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ExBF etiquette question

OK. So my exBF, with whom I am still friends, got engaged about a month after I did, which was about a year ago. They got pregnant not long after that and decided to postpone their wedding. Now the baby is about a month old and I think they're picking up the wedding plans again, although it will likely be a smaller affair now. I am getting married on May 15, 2010, which is a fairly popular day, but I don't know if he knows my date, and I want to make sure they don't plan their wedding the same day or a week or so before. We have a lot of friends in common and our guest lists (and bachelor/bachelorette parties) would overlap. BUT we're not inviting him to our wedding, which might surprise him, so I don't know how to ask. Any advice? Am I worrying about it too much? I don't even know for sure if they've started planning their wedding again, but I keep half-expecting to sign onto Facebook and find his status saying "we're making it official on May 15!" or something like that. LOL. What should I do? :)B

Re: ExBF etiquette question

  • Send save the dates to your friends first.  You win!
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  • I vote for getting over it.  You can't control when your family members get married, let alone your exboyfriend. 
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  • It's not just your day, you said it your self that it's a popular day. Your friends are adult enough to be able to choose which wedding/party/whatever they want to go to. I really don't think you have the right to say anything to them if you don't plan to invite them.
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  • Sorry - nothing you can do.  You, of all people, have NO right to dictate when he chooses to have his wedding.
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  • Am I worrying about it too much?  YupBTW, can someone explain to me why it seems like couples always push their wedding dates BACK if they get pregnant?  To me it would make much more sense if they moved it up, if anything.  Is it just so the girl can fit into her wedding dress and stuff?  I'm not judging, but I am curious.  If you're already going to be a family, why not just make it official sooner rather than later?
  • We're pushing our 2nd wedding back.  I don't want to have a kid on the tit during it.
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  • Stop, sucrets. Just stop.
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  • I do think you're worrying too much.  The best thing to do is get your save the dates out asap to your mutual friends.
  • I agree with PP, send out your save the dates.  That way if he mentions to one of your mutual friends that they are thinking about that day they can let him know that's when your wedding is. 
  • If you're still friends with him, I'm wondering why you're not inviting him? In any case, I'd just send out STD's early.
  • I am by no means trying to dictate when he has his wedding. I'm fairly positive that he wouldn't want to have his wedding the same day as mine, because we are friends.Good idea on the STDs, though. I got them from the printer yesterday and they'll be going out shortly! I win! LOL.Thanks everybody.
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