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FI at Shower?

soxgal12soxgal12
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Hi Gals!

Wanted to see how everyone has/will handle their FI and the shower.  Do you think he will stay for the whole thing, just come to open presents with you, or just show up at the very end to help carry everything and say hello and thank you to everyone? FI isn't opposed to staying for the whole thing and I would kind of like him to, but I didn't know if this was odd!  Thanks for any input!
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  • october010brideoctober010bride
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    edited December 2011
    Fi will come at the end to open gifts, say hi and thank everyone. He'd be terribly bored if he had to sit through the meal and everything and to be honest, I'm kind of excited to have an afternoon of just the ladies!
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  • Shazzie116Shazzie116 member
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    edited December 2011
    DH went golfing with my brother for the majority of it, he showed up towards the end and helped open the last gifts, visited with everyone. I think he would've been bored to tears if he'd een there the whole time.
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  • jquirke9881jquirke9881
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    edited December 2011
    MH came at the end to help with the gifts.  He had zero interest in the shower and I didn't really have an opinion one way or another.  Surprisingly he is interested in the baby shower we are having thrown for us next month, though. 
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  • iwalkthelineiwalktheline
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    edited December 2011
    my MIL hosted at their house, so his dad and brother were there.  he stayed for the whole thing, but the guys escaped to the basement for a good part of it

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  • Beantown MamaBeantown Mama
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    edited December 2011
    I think a bridal shower is ok to have the guy there. At my baby shower, Michael came at the end to pick up the gifts, but at our wedding shower, he came about an hour late to say hi to people and open gifts with me.
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  • kedookedoo
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    edited December 2011
    I think it'd be nice to have the FI there to open gifts. I mean, they're his gifts too!
    I'm going to give FI the option and if he wants to, great! If not, I'm sure he'll come at the very end to bring gifts back home and say thanks.
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  • ebigelowebigelow member
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    edited December 2011
    My shower is on Saturday and my FI is bringing me there and then going out to lunch with my father and his father.  He'll come back near the end to help carry all the gifts to the car.  I think sitting through a bridal shower would probably be his worst nightmare :)
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  • CCBelleCCBelle
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    edited December 2011
    Mine was girls only so it would have been weird if he had stayed.  He brought me to the party so stayed for a few minutes to say hellos/chat with the ladies, then he took off w/ our dads and brothers to spend the day at Patriot Place.  They all came back at the end to eat the leftover food and load up the car :-)
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    edited December 2011
    My FI is coming to the entire shower but it is going to be a bit more of a casual affair at my parents house.  And since its at my parents house my Dad and my FI's Dad are both going to be there so my FI won't be the only guy there.  He knows everyone that is coming to the shower so there is no reason not for him to be there and share in this experience with me! 
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  • vtbmvtbm
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    edited December 2011

    Mine will be at ours. Both of our dads will be there as well.

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  • tarat123tarat123 member
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    edited December 2011
    Mine is coming to ours and he is pretty excited as well!
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  • Ishaba11Ishaba11 member
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    edited December 2011
    I just threw a shower for one of my friends this weekend and her FI brought her and stayed for the whole thing. He helped open presents and say thank you. We actually had all of his groomsmen and her dad and other men involved at the shower as well. At least having his guys around made him feel a little more comfortable.
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