I mean. . .it sounds like you don't like weddings at all, so maybe just don't go to them and avoid this whole thing?
I mean. . .it sounds like you don't like weddings at all, so maybe just don't go to them and avoid this whole thing?
Haha I'm not even getting married, and I don't know if I'd have a Honeyfund. But it's irritating to me when people feel justified in judging other people because of arbitrary and outdated ideas about "etiquette".
Do you ever buy people birthday presents? Or housewarming gifts? Do you just maintain a strict no-gift policy throughout your whole life?
Most people expect to give a gift when they attend a wedding— suggesting what you might like is not the same as demanding a specific gift.
Etiquette, when it's actually valid, exists to keep people from doing things that are rude or unethical. You are not making any argument that suggests that it's ethical to ask for dishes but not ethical to ask for a vacation, so this "etiquette" you're describing is completely nonsensical.
"Because" is not a reason.
Eh, but like. . .it is also helpful for guests to have an idea of what the couple wants as a gift. I would MUCH rather have an invitation that tells me exactly what to buy then to have to think up my own gift and hope it's good enough. And I don't think including it means that the gift is demanded. It's just there for…
I don't understand why, if you're attending the wedding because you like the people and you want to give them a gift, you wouldn't want to buy them whatever gift will make them happy. This is an extremely bizarre perspective to me.
I mean that couples are expected to register for household items regardless of whether they actually need them. I don't understand why you'd feel comfortable buying someone dishes but not buying them a trip. It's a gift, why not give them what they want?
Oooh I have a fun karma one! I worked at this horribly yuppie fancy deli in high school that was owned by a horrible yuppie couple. Sample: A week after I'd given notice (because I was LEAVING FOR COLLEGE), one of them saw me throwing out about 3 tablespoons of ketchup from the bottom of the barrel and yelled "Just…
Huh? So you don't mind sending them money, but you don't want them to tell you what they plan to use it for? I do not understand the logic here at all.
But you'll pay for a set of dishes that they don't need or want? Because. . .?
The only thing I can imagine being wrong with a honeyfund is that if you need to buy a cheap gift it can make you feel extra lame— giving $20 into a fund looks a little sadder than buying a $20 gift. So maybe just make it very explicit that gifts of ANY size will be very much appreciated, because the idea that you…
Also, two ridiculous excuses that I have used that were actually 100% true:
I had a summer intern who was constantly late, and at least every other week she would say "someone killed themselves on the subway tracks so it was delayed". I was more disturbed by how frequently she seems to think people do that than by the obvious lameness of her excuse.
The thing that really baffles me about these people is, do they think their 'cycle' also affects when they're able to contract STDs?
Then when you graduate and start trying to pay off the massive debt you've incurred from paying their tuition, despite not having been able to actually get a job with the awesome degree you got, they start calling and asking you to make donation to the school within weeks. IT'S REALLY CUTE.
Jesus, I'm rarely the one to show up and be like "this is sexist against men!" but. . .
I don't believe any of you who say you're happy he's gone. Half the appeal of this show is watching the terrible white people be terrible! I will miss that shitshow deeply.
You have lived my nightmare. I have been legitimately worried ever since Patrick Stewart moved to Park Slope that I'm going to run into him, because he is the one celebrity I KNOW I could not meet with dignity. The chances that I would not utter the phrase "Make it so" or "ENGAGE" are. . .0%. I think you handled…