Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.

They see me trolling, my haters.

I agree! And I don’t think the author wrote anything (other than hyperbole in the title?) to suggest you don’t get to have a fun wedding and be happy. More that we’ve reached peak commercialization and overseriousness with weddings, and the tide is starting to turn the other way.

Yep, we have moved around a lot, the weddings are NEVER where we live now. I’ve started just saying no. No to second weddings, no to weddings we’re invited to with three months or less advance notice. I didn’t even go to a cousin’s wedding cause we’re not close enough for me to fly to Georgia to attend a dry, Baptist…