Hi,
We met with a florist yesterday to get a quote. We were talking about the number of corsages, and a sticky question came up. I know that it's traditional for the mother of the bride and mother of thegroom to have corsages, but I have a somewhat non-traditional situation.
My parents were divorced when I was 5, and my mom moved across the country. She has a mental illness, and was unable to take care of me. I visited her most years for a week, and talked on the phone. Sufficed to say, we are not close.
My dad has been with the same woman for over 25 years, though they never married or even lived together. She was a real mother figure for me, and I even lived with her for two years when my dad worked in another city. This woman was a good friend of my mother's before my parents' divorce, which, as you may imagine, has caused some friction between all three of them.
My question is, do I get a corsage for my dad's partner or not? I'd like to to honour the role that she has played in my life, but I don't want to cause undue angst for my mother.
Thanks for the advice!
