A few people have mentioned this, but in the Jewish tradition, the mother and father of both the groom and the bride are involved in the ceremony. Maybe if you were both walked down by both your parents you’d feel better?

SAME with me and my partner. I actually didn’t get any symptoms at all (I only knew I had it because I went to get one of those rapid tests after partner was diagnosed). Fortunately he did not get pneumonia.

I’m from LA and live in New York and I’ve NEVER heard of it, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t common in some places. It’s definitely not a thing we’d do in my culture.

I mean, I’m not feeling a ton of sympathy for the guy, but I also don’t know that my point doesn’t stand with regard to men being awkward and immature. Those are learned qualities and adults need to unlearn them or own them and make up for them. I have a dear (male) friend who has ASD and genuinely does struggle to…

And adding onto that, men are taught to always, always, always push and ignore your boundaries! Also, not only are we not taught how to set boundaries, we’re actually actively socialized to be accommodating and polite, which directly contradicts the ability to do so.

No. This is a dangerous statement.

If you’re regular and lucky, sure! But this would never, ever work for me, and there’s not really much of a way to know until you try. Abortions are expensive! Take it from me. Half a month’s rent, down the toilet (literally).

Funny story about that - I also live in NYC and one of my (white, teenage) students would just go on and on about how GREAT it was that we had a Muslim president and how inclusive we were, and I was just like “.....?”

I have experienced some degree of this at literally all but one apartment I have ever lived in during my adult life, including the one I live in now. Some have been creepy but unlikely to turn violent (e.g. my current landlord giving me presents and sending me flowers and trying to kiss/hug me) and some have been…