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My day at the bridal extravaganza (warning - lengthy)

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by A-Train, Jul 30, 2001.

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  1. A-Train

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    To all the married men out there, I would like to say that it has finally happened. No, I'm not married yet, thought that will come soon enough. I have officially joined the ranks of the few, the proud...

    The "P-Whipped"

    I am officially, 100% P-Whipped. Now, I could write an entire dissertation about the slow, painful journey into P-Whippedness, but that will have to wait until I finish my synopsis on the Bridal Show at the GRB Convention Center on Saturday.

    First, notice how it's called a "Bridal Show". Not a Wedding Show, not a Bride and Groom show, but a "Bridal Show". Of course, they could have easily named it the "Ladies, strap that chain to your future husbands, who would rather get a root canal with no anesthesia than get dragged around and look at wedding stuff for two hours" show, but that wouldn't fit that well on a marquee.

    First of all, I have to say that this thing was BIG. I honestly had no idea that there were that many places in Houston that were wedding-oriented. Cakes, dresses, photography, DJ services, limos, lingerie (she wouldn't let me spend much time at THAT booth), flowers...EVERYTHING you ever wanted to know about weddings but were afraid to ask, was here...My favorite booth, though, was one called "An Affair To Remember"...Yeah, that's a REAL nice booth to have at a bridal show

    Anyways, we get there, and she doesn't waste any time. Every single booth that had the words "free" or "win" at it, she was filling out a card, using my back as her personal desk, of course. She said "bend over" to me so many times, I felt like I was at a prison extravaganza. It's OK, though, because it will be HER mailbox that will be overflowing with catalogs and fliers from all these places. I made it a point to not have my address put on anything there. All I have to do is sit back and wait for that free honeymoon to Cabo!!

    Then, there was the fashion show. I don't know why we went to the fashion show, considering she has already bought her non-returnable dress. Every woman on stage was either anorexic, or threatened to bust the seams of her dress. Screams of "Can you let it out just a LITTLE more?!" could be heard from the back. My only thought while watching these fat chicks walk down the runway was, "Thank God that this isn't a lingerie show"

    The day wasn't a total waste, however. I got to see a kick-ass Rolls Royce up close, sat in a limo (the wet-bar was empty, of course), and the free wedding cake samples were great. There was a lack of free champagne samples, though, which was a bummer.

    So, besides the blisters and severe case of Nursemaid's Elbow I got from being pulled around by my arm, I managed to survive the bridal extravaganza. The only thing that was missing were guys walking around in camoflage because they forgot that the gun show was NEXT weekend

    ta-ta....AHHHH!! See, it's already happening!

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    Mein bratwurst has a second name, it's S-C-H-N-A-C-K-E-N-P-F-E-F-F-E-R-H-A-U-S-E-N
     
    #1 A-Train, Jul 30, 2001
  2. JuanValdez

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    I went to the previous one. Not for getting married though (I've been married over 2 years already), but to check out the competition in the wedding cake business for my wife. I thought the cake at the show I had attended was not too good but you can't complain too much about free cake.

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    #2 JuanValdez, Jul 30, 2001
  3. MoonBus

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    Congradulation, ... I think [​IMG]

    If I am not mistaken, I think "An Affair To Remember" is the bridal store located on 59 & Bellaire. I've dealt with them before, really nice people.
     
    #3 MoonBus, Jul 30, 2001
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    hehe

    I got out of going A-Train.
     
    #4 heypartner, Jul 30, 2001
  5. Jeff

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    Why get married if you think all of us husbands are p***y whipped? No offense, just wondering.



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    #5 Jeff, Jul 30, 2001
  6. Rocketman95

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    Uh, huh huh, Jeff said p***y whipped.

    I've always wondered that too. I've never minded being p***y whipped...that normally means you're not paying to get some!

    [​IMG]

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    #6 Rocketman95, Jul 30, 2001
  7. Robert Snyder

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    Jeff---

    Because they are. That's why I'll get married.....

    Rob

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    #7 Robert Snyder, Jul 30, 2001
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    Jeff was alluding to the fact that some of us respect our spouses. Some of us see our spouses as peers, not as gumball machines.

    As my peer, my wife commands my respect. She's right much of the time; sometimes I get a point or two in also. But I don't agree with her just to get laid, nor do I tame her with my banana.

    We are equals. It's the only way for a relationship to last.

