SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I'm amazed any man would marry a woman like that.

uPtoWnNY said:

Really? Even the guys who eagerly brag about the kind of car they drive & type of $ they make? Those idiots get what they get...

CalhounSq said:

Men marry women like this ALL THE TIME. Ever seen the show Bridezillas?

I never understood the whole engagement ring thing either. I always thought it was a waste of money for the man to have to buy two rings. I wouldn't have expected one either.

I never got one, but I did get a wedding ring (which I picked out). It's really tiny with a few tiny diamonds. I'm not really big on diamonds anyway.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Never seen it but I know the type It doesn't surprise me that men marry women like this. Seems like there's a good amount of men who see marriage as a "deal" anyway - he buys stuff, she stays with him

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Oh God that show makes me scream at the TV.

There was this one woman who was being a total bitch to her fiancee the whole episode, and she said something like, "I don't CARE what he wants! It's not ABOUT him! It's MY wedding and it has to be all about me. Weddings are supposed to be about the bride and not the groom! No one cares about the groom!"





Why doesn't she just marry herself then?

Idiot.

minneapolisgenius said:

That's hilarious - without the groom NONE of the fanfair would even be happening Some women get SO caught up in it being the most special day of their lives, blah blah blah. It's an event, things go wrong @ events. Should I ever marry I want something really small, really relaxed, really fun. Hopefully he'll want the same (he'll have to be pretty laid back to be w/ me anyway). Who needs the headache & stress? It's not about the wedding, it's about making the marriage work in the long run...

Becuz the Debeers company says so, oh and Diamonds are really worthless or worth little, check it out http://video.google.com/v...ond+empire
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Yeah, I saw it once, and that was all I could take. I wanted to slap each of those wimps, Don Corleone-style and yell at them, "Put a f-n pair of man-pants on and tell to b!tch to f--k off!"

Engagement rings aren't a big deal to me either. During my last year in college, at least a dozen students in the music department got engaged. My roommate was one of them. She kept asking me what MY dream engagement ring wold look like, and I disappointed her every time by telling her that I didn't have a dream ring.

The ring the love of my life decides to buy me does not reflect upon how much he loves me. If we got engaged right now, my man could not afford an expensive diamond ring. That doesn't mean he loves me any less than the rich man who buys his lady a huge rock. I agree that the size of the rock is seen as a status symbol. In some of these sham celebrity engagements, it looks like more love went into purchasing the ring than the relationship itself.

CalhounSq said:

Yeah, not only that, but getting obsessed with having to be "the prettiest one there". A lot of them on that show say things like, "I don't want my bridesmaids to look TOO good. All eyes have to be on me." or "There's no way in hell I want my girls standing even slightly in front of me in my wedding photos! This is all about me!"

(yes, for some reason I remember these exact quotes )

My wedding was really laid back. And so was I. Probably TOO laid back. My husband was off with my uncles who were getting him really drunk. We didn't even dance together or see each other the whole night.

It all turned out really well though and people had a great time I hear.

minneapolisgenius said:

See, that's what I want - for it to be like a party I don't even want bridesmaids & shit, don't wanna put anyone through rehearsals & buying a dress & shoes they'll never wear again I just wanna celebrate it low key... or run off to some island, just me & him. That would be cool too

It's absolute bullshit and makes me want to rip out my hair.

MATERIALISTIC CATTY LOW-SELF-ESTEEMED SHALLOW UNINTERESTING BRIDEZILLA-ASSED PLASTIC "WOMEN"! YOU'RE F-ING IT UP FOR THE REST OF US, C-NTS!

CalhounSq said:

We got married in a beautiful flower garden in a park and then headed across the street to my favorite bar/restaurant that we had rented out, which also had outdoor patio seating. It was pretty much this place, in the original location: (same owner)

http://www.kittycatklub.net/jpgs/7.jpg

http://www.kittycatklub.net/jpgs/9.jpg

http://www.kittycatklub.net/jpgs/2.jpg

It was hot as hell though.

I had bridemaids, but they wore matching minidresses, I mean REALLY short skirts (God those poor girls hehehehe) and sky-high heels. (this was 1998) I think all the men there had a great time ogling them all night. At least, I still keep hearing stories from people who were there about the "sexy bridesmaids" that were there. That wasn't really my intention, but that's how it turned out.


I totally just jacked this engagement ring thread though w/ stories about my wedding.

I don't know, I guess thinking about that Bridezilla show just made me appreciate my own wedding and how I wasn't like that.

INSATIABLE said:

So tell us how you REALLY feel about it though.

I tend to think that the bigger the diamond and the more expensive the ring, the better the chance that the husband won't back out of the marriage as it progresses because of the investment sitting on the wife's ring finger....

....I mean last time I checked, divorce is expensive as hell and murder is STILL on the books as a bad thing....

reneGade20 said:

Howard Stern:
"Why is divorce expensive? Because it's WORTH IT!"

(of course, Howie said this before Beth came along and got his eyes wide open).

uPtoWnNY said:

Like they say, its cheaper to keep her.....

the diamond ring is a fairly modern invention in the wedding ritual. and the diamond industry made it that way. Diamonds are actully very worthless, but it is an artifial market controlled by two or three companies that drive up the price.

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lilgish said:

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CalhounSq said:

Actually, it isn't the size of the diamond, it's the quality that's more important.

Speaking of size queens: What's with people thinking the size of a man's penis is a requirement??? A body part???

INSATIABLE said:

have i told you lately that i love you, Jana?

XxAxX said:

My ring is the sweetest of all.

OK, so let me say this...

If the man I love wants to buy me a rock, I'm wearing it and I don't care what anyone thinks!

It the man I love buys me a solid band, I'm wearing it and I STILL don't care what anyone thinks!

But for the record...I like diamonds! And I like what I like!

XxAxX said: