or don't want to come that's fine. In fact expected around 10-20% of people to decline- because I realize that other people have lives.

My only advice for guests is this:

I agree that engagement parties shouldn't (and don't) have gift expectations, but the whole point of a shower is gifts. The term actually refers to "showering" the couple with gifts.

Save-The-Date = invitation.

As someone who is getting married in less than a month, I have to say that some of this is accurate, but most of it is BS. I suspect a lot of this is because the author has never planned a wedding and therefore does not know what the hell she is talking about.

Bullshit. Putting kids in a situation where not only can they lose, but it actually matters when they fail is one of the best things we could do for our society.