Yep. Also, a way to be smug at you about how they know the true meaning of life now that they have children. Really, they didn’t know love until they gazed into BarkelyTaylorThomas’ eyes for the first time. It’s magical.

You are clearly a nicer person than I am because I always assume my friends look at us DINKs and just see dollar signs. Also, a way to be sanctimonious about how meeaanninngfulll life is now that they know what love truly is/what’s important.

Yep.

That’s how I feel: I have all this planning knowledge (which I honestly had from years of being a bridesmaid) and a decent eye for design so if I can help friends, I’ll do it. And I did help and smile and get excited back when I was single and everyone was looking at me like I was Miss Havisham because it’s not that…

Oh no! It all ended up being OK as we got closer to the event and we had a lovely time. And our friendship is fine. It was just a weird feeling of being so happy (not because of the wedding, but because I was in this good place with a wonderful man) but that I didn’t deserve to be because I was doing this so much…

Same here: she was trying to do a “job” and I had to explain that I really just wanted to drink mimosas with her and hang out. Once I set that expectation things chilled waaaaay out.

I don’t think you’re horrible for needing breaks. I’m also an introvert and was sort of ready to say bye to everyone by the end of the weekend. Knowing your limits (budget-wise and energy-wise) is self-aware! It isn’t great to openly shit on people’s plans or be rude at a party you chose to attend, but I HIGHLY doubt…

Elope in pajama pants...dying!

My Maid of Honor tried to bully me into a destination bachelorette party and I was like, “I DON’T EVEN LIKE VEGAS JUST STOP IT CAN WE GO TO DINNER?” I think she just wanted to go to Vegas. I had zero time for that shit and was not going to ask anyone else to plunk down for that, too.

Oh yeah, I went to one on Saturday and on the way home decided I am freeing myself from those. I’ll send a gift - a nice one! - and visit when the kid is born and bring food but Jesus, I lost a whole day sitting in traffic in the rain, then standing around because I didn’t really know anyone, and it just went on for…

Echoing Sodburger’s comment! I still have my wedding planning binder/folder to organize the vendor contracts, receipts, and info. It can be yours! Or you can buy a binder at Target of your choosing. Whatevs.

But are these people asking her to plan their weddings or just show up and be supportive and eat some food and dance to Kool and the Gang? Because the former is stressful but the latter isn’t the worst thing that could happen to you, right?

I think I love you. I was one of the last of my friends to get married and I remember my Matron of Honor being kind of annoyed with me for, like, even HAVING a wedding because once hers was over she decided they’re all overrated. Uh, thanks? It was kind of hurtful at the time; I felt like she was saying I didn’t…

Oh, totally. Lots of bragging about her kids, lots of shilling the MLM, lots of cheesy jokes-memes about how ladies love wine and shopping, and of course just tons of praise for her “hubby” who is a total man-child. He’s a police officer so basically every time* there’s anything negative in the news with the police…

I assume that’s why she was always so stressed out, but now that she’s taking her diet pills made from meth I MEAN ALL NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS she seems to have the energy to judge all day long! #blessed

She also had a lot of very strong opinions about people who put their children in daycare, girls-only trips, and assumes that all child-free people live sad lives and go home and cry every night. She also refused to go on the Pill to ease some of her period issues because her husband had a vasectomy and she didn’t…

OMG I worked with a woman who was like this. Claimed that she only fed her children organic food (or she’d say all-natural, whatever the hell THAT means, and used the terms interchangeably) because she shopped at Trader Joe’s. I told her that not everything from Trader Joe’s is organic but she wasn’t having any of…

I get all of that and like I’ve said a few times now: I was a.) joking (but I should know by now that the first rule of commenting on anything related to parents is JUST DON’T because uugggghhhh) and b.) in sticker shock because $28k/year was my income at one point in the recent past so while I obviously,…

I’ll take “The Penis Mightier” for $600.

Yeah, I’m making more money NOW (moved from a small town to a big city, also in CA) but even then considering cost of living it doesn’t feel like enough and we don’t exactly live large (haven’t been on a vacation in 5 years, I’m about to pay off my car, then that will go towards paying off his, no plans to buy…