And how badass it was when he also told her underlings to do their job or also go to jail.

I was kind of split on this though- at first I was like, “No, fine her 80k (or her salary) until she complies! Don’t make her a martyr!”

This just reminds me of how, during the last Republican debate, more than one candidate started talking of the Department of Education as some evil institution that had to be abolished...and people went wild cheering. They weren’t just talking about evolution in science books, they were also talking about their right…

Man, Harry Potter-related stuff will never fail to amuse me. I had the NYT open and then saw this and was like NOPE, PAUSE, sorry real world events, I need to find out what’s going down on the first day of school at a magical middle/high school.

It all depends of course, but you actually might be in the clear if it really will be more similar to something like a large party (aka no church/dj/photographer to coordinate with).

A sorority did this when I was in undergrad. It was annoying as hell.

I think the answer really depends on which city (in the US? in the world?) you’re getting married in, and what you expect. We sort of had a trial run of a wedding when we had an engagement party. We had it at one of our favorite restaurants which is relatively new, so they had no set bridal menu or costs. It was…

...was she jeepin’ behind his back??!

Where I live in the States, it is impossible to have a medium-sized wedding for under $45,000. And it is not because we are all crazy and need ice sculptures and tap-dancing waiters. I thought I could do it SO much better because I’m sooo smart and sooo chill and guess what— my latest projections are well over…

The law is dependent on the state. HOWEVER, most (I think?) are going to no-fault now, as in, we don’t want to get into the personal reasons behind why you’re breaking this off, so giver automatically gets ring back.

If I could go academic for a moment, because I have an MA in economics (and am also 6 months into an engagement in a very expensive city)...Your/our haters are wrong. The wedding industry suffers from a market failure that is not easily correctable. The NYTimes says it much better than I can, but the market…