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    #8 Achebe, Jul 30, 2001
  9. Jeff

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    Achebe pretty much said what I meant. I think the whole idea of "two becoming one" is pretty ridiculous. As the minister at my wedding said, "If two people become one, you really just have two half people."

    My wife and I both make decisions and we both make sacrifice. It's a partnership.

    Ironically, most good long-term relationships are based more on how you relate to each other and how you deal with difficulties than sex or mutually shared interests - the things that, more often than not, get us together in the first place.

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    #9 Jeff, Jul 30, 2001
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    Not to speak for A-Train, but my interpretation wasn't that he was talking about marriage in a negative connotation - more like he was just joking around about the situation itself.

    And I think he's centered more on the Bridal Extravaganza itself...I'll probably be dragged to something like this myself in a few years, and I don't care how much of a 'partnership' you have - In general, most guys wouldn't look forward to spending two hours there. [​IMG]

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    #10 Coach AI, Jul 30, 2001
  11. Vengeance

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    I don't want to really get into this discussion too much because I don't have time to follow it too much, but I thought I'd share a bit of information . I took a class this past semester called "Marriage and Family". Basically, it was marriage. For that class I did a LENGTHY report on the importance of money and financial management in marriage. Something I didn't realize is that it's actually one of the most important subjects in marriage. Statistics show that in the first year of marriage, you will fight about money more than anything. And it's not the amount of money really, but how you manage it -- just make sure you talk about it, because it's the no. 1 cause of marital dissention, but the last thing you talk about before getting married. If you'd like my paper, I'd be glad to post a link. Anyhow, that's all I have to say on the subject. Carry on.

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    #11 Vengeance, Jul 30, 2001
  12. Jeff

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    Couldn't agree more.

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    #12 Jeff, Jul 30, 2001
  13. A-Train

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    You're right, Jeff!! I'm dumping my GF and calling off the wedding right now!

    Honestly, that entire post was simply me blowing off a little steam. I didn't think anybody would take it very seriously. I have invested WAY too much time and effort into this relationship to mess it up now. Whether she likes it or not, she's stuck with me forever. [​IMG] I guess the term "p-whipped" was a little strong. I was just ranting about how I would have rather been somewhere else that day, nothing more.



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    Mein bratwurst has a second name, it's S-C-H-N-A-C-K-E-N-P-F-E-F-F-E-R-H-A-U-S-E-N
     
    #13 A-Train, Jul 31, 2001
  14. RichRocket

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    Perfectly good words runined by sex: gay and affair. Others?

    We got married five years ago with 10-days' notice and my wife-to-be was out of town on business for 5 of them. The choices were either that particular date or one 3 weeks later when the weather was more likely to be marginal. We chose the nearer date because we wanted an outdoor reception in the Fall.

    I did everything except buy the bridal gown. Getting married should not necessitate a SWAT-like response.

    I'd be interested to see a correlative study between wedding expense and divorce rates.

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    #14 RichRocket, Jul 31, 2001
  15. Jeff

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    I don't see "gay" runing it but that's just a matter of opinion.

    Actually, there was an extensive study done on wedding costs and it found that the more expensive the wedding, the higher the divorce rate. It was done 5 or 6 years ago. I'll have to try and find it.

    My wife and I actually discussed this before we got married over 5 years ago. We had a VERY small ceremony (25 or 30 people) at a bed and breakfast on a beautiful fall day. My best man was my friend, her maid of honor was her sister and the photographer was my best man's wife (along with a bunch of disposable cameras).

    We had a terrific time and everything has turned out great. My wife got the first dress she found that she liked and her sister wore a dress she already had. My friend and I wore black suits we owned. We got flowers from a local florist in the Heights (in Houston). Easy.

    A-Train: I didn't mean to pick on ya'. Believe me, I understand boring events. I've been to lots although not usually with my wife. She gets bored MUCH faster than I do at things like that.

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    #15 Jeff, Jul 31, 2001
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    Jeff: I didn't mean that "gay" was ruined in an ugly way...just that it was now totally and completely overtaken by the homosexual association. Nobody uses the word in any other way anymore because it, seemingly and forever, will have the sexual overtone instead of the classic, simpler meaning it formerly enjoyed.

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    #16 RichRocket, Jul 31, 2001
  17. Jeff

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    Ah, gotcha. Good point.

    Hell, heterosexual probably did that too! [​IMG]

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    #17 Jeff, Jul 31, 2001
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