Shaming students into donating

[Rosey]

Once you get married all those couples get to give you presents, it balances out (kind of..?, maybe..?, no not really).  I'm going to my second Cornell wedding in December, thankfully I can stay at mommy's house since the wedding is in DC.

You know precisely the flaw in this. Once I figured out it was highly unlikely I was ever going to get married, I stopped going to other peoples' weddings.  I went to my high school best friend's wedding back in 2002, and haven't been to one since.

[ugarte]

You know precisely the flaw in this. Once I figured out it was highly unlikely I was ever going to get married, I stopped going to other peoples' weddings.  I went to my high school best friend's wedding back in 2002, and haven't been to one since.

Is that all a wedding is? A fancy gift exchange? Show up at the wedding. If you are invited, your friends want you there more than they want the fucking toaster.

[Rosey]

Is that all a wedding is? A fancy gift exchange? Show up at the wedding. If you are invited, your friends want you there more than they want the fucking toaster.

Weddings are generally too stuffy for me to enjoy myself: most people spend way too much effort and money on weddings, so they wind up being highly-choreographed and highly-stressful affairs rather than occasions to celebrate.

One of my coworkers had what I consider an ideal wedding: having dated for several years, the couple decided one day it was time to get married; so two weeks later they, their immediate families, and a few friends flew out to Las Vegas one weekend, had a very simple ceremony and spent the rest of the weekend enjoying each other's company.  No tux; no $5000 wedding cake; no registry; no BS.  Most couples make too much of the wedding, when the wedding itself is way less important than the marriage.  I've seen too many marriages fail despite spectacular weddings, including that for one of my best friends.

Most of my friends are wise enough to have a party after they get back from their honeymoons, and those I enjoy attending.

[Dpperk29]

You know precisely the flaw in this. Once I figured out it was highly unlikely I was ever going to get married, I stopped going to other peoples' weddings.  I went to my high school best friend's wedding back in 2002, and haven't been to one since.

Is that all a wedding is? A fancy gift exchange? Show up at the wedding. If you are invited, your friends want you there more than they want the fucking toaster.

I believe the costs that were being referred to include some mix of the following: Taking 1 or more days off work to travel, Renting a tux, getting a hotel room, renting a car, etc.

I know I spent a pretty healthy chunk of change to be able to attend a friends wedding this summer, but I think I got some of it back at the open bar.

[French Rage]

You know precisely the flaw in this. Once I figured out it was highly unlikely I was ever going to get married, I stopped going to other peoples' weddings.  I went to my high school best friend's wedding back in 2002, and haven't been to one since.

Is that all a wedding is? A fancy gift exchange? Show up at the wedding. If you are invited, your friends want you there more than they want the fucking toaster.

Screw you, I need that toaster.

[ugarte]

You know precisely the flaw in this. Once I figured out it was highly unlikely I was ever going to get married, I stopped going to other peoples' weddings.  I went to my high school best friend's wedding back in 2002, and haven't been to one since.

Is that all a wedding is? A fancy gift exchange? Show up at the wedding. If you are invited, your friends want you there more than they want the fucking toaster.

Screw you, I need that toaster.

Sounds like what you need is more friends.

[Trotsky]

You know precisely the flaw in this. Once I figured out it was highly unlikely I was ever going to get married, I stopped going to other peoples' weddings.  I went to my high school best friend's wedding back in 2002, and haven't been to one since.

Is that all a wedding is? A fancy gift exchange? Show up at the wedding. If you are invited, your friends want you there more than they want the fucking toaster.

Screw you, I need that toaster.

Sounds like what you need is more friends.

Or more successful ones.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

You know precisely the flaw in this. Once I figured out it was highly unlikely I was ever going to get married, I stopped going to other peoples' weddings.  I went to my high school best friend's wedding back in 2002, and haven't been to one since.

Is that all a wedding is? A fancy gift exchange? Show up at the wedding. If you are invited, your friends want you there more than they want the fucking toaster.

Screw you, I need that toaster.

Sounds like what you need is more friends.

Or more successful ones.

Or enough spending cash to buy your own f-ing toaster.