Things I do not get

lyndausvi · January 2012

Gay Catholics.

Seriously I've met so many gay guys who go to Catholic mass on a regular bases lately and it surprises me some how. I was raised Catholic but have not attended mass in a while. Some of these guys have been encouraging me to return. It's.. IDK.. weird to me.

What do you not get?

LDYGTR13 · January 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-not?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:cb473b6d-0f6f-4493-81f3-4a9d6b84855fPost:1f6e086d-318f-428f-a202-37038895db12">Things I do not get</a>:
[QUOTE]Gay Catholics. Seriously I've met so many gay guys who go to Catholic mass on a regular bases lately and it surprises me some how. I was raised Catholic but have not attended mass in a while. Some of these guys have been encouraging me to return. It's.. IDK.. weird to me. What do you not get?
Posted by lyndausvi[/QUOTE]
Are you saying you dont get why catholics would be gay? Or how a gay man could be catholic?

AllAboutTheBenjamin · January 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-not?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:cb473b6d-0f6f-4493-81f3-4a9d6b84855fPost:1f6e086d-318f-428f-a202-37038895db12">Things I do not get</a>:
[QUOTE]Gay Catholics. Seriously I've met so many gay guys who go to Catholic mass on a regular bases lately and it surprises me some how. I was raised Catholic but have not attended mass in a while. Some of these guys have been encouraging me to return. It's.. IDK.. weird to me. What do you not get?
Posted by lyndausvi[/QUOTE]

On the same note - Gay Republicans.

I think they're a little easier to understand than Gay Catholics, but still. I always wonder a little about it.

midgetthemighty · January 2012

1. Jersey Shore or any other show remotely like it.
2. Horoscopes (brought to you by Weird Al's hillarious Horoscope song on my Pandora)

LDYGTR13 · January 2012

So wait, you can't be Gay and Republican? What if everything about being republican - sans anything that has to do with homosexuality - like financials, etc are in line with what you believe? Aren't those important?

You dont have to believe in traditional "liberal" things just because you're a dude who likes other men...

specialk84 · January 2012

Really long engagements. To be clear, I'm not saying they're stupid--I just don't get them.

We were engaged for eight months, and it felt like eternity. My parents were engaged for six weeks. SIL was engaged for three years, as was H's cousin/best friend.

MyUserName1 · January 2012

I don't get the Bachelor.

In the entire series, one couple has lasted. And rumor has it, that season was staged because they were already dating for a year when the season began.

Birdie1483 · January 2012

I don't get people who think you have to be a liberal atheist if you're gay.

LDYGTR13 · January 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-not?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:cb473b6d-0f6f-4493-81f3-4a9d6b84855fPost:f5f0dde5-2d8b-4d5b-a738-6750a854bc91">Re: Things I do not get</a>:
[QUOTE]I don't get people who think you have to be a liberal atheist if you're gay.
Posted by Birdie1483[/QUOTE]
Agreed.

neene112 · January 2012

I do not get what this has to do with etiquette but I will take a stab at it. There are many people who struggle with certain elements of their own religion. This does not only apply to gay catholics but pro-choice ones as well. Hope this helps.

midgetthemighty · January 2012

Special, I could be considered in a long engagement to some people and I don't get it either. I wish we would have gotten married earlier but at least there's only five months left!

AllAboutTheBenjamin · January 2012

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[QUOTE]So wait, you can't be Gay and Republican? What if everything about being republican - sans anything that has to do with homosexuality - like financials, etc are in line with what you believe? Aren't those important? You dont have to believe in traditional "liberal" things just because you're a dude who likes other men...
Posted by LDYGTR13[/QUOTE]

I don't think you <em>can't </em>be gay and Republican, I just think it would be kind of tough to stand on the same side as a lot of people who don't think you should have the same rights as everyone else. KWIM? Plenty of conservative values are things I think are great for anyone to have, gay or not. I just think it might be tougher to sit on that bench?

FutureMrsFezz · January 2012

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[QUOTE]I do not get what this has to do with etiquette but I will take a stab at it. There are many people who struggle with certain elements of their own religion. This does not only apply to gay catholics but pro-choice ones as well. Hope this helps.
Posted by neene112[/QUOTE]
Well, shoot. I thought this <em>was</em> etiquette related.

Lurk a little bit.

sparent2010 · January 2012

Sleeping at work... I mean really?

Gay Catholics, I have no answers on that one.

lyndausvi · January 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-not?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:cb473b6d-0f6f-4493-81f3-4a9d6b84855fPost:b804a0aa-38a4-4c37-9fc2-b30b0b11cdc4">Re: Things I do not get</a>:
[QUOTE]So wait, you can't be Gay and Republican? What if everything about being republican - sans anything that has to do with homosexuality - like financials, etc are in line with what you believe? Aren't those important? You dont have to believe in traditional "liberal" things just because you're a dude who likes other men...
Posted by LDYGTR13[/QUOTE]

<div>I agree with this. Actually. I kind-of side-eye people who only vote for a candidate based on one issue.</div><div>
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adamar15 · January 2012

I don't understand practicing a religion that vehemently (ha, that's twice I've used that word now today) preaches against a core part of who you are. I just don't see how they go together.

specialk84 · January 2012

I just kind of look at it this way. We decided to get married, so let's get married. Honestly, the only reason we waited so long was so my braces could come off and my family could come. My aunt, uncle and cousin are all teachers, and it was important that they be there.

