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Just Said Yes July 2015

Uninterested fiance

Kelly, on July 20, 2014 at 1:35 AM

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How involved was/is your fiance during wedding planning? I've become extremely frustrated with my fiance of late - we are having other issues, but discussing the wedding almost feels like the last straw. A little background - we got engaged on New Year's Eve. It was really sweet and exciting, but as...

How involved was/is your fiance during wedding planning? I've become extremely frustrated with my fiance of late - we are having other issues, but discussing the wedding almost feels like the last straw.

A little background - we got engaged on New Year's Eve. It was really sweet and exciting, but as of today we still have not booked a venue. We looked at a couple places, but I've pretty much done all the work (researching venues, booking appointments etc.).

What hurts me the most is that he has an "it's YOUR day" attitude. He has made it clear many times that he does not want this, and that we're spending all this money and creating all this work because "I want it." I had hoped that planning for a wedding would be a great opportunity to bond, but now I feel like it's driving us further apart.

I talked to him about this, but his answer is basically, well I don't want this and I'm going through all this because you do.

Has anyone else experienced this? What did you do?

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  • Marcy
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    Sorry Traci. Put wrong name. That last post is for you.
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    Right, the response is appalling. One thing I have noticed is that in many cases, EVERYONE around the couple expects there to be a wedding, and often, even the future groom will say "my family will kill me if we elope..."

    Now, who here has been to a straight up BAD wedding? Hmmm? How fun are those for everyone? Not very. So if he knows his family and friends are looking forward to the wedding, so he is not open to courthouse or eloping, then he really should lift at least a finger. Because at that point, you are absolutely NOT having the wedding "just because you want it," you are having it to celebrate and share with your community.

    And your community celebration should at least try to not be a complete disaster because no one planned anything. No one gets food if no one plans dinner, there is no dancing if no one researches and hires a DJ. Do all these Dudes just want a bunch of really hungry guests making bored small talk until they can politely flee because the wedding sucks? I doubt it. This kind of double standard - guys insisting they can't completely forgo a wedding so their community doesn't get mad, but then also framing it over and over as frivolous woman stuff, is really upsetting.

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