You didn't answer my questions. Projection has nothing to do with this.

I do agree with you on that. But how do you get millions of people to start calling an idea by a different name? Humanism is already taken, and FemManGLBTQChildIsm just sounds awkward.

OH MY GOD THANK YOU FOR EDUCATING ME! Here I was thinking that white men never deal with poverty, discrimination, domestic violence, cancer or paper cuts.

Uhg. I didn't look at the registries but I'd be even more annoyed if they were full of decorations. I understand that the necessities sometimes require buying in bulk, like diapers and basic products, stuff that you don't want to have a baby and suddenly at 3am you realize you're out of something vital. And books,…

To be fair everyone I've heard say this has been told it from a wedding planner or someone at the wedding venue. It is just a way to justify the greater expense. Couples (especially young couples who haven't been to many fancy weddings) are told that they don't need to worry about the expense of the reception because…

Sigh. I have a friend who's having a baby shower for her second kid. Same gender as the first, only 2 years apart. So tacky. I wouldn't care if it was just a party, because yay, another kid, and of course I would probably bring a gift of my own free will. But the invite came complete with info for multiple registries,…

And where does this madness end? 'Hello all, I'm having a birthday party for myself. It will cost $1,000 per head. Please give me $1,000 each'.

I hate baby showers.

Seriously!!! When did this madness begin? Who invites any number of people to an event in which they have no control over or knowledge of the costs involved and then expects re-payment? THAT IS NOT HOW IT WORKS. FUCK YOURSELF WITH A PLUNGER, YOU HORRIBLE PERSON.

Amen! Your infallibility remains unquestioned!

Preach, Pope!

Completely agree. I have to say, I am so happy to be in a wedding slow-down— it seemed like I was going to several a year for a few years, and I don't have one on the horizon at all this year. It's liberating.

Brides and Grooms of Earth:

I personally believe me and Mike's are unable to do so because, uh, some, uh...people out there in our nation don't have enough money to give us for our wedding, and, uh, I believe that our wedding like such as South Africa and, uh, the Iraq everywhere like, such as and...I believe that they should, our wedding over…

Hmm.

I went to a place once that expected me to pay for my own food and beverages while someone else took care of "decor, photography, attire" and the rest.

It was called a restaurant.

I found the whole thing incredibly gauche, so I never went back.

Facebook is for sharing life events, sure, but what drives me crazy is this recent trend of man's POV "She said yes!" shots, that were clearly taken almost immediately upon asking. It's not about them as a couple, it's about him bragging to other dudes and objectifying his lady in the process. Also, like Kristine…

I didn't have anyone walk me down the aisle, because I'm a grown ass woman and learned to walk back in the 80s. People can make their own choices, but our wedding was about two equals, not about someone handing over some lady flesh to the next owner.

My reaction to engagement/wedding pics is a pretty good test of whether or not I actually genuinely like someone. I am an extreme sourpuss on weddings and have a special space of loathing in my black heart dedicated solely to engagement albums, but somehow when my good friends post things like this I'm happy for them!…

I have always been creeped out by conspicuous consumption and I am becoming creeped out over conspicuous living. These is an unholy mash up of both of those awful things.

I hate the "asking for parent's permission" (especially exclusively fathers). It reeks of the old tradition of a woman literally becoming her husband's property. Not that a lot of other marriage traditions don't, but this one really stands out.