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- A writer for Cosmopolitan stated, “It’s rage-inducing that so many women are unaware of the intricate realities of their own bodies until they're trying to conceive — at which point, it's on you to figure out, pretty much all by yourself.”
- Next Avenue shared a piece by a woman who started taking an antidepressant at age 32 after years of mental health struggles.
- Glamour declared, “The modern bridal party is really just another way to turn the bonds between women into profit and turn us against each other in the process.”
- Your Laugh of the Week comes from The Belladonna, with “I’ll Calm Down Once You Put Pockets In This Dress.”
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Anon
Regarding bridesmaids: we don’t really have a great way of balancing the expectations of brides, bridesmaids, and what you’re “supposed” to do.
Some bridesmaids want to be prom-posed to, which feels like more expense and emotional labour for the bride on top of an expensive and time consuming wedding planning process. Brides are told from the moment the ring is in their finger that they are Bridezillas (two days after engagement for me, because I didn’t let my father’s third ex-wife take over wedding planning – cue tears of laughter), which causes many of us to turn ourselves inside out to accommodate everyone else.
But brides can also want their bridesmaids to plan and foot the bill for an expensive bachelorette party, endless presents and dinners, spa days, etc., which is enormous expense and emotional labour for the bridesmaids.
What doesn’t happen, but should, is a discussion of what bridesmaid-type stuff is happening (dresses, hair, makeup, bachelorette party, getting ready events, rehearsal events), who is planning it, and who is paying for it.
I had that talk with my bridesmaids and… it seemed to work out well.
anon
That bridesmaid’s series is gold. I am so glad I’m old enough to have escaped today’s wedding obligations and demands, which are completely out of control. Who can afford any of this?
Anonymous
OMG, yes. Me too.
I thought the expectation were over the top when I got married…clearly it’s gotten much much worse.
Anon
I’ve only been a bridesmaid twice. Once in 2000 and expectations were limited and the second time about 5 years ago, when expectations were higher, but I was early 40s and finances were not an issue, so it was just fun being able to support my friend. But it would have been stressful to spend that much cash so freely when I was younger and poorer. For my own wedding, I was too busy being a junior associate in biglaw to do any pre wedding events. No shower, bachelorette party or anything. My sister was my MOH and she wore a dress she already owned and looked beautiful in it.