Here's my problem with the whole mom hair thing:

Thankfully this was *before* I got ready, but it was humiliating. I was a ball of nerves on my wedding day (aren't we all?) and had only coffee in my system during my hair appointment. One of my bridesmaids drove with me to my parents' house where I was getting ready, and I let one slip. Only it wasn't just a cute…

There is nothing more eyeroll-inducing than people who name their children after themselves in this day and age.

If it were me, I just would just not register. People who wanted to give gifts could buy whatever they wanted. The couple can return/donate/sell/throw away whatever they don't want. People who want to give cash could do that.

Your perspective interested me, and reminds me of my boyfriend's childhood.

THIS. Part of my husband's reason for wanting to have a kid is so that he can continue his bloodline and his family for the next generation. That's gotta be the most selfish thing I've ever heard! I don't think it's a bad reason to want to have children (among others), but it's selfish as hell. Yet he will never be…

Hear, hear! This was great.

It's ironic how that works, because most of the people that have criticized my lack of interest in children seemed to have had them for selfish reasons: "What happens when you're old? Who'll take care of you?/Don't you want a mini-version of yourself?". My mother has even started hinting that she wanted grandchildren…

I empathize strongly with the childless by choice, because I've been so badly treated for having an only. Among the comments I used to receive when our kid was younger:

I'm a parent. I did not have kids because I thought it was the right thing to do for the world. I had kids because I wanted them. It's probably the most selfish thing I ever did. Now that they are here I do unselfish things for them. But the having of them was definitely all for me.

Deeper, the civilized way to get people to give you money for your wedding is to not have a registry. Then, when people ask other people, (you tell your mom or your maid of honor or best man and they tell everyone else, but you never have a conversation about your registry with guests, because that is crass as fuck,)…

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Yes to the 25 thing. I'm in my mid thirties, have been single forever and have been slogging along on a meager income and in all likelihood will never get married. All of my pots, pans, furniture, linens are all hand me downs or left over from college and were never in great shape to begin with. Showers, and to a…

I'm become a rather jaded and bitchy old spinster, but I'm getting tempted to tell off nearly every bride and groom that can't voice their wishes with any sort of good grace. I've never been much for "practical" gifts, unless I knew that the couple really was starting out with nothing. I will contribute to…

Not to mention a lot of people use their vacation time to travel to weddings.

OK, I'm going to show my pettiness I guess.

Why the fuck does everyone pick on florists? Seriously, there's no evil cabal here — there's no magical wedding mark-up. The reason it costs so much is because flowers are seasonal, the way your supplier gets their flowers is through auctions in Holland, they need a fridge to sit in so they don't over bloom, you're…

I HATE registries. Being a WASP, I was strong-armed into one, and now my parents' basement is full of things I have no room for in my 700 sq ft 1 bedroom apartment. It was even more infuriating because at the time, my husband and I were both residents and had so little money we had to use our change jar to buy food.…