Habs2Hart · January 2012

I don't get giving your 9 year old daughter a LV bag. I saw it happen. I was floored. Then I saw her stuff it in an overfull shelf without the duster bag over it and I almost cried.

AdeleDazeem · January 2012

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[QUOTE]Sleeping at work... I mean really?
Posted by sparent2010[/QUOTE]

I work in a very relaxed setting (science labs... c'mon, we do whatever want), but people will full on sleep at their desks or on the couches in the hallway. WTF? This is work. They're paying you. Look interested or, at the very least, conscious.

Oh, I had a 26 month engagement. No regrets. There was a lot of shite going on at once in my family so waiting instead of piling it all on top was wonderful. For us, of course. I do understand the other side.

LDYGTR13 · January 2012

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[QUOTE]<strong>I do not get what this has to do with etiquett</strong>e but I will take a stab at it. There are many people who struggle with certain elements of their own religion. This does not only apply to gay catholics but pro-choice ones as well. Hope this helps.
Posted by neene112[/QUOTE]
Then you don't get that we don't only talk about etiquette all the time. Perhaps you should lurk.

eorea · January 2012

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[QUOTE]Gay Catholics.
Posted by lyndausvi[/QUOTE]

<div>I don't get this. </div>

neene112 · January 2012

I do lurk and expect a NWR when it isnt

LP11509 · January 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-not?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:cb473b6d-0f6f-4493-81f3-4a9d6b84855fPost:f5f0dde5-2d8b-4d5b-a738-6750a854bc91">Re: Things I do not get</a>:
[QUOTE]I don't get people who think you have to be a liberal atheist if you're gay.
Posted by Birdie1483[/QUOTE]

<div>I agree. It really irks me. There are more issues than just gay marriage/rights to be taken into account when deciding political views. </div><div>
</div><div>And to piggyback on that, I don't get people who pick their political affiliations based on only a one issue.</div>

adamar15 · January 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-not?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:cb473b6d-0f6f-4493-81f3-4a9d6b84855fPost:fc3a4965-ce42-4a4b-bb4b-3d3a8013207e">Re: Things I do not get</a>:
[QUOTE]I do lurk and expect a NWR when it isnt
Posted by neene112[/QUOTE]

Oh sweet jesus, eff off.

Habs2Hart · January 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-not?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:cb473b6d-0f6f-4493-81f3-4a9d6b84855fPost:fc3a4965-ce42-4a4b-bb4b-3d3a8013207e">Re: Things I do not get</a>:
[QUOTE]I do lurk and expect a NWR when it isnt
Posted by neene112[/QUOTE]

Set your expectations a little lower here, dear. Most of us who participate in NWR threads know each other's screen names well enough to know that we aren't talking wedding.

FutureMrsFezz · January 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-not?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:cb473b6d-0f6f-4493-81f3-4a9d6b84855fPost:fc3a4965-ce42-4a4b-bb4b-3d3a8013207e">Re: Things I do not get</a>:
[QUOTE]I do lurk and expect a NWR when it isnt
Posted by neene112[/QUOTE]
Whoa there killer.

LDYGTR13 · January 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-not?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:cb473b6d-0f6f-4493-81f3-4a9d6b84855fPost:fc3a4965-ce42-4a4b-bb4b-3d3a8013207e">Re: Things I do not get</a>:
[QUOTE]I do lurk and expect a NWR when it isnt
Posted by neene112[/QUOTE]
Shoot, if we did that 80% of the threads would say "NWR"<div>
</div><div>I bet there are other boards where they talk more about Wedding Related things, HTH!</div>

laurenclaire1386 · January 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-not?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:cb473b6d-0f6f-4493-81f3-4a9d6b84855fPost:8fd406be-523c-4e13-94a8-2a96a7c12e21">Re: Things I do not get</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Things I do not get : I agree. It really irks me. There are more issues than just gay marriage/rights to be taken into account when deciding political views. And to piggyback on that, <strong>I don't get people who pick their political affiliations based on only a one issue.</strong>
Posted by LP11509[/QUOTE]
Prioritization. Different things are important to different people. You pick what the most important thing to you is, then you pick your party based on their stance on that particular thing. Do I think it's the best way to form your opinions and affiliations? No, but I get why/how people do it.

midgetthemighty · January 2012

Sparent, do you mean sleeping while you're suppossed to be working or just sleeping at work even on your breaks? I used to take naps in the Home Depot break room all the time on my lunch or break, never on the clock.

specialk84 · January 2012

My UU church has lots of gay former Catholics. Many of them believe in the majority of Catholic teachings, but they just couldn't handle being reminded every week that they were terrible people and their church didn't want them. Their words, not mine.

MyUserName1 · January 2012

Heh.

NWR- Monday Morning!

NWR- Evening Thread!

NWR- FFF

That would be amusing. to me, anyway.

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