House of Lonely Hearts split : Romance/Marriage discussion

[Nuclear Lunchbox]

I don't have to worry about marriage for at least a decade or so, but all the talk on it seems quite interesting. From a lot of friends and family that are getting married, most of them have opted for the smaller, closer weddings than the giant, costly affair. Personally, I prefer attending smaller weddings over larger ones.

[Catamari]

I don't have to worry about marriage for at least a decade

If you use protection, that is.

Is it true that Jewish weddings include the stomping on a cup/glass?

My father and stepmum got married for under $200, they invited a few people (sadly, they didn't invite me) to their lawn, had Italian food (cooked by my stepmum), ate cake, got hitched, and then proceeded to drink heavily. Everyone spent the night at their place.

From what I understand, it was quite something.

[Nuclear Lunchbox]

Is it true that Jewish weddings include the stomping on a cup/glass?

Yes! It's one of the coolest parts of the ceremony. Traditionally, the groom is the one that gets to do the stomping, but I've heard of women doing it as well. The glass is sometimes stomped on top of a piece of wood instead of the ground, and all of the shards are then placed into a box for safekeeping. I should know what the glass stomping symbolizes, but I don't. I just know it's cool.

[Hunter21]

If I ever get married I'm going to insist the ceremony include drinking contests, feats of strength and greek wrestling.

That's called an open bar.

[Chuckman]

I've been to an open bar wedding. No one wanted to wrestle me.

[Falcon_of_the_Sun]

If I were to get married, I'll do it very frugally. No more than 12-15 invitees.

For a bigger celebration, I'd give it 10 years. By that time there is probably something really worth celebrating other than promises of commitment that still have to be lived up to. Plus your children might be around. I always thought it's unfair that kids rarely get to experience their parents' wedding and, assuming you want kids, it'd be great to have them around as a reason more to celebrate your union.

Also, I agree that a young couple should probably think of better things to spend their money home (a house downpayment for sure, like someone said) rather than a party with a 5-digit budget.

[Chuckman]

Owning a house is a form of slavery and though it may be fleeting the supreme joy of a public spectacle of one's love and commitment is an island of pure being in a sea of meaninglessness.

[Reichu]

Owning a house is a form of slavery and though it may be fleeting the supreme joy of a public spectacle of one's love and commitment is an island of pure being in a sea of meaninglessness.

Aren't there bots now that exist to spit up complicated-sounding gibberish like this?

[Chuckman]

I am not a machine. I too once loved.

[CJD]

I am not a machine. I too once loved.

Thirty years and those won't be mutually exclusive.

[Nuclear Lunchbox]

I want a house, if for no other reason than I can choose what color the walls are and have a totally badass kitchen.

[Chuckman]

I want a big winnebago so I can roam the parking lots of Wal Mart and be a friend to wild creatures.

No woman would ever want to share that with me. My heart is forever sundered.

[Catamari]

I want a big winnebago so I can roam the parking lots of Wal Mart and be a friend to wild creatures.

You'll need a mog named Barf, an extra R in your name, and Bon Jovi playing in the background.

[Princess Asuka]

You'll need a mog named Barf, an extra R in your name, and Bon Jovi playing in the background.

I knew someone was gonna make a joke about this movie sooner or later. It's my favorite 80s and I blame my dad for introducing me to it. I'd rewatch it if I had time and knew how to work the bluray player...

As for my views on marriage, I'm a girl I want a big fairy-tale wedding, the whole 9 yards, but sometimes I want a small a wedding. I finally realized that I'm 21 and I still wanna have fun until I reach about 24-25, then I'll be ready to settle down. I don't wanna be like the me a few months ago who was so focused on the future that she forgot how to have fun.

[Catamari]

I knew someone was gonna make a joke about this movie sooner or later. It's my favorite 80s and I blame my dad for introducing me to it.

SpaceBalls is great. It's my favourite 80's movie after The Terminator.

I don't wanna be like the me a few months ago who was so focused on the future that she forgot how to have fun.

Don't have too much fun and forget about the future. I know EGF is awesome (I'm an addict, *snorts line of posts*), but there are other things that matter (bills, school, food). I was a little like that in high school. Getting a job really changed my view on free time, I value it a lot more, because I have less of it. Granted, I love what I get paid to do, but it's still a job, and my expenditure of time is more or less dictated by my boss.

I don't really see the appeal of the massive church wedding with all the bells and whistles. If that's what you want, more power to you. I'd rather put that same money into something else, a house, perhaps.

[NemZ]

This thread has gone from suck to blow.

[Reichu]

This thread has gone from suck to blow.

That's prime image macro material right there.

[Monk Ed]

That's prime image macro material right there.

Isn't it also against the spam/"inb4lock" rule?

[InstrumentalityOne]

This thread has gone from suck to blow.

[Falcon_of_the_Sun]

Owning a house is a form of slavery and though it may be fleeting the supreme joy of a public spectacle of one's love and commitment is an island of pure being in a sea of meaninglessness.

How is owning a house a form of slavery compared to having to pay rent every single month (rent which is easily anything between 30% and 50% of your net income) until the day you are breathing?