Another good man down...

[BuckeyeFlorida]

Thanksgiving I asked and she said yes... :)

The ink hadn't even dried, so to speak, and the wedding planning fury had already started. Less than 4 days out and guest lists are already on paper. Man is my head spinning. I've already had to diffuse her mom, still working to figure out why my mom is upset... GEEZ!

Do things ever calm down?

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Thanksgiving I asked and she said yes... :)

The ink hadn't even dried, so to speak, and the wedding planning fury had already started. Less than 4 days out and guest lists are already on paper. Man is my head spinning. I've already had to diffuse her mom, still working to figure out why my mom is upset... GEEZ!

Do things ever calm down?

It's not too late to tell her you were kidding. The longer you let the joke go on, the worse it will be.

 

[Ttown]

Hahhhahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaahhshshshshshahahahahhh
You're still safe as long as you just never set the actual date. Even if you set a date make it for some day you already know will give you a reason to put it off again.

 

[sepia5]

Hahhhahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaahhshshshshshahahahahhh
You're still safe as long as you just never set the actual date. Even if you set a date make it for some day you already know will give you a reason to put it off again.

I would set the date for February 30 if I were you.

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

Less than 4 days out and guest lists are already on paper.

Really? Yikes. Beware bridezilla!



Congrats on taking the plunge, BF

 

[The KSB]

Thanksgiving I asked and she said yes... :)

The ink hadn't even dried, so to speak, and the wedding planning fury had already started. Less than 4 days out and guest lists are already on paper. Man is my head spinning. I've already had to diffuse her mom, still working to figure out why my mom is upset... GEEZ!

Do things ever calm down?

Once you are married it's all gravy from there on out. Money problems go away, and OMG don't even get me going on about the sex. We are talking about constant crazy sex. She will constantly do things to you the you only dream about now. Immediately after the wedding my in-laws became my best friends. I can't say enough wonderfull things about my father in-law, or dad as I now call him. All those petty little fights over stuff like curtains, or having friends over for poker will dissappear. My wife begs me to have my friends over for poker. She will take the kids to the back and let us play all night long. She only comes out the get us more beer and to compliment me on how much she loves the smell of cigar smoke. Oh, and get ready to be the king of the castle. Because a married woman is only concerned for her husbands happiness. No more will she try to change you. She'll just be glad she snagged such a great man and appreciate you for who you are. I've be married for going on 11 years and it seems like only 11 seconds. Congrats!!!!

 

[exhawg]

Once you are married it's all gravy from there on out. Money problems go away, and OMG don't even get me going on about the sex. We are talking about constant crazy sex. She will constantly do things to you the you only dream about now. Immediately after the wedding my in-laws became my best friends. I can't say enough wonderfull things about my father in-law, or dad as I now call him. All those petty little fights over stuff like curtains, or having friends over for poker will dissappear. My wife begs me to have my friends over for poker. She will take the kids to the back and let us play all night long. She only comes out the get us more beer and to compliment me on how much she loves the smell of cigar smoke. Oh, and get ready to be the king of the castle. Because a married woman is only concerned for her husbands happiness. No more will she try to change you. She'll just be glad she snagged such a great man and appreciate you for who you are. I've be married for going on 11 years and it seems like only 11 seconds. Congrats!!!!

 

[OCBucksFan]

It's not too late to tell her you were kidding. The longer you let the joke go on, the worse it will be.

Fucker! I almost spit my coffee all over my computer.

Once you are married it's all gravy from there on out. Money problems go away, and OMG don't even get me going on about the sex. We are talking about constant crazy sex. She will constantly do things to you the you only dream about now. Immediately after the wedding my in-laws became my best friends. I can't say enough wonderfull things about my father in-law, or dad as I now call him. All those petty little fights over stuff like curtains, or having friends over for poker will dissappear. My wife begs me to have my friends over for poker. She will take the kids to the back and let us play all night long. She only comes out the get us more beer and to compliment me on how much she loves the smell of cigar smoke. Oh, and get ready to be the king of the castle. Because a married woman is only concerned for her husbands happiness. No more will she try to change you. She'll just be glad she snagged such a great man and appreciate you for who you are. I've be married for going on 11 years and it seems like only 11 seconds. Congrats!!!!

I am fucking dying here

 

[Buckeneye]

Once you are married it's all gravy from there on out. Money problems go away, and OMG don't even get me going on about the sex. We are talking about constant crazy sex. She will constantly do things to you the you only dream about now. Immediately after the wedding my in-laws became my best friends. I can't say enough wonderfull things about my father in-law, or dad as I now call him. All those petty little fights over stuff like curtains, or having friends over for poker will dissappear. My wife begs me to have my friends over for poker. She will take the kids to the back and let us play all night long. She only comes out the get us more beer and to compliment me on how much she loves the smell of cigar smoke. Oh, and get ready to be the king of the castle. Because a married woman is only concerned for her husbands happiness. No more will she try to change you. She'll just be glad she snagged such a great man and appreciate you for who you are. I've be married for going on 11 years and it seems like only 11 seconds. Congrats!!!!

