See, and I didn't see it as necessarily "Angling for gifts". For some absolutely insane reason, once women reach a certain age, their wedding becomes an obsession for them. I don't know why young boys grow up dreaming that one day they can be an action hero in a blockbuster movie of their own lives, and women grow up dreaming that one day they can get a single male to legally possess them.
But my own wifey (whom I refuse to claim any ownership upon) always watches shows like Bridezillas and Say Yes to the Dress, and I'm amazed that even in THIS day and age, there seems to be no end of women who are so obsessed with their own marriages that it seems that the male involved is actually incidental. I watch these shows thinking: "Really? You've not stopped arguing with this man since the episode started! This is the love of your life with whom you're willing to enter into a legal contract binding yourself forever?".
But it's never really ABOUT the guy. It's about getting to the ALTAR and having some guy in a funny dress say some magic words and [POOF!], she's suddenly validated as a human being. It's actually very creepy when you think about it. [shudder]
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Date: 2008-11-18 01:31 pm (UTC)See, and I didn't see it as necessarily "Angling for gifts". For some absolutely insane reason, once women reach a certain age, their wedding becomes an obsession for them. I don't know why young boys grow up dreaming that one day they can be an action hero in a blockbuster movie of their own lives, and women grow up dreaming that one day they can get a single male to legally possess them.
But my own wifey (whom I refuse to claim any ownership upon) always watches shows like Bridezillas and Say Yes to the Dress, and I'm amazed that even in THIS day and age, there seems to be no end of women who are so obsessed with their own marriages that it seems that the male involved is actually incidental. I watch these shows thinking: "Really? You've not stopped arguing with this man since the episode started! This is the love of your life with whom you're willing to enter into a legal contract binding yourself forever?".
But it's never really ABOUT the guy. It's about getting to the ALTAR and having some guy in a funny dress say some magic words and [POOF!], she's suddenly validated as a human being. It's actually very creepy when you think about it. [shudder]