he still pimped Jessa out several times

Yeah, if you’re naming your establishment after a Confederate general, it’s already too late to claim “not racist."

I’ll take “People Who Have Enough Money to Have Dumb Tattoos Removed After a Brief Relationship Inevitably Ends” for 200, Alex.

I say “thank you” compulsively, but we both really try to pause occasionally and verbally recognize when the other has done something that is particularly thoughtful/helpful/kind. It’s a win-win...positive reinforcement works wonders for both of us.

My veil was exactly three yards, in three one-yard layers, of white tulle stitched to a comb, without embellishment. It was $119, and could have been made for approximately $0.19 (no exaggeration). It was a hand-me-down from my best friend, who’d gotten married the summer before me, and realized after a post-wedding…

I have to show mine off because it was my favorite part

Why does a father have any right to know the state of his daughter’s virginity?

Obligatory women’s health nurse post.

I guess you’re supposed to play some sort of shrinking violet/confused little girl game, let the vendor or other trusted adult guide you, then speak?

I’ve also found there’s a difference between a genuine “bridezilla,” i.e. a terrible human being getting married and using it as a club on everyone around her, and a “bridezilla” in the sense of somebody who does not willingly take the shit of wedding venues, vendors, or family members. The former is bad, the latter…

My husband was the one pushing for A Wedding and I gave in because while I had been a bridesmaid roughly 800 times (ok, 6) and was wedding’d out, it didn’t, like, cause me actual pain and or anything. And he was insanely helpful. He’s a designer and has the most amazing eye and was able to get a lot of the decor,…