I was nearly crying from the laughter...

edit.

RUN!!! RUN!!!

 

[exhawg]

Notes for the wedding/married life:

-From what you have already said you may have a bridezilla on your hands. Stay out of her way.
-She will ask for your input, but all she really wants is for you to agree with her. Unfortunately she isn't going to tell you what she wants you to say so you have to read her mind.
-You need to live with her before you get too far into this. It isn't too late to back out if you can tell that you aren't going to be able to stand her in a few years. Better to break off the engagement than to have her chase you down with a 9 iron in a few years.
-There is a difference between getting engaged and getting married. Just because you are engaged doesn't mean you need to rush the wedding date. I got engaged in July and we didn't set a date until November. Wife wanted June of the next year, but I pushed it back to the following year since I knew there was no chance that we would be ready.
-There are battles to fight, make sure you choose the correct ones.
-I hope you have a good porn collection. You will need it in a year or two (except when she wants to get pregnant, then you will wish that you weren't having so much romanceless baby-making sex).
-I hope you aren't paying for the wedding. You will be amazed how much money goes out. If you are paying for it and she start wanting ridiculous amount of money for a dress or other crap you need to cut her off. If she doesn't see reason it's good that you find it out now.
-Don't expect more out of your friends than you would be willing to return. Nothing pisses off groomsmen more than being forced to spend a ton of money on one of their friends. Think about this before choosing a location for the wedding or bachelor party, picking a tux, or anything else that they will need to spend money on.
->$100 for a tux is too much. Your buddies will love you if you can get it under $80. My best friend got his for $50. I'm not sure about prices on bridesmaid dresses, but a sure way for her to piss off her friends is to pick a ridiculous dress that costs a fortune. My wife has been in that situation twice and it has pissed both of us off that the bride could give a shit about how much money she is making her friends spend.

That's all I can think of right now, but I'm only a couple years in. Good luck.

 

[Basebuck]

• Don't have a wedding. Save the money and frustration and go somewhere to get married where you can actually enjoy it. After you get back, order a beer truck and a band and tell people to stop over.
• As someone else said, live together first. There are thousands of things you will have to know you can tolerate.
• Prenup. Even if you only have a collection of 1990's pennies, get a prenup.
• Sounds like the in laws are typical in laws. Realize your marriage and life may be better if you move far away. I know you think she wont listen to family over you but she will.
• Say something insulting when you move in together, just to see what happens. Seriously
• For the love of God, wait a few years to have kids. Everything you dont like about your marriage will be amplified by 1000 with kids. It's fun but you have to be on the same page

 

[Ttown]

This type of thread just makes my day.
Hey, Remember that your wife will look and be just like her mom in a few years.

 

[Basebuck]

This type of thread just makes my day.
Hey, Remeber that your wife will look and be just like her mom in a few years.

Unless you can keep them apart. Women (not trying to offend with a general statement) have this weird c[FONT=Calibri,Times New Roman]hameleon type ability to take on the characteristics of those around them. If you surrond her with the right people, it works to your advantage. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Calibri,Times New Roman]Just remember, if your wife spends 1 hour with her mother, she will act like her mother for 2 hours. 8 hours of mom time = 16 hours of awful time for you. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Calibri,Times New Roman]Enjoy the holiday's everybody!
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[THEWOOD]

-You need to live with her before you get too far into this. It isn't too late to back out if you can tell that you aren't going to be able to stand her in a few years. Better to break off the engagement than to have her chase you down with a 9 iron in a few years.
-There are battles to fight, make sure you choose the correct ones.
-I hope you aren't paying for the wedding. You will be amazed how much money goes out. If you are paying for it and she start wanting ridiculous amount of money for a dress or other crap you need to cut her off. If she doesn't see reason it's good that you find it out now.

• Don't have a wedding. Save the money and frustration and go somewhere to get married where you can actually enjoy it. After you get back, order a beer truck and a band and tell people to stop over.
• As someone else said, live together first. There are thousands of things you will have to know you can tolerate.
• Prenup. Even if you only have a collection of 1990's pennies, get a prenup.

These are very good suggestions. I am getting married in 12 [censored]ing days. I cannot wait to be done with all this [censored]. We hired a wedding planner and even though she is ungodly expensive, very much worth having. I could not imagine dealing with all the [censored] she does. I am paying for the WHOLE wedding. Just me. Dont do that. It will cause fights, because there is no way you both will agree on everything.

Seriously I wish I would have gone somewhere like Basebuck suggested.

Also living together is huge. You need to know you like one another that much. It is a huge difference having to see that person EVERY SINGLE SECOND. My fiance and I have lived together over 3 years.

I really think you get to the point where neither of you care, you just want to get married. At least that is where we are now.

 

[Basebuck]

I really think you get to the point where neither of you care, you just want to get married. At least that is where we are now.

Agree 100%. The whole wedding thing is exhausting. Spend 10% of the cost and spend 2 weeks somewhere really cool.

Congrats again Wood