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6 days ago
- Yahoo
Are Weddings Supposed to Be Stressful for Guests? One Fed-Up Guest Asks Reddit to Weigh In
"I actually think this is the most stressful event of my life," the original poster lamented. Weddings are meant to be a lot of different things: emotional, celebratory, and fun. What they're not supposed to be? Stressful, and that's especially true for guests. As ceremonies and receptions become more and more involved, spanning over multiple days, and requiring flights and special attire for wedding attendees, guests are feeling less excited about weddings and more stressed out. Case in point? One recent Reddit post, in which someone invited to a wedding posed the question "Are weddings supposed to be this stressful for the guests?" on the company's r/weddingplanning thread. The original poster noted that she and her husband were invited to a destination wedding for one of his cousins. Unfortunately, they couldn't afford the cost of attendance, which the OP noted was over $1,000 per person. To make things more complicated, it is set to be a child-free wedding, so even if they could find the funds to cover the cost of travel, they'd be forced to also pay for childcare at home or find a sitter in a foreign country. "Basically she is having a destination wedding and no one can go. Like, any member of her family," the OP explained. "Her own mom can't even go. I think her dad is trying to scrape it together to go but her mom is obviously very upset about the whole thing. I think thats what started [sic] the big issues in the first place." Related: How Much Does a Destination Wedding Really Cost? The guest went on to note that the entire experience has been extremely stressful for her. "When I tell you we've had no end of drama. Crying, fighting, begging. I actually think this is the most stressful event of my life and I've been through some s***," she wrote. "Every day she's asking of anyone has 'figured out' finances yet. She's upset because we've known about the wedding for so long (despite her only informing us a few months ago that it would even be a destination wedding). Everyone is half way between being angry at her and being upset that they're gonna miss it." This led her to ask Reddit if it's normal for weddings to be this stressful for guests. The internet's response? While it's certainly not "normal," it has become more and more common. "I think this happens way more than people realize with destination weddings," one user responded. Another added, "No, this is not normal. Unfortunately she has company though." One more Reddit user summed it up quite simply: "Not normal. Weddings are not supposed to be stressful on anyone." The editors at BRIDES agree that a wedding shouldn't be stressful for your family members and friends—they're there to celebrate your union, and part of your role as a bride or groom is to host your attendees. If guests can't make it due to costs, it's up to you to decide if a destination wedding is worth the tradeoff of not having loved ones there. Up Next: Guest Outraged After Being Charged for Water at Couple's Outdoor Wedding on a Humid, Sunny 95-Degree Day Read the original article on Brides Solve the daily Crossword
Fox News
28-06-2025
- Lifestyle
- Fox News
Internet blasts man accused of stealing roommate's groceries: 'What a sense of entitlement'
Social media users jumped to defend a man whose roommate accused him of being "petty" and "killing the vibe" because the man moved his groceries to a personal mini fridge to prevent his items from being taken. "I rent a flat with two other guys," the slighted roommate posted on Reddit. "We all agreed we'd buy our own groceries and label stuff," wrote the man, who said he was 31 years old. "One of them keeps 'accidentally' using my stuff," he added. Even though his fellow tenant promised to replace the items he used, including milk, eggs and coffee, he rarely ever did, the frustrated apartment mate griped. "I stopped saying anything and just started moving my stuff into my room's mini fridge," the man said. That prompted the roommate to call him out. "Now he's calling me petty and says I'm 'killing the vibe,'" the original poster wrote. "I'm not his parent." The man turned to social media users to help him determine if he was in the wrong for being "territorial" about his food in the shared living space. "We are roommates, not life partners." He received overwhelming support — with some 1,300 positive "upvote" clicks on the post. "If he doesn't replace what he uses, then has a hissy [fit] about you no longer making those items available to him, then he knows he is taking advantage of it and is just mad you set the boundary," one commenter said. "What a sense of entitlement that he actually complains when he can no longer take your things," another Redditor said. Some people recommended hypothetical responses that the 31-year-old could give his mooching roommate. "I'd be asking what his contribution to 'the vibe' was," a social media user wrote. Another offered, "You mean the vibe of you stealing my groceries? Yeah, I'm killing that vibe for sure." "We are roommates, not life partners," yet another said. Some suggested the original poster show the apartment mate what "petty" really looks like. "Start 'accidentally' wearing his clothes," one person commented. "Being petty would be putting your milk back in the fridge once it's gone off, or switching sugar for salt," another said. "I might be that petty." Many Reddit users shared personal experiences with similar roommate disputes, many of which also involved snack-snatchers grabbing their groceries. "It can only work when nobody in the house is a thieving a--hole, and everyone agrees on whatever [the] parameters [are]," one person advised. Of the more than 150 responses, there was only one vote against the original poster. "Grow a spine and tell him off," the response read. But Lisa Mirza Grotts, an etiquette expert in San Francisco, California, disagreed with that advice. "A closed mouth avoids open regret," Grotts told Fox News Digital. "He used non-verbal communication to correct the wrong." Taking without asking or without compensating is the "ultimate roommate faux pas," she added. "Shared spaces demand mutual respect, especially when there's an agreement in place," Grotts continued. "It may not be a legal contract, but it's a social one." Grotts offered a golden rule for roommates: "If you wouldn't borrow it from a neighbor without asking, don't borrow it from a roommate." Fox News Digital reached out to the original poster on Reddit for comment.
