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DrillSergeantCat
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Daily Facebook Faux Pas
I really think I could make this a daily thing with all the fuckery and asshattery I see on Facebook. Last night, in a wedding b/s/t group I'm in, a lady asked about honeymoon registries and how successful others found them to be. One person said she did one but most people gave cash, another said people don't give cash so this bride should do a dollar dance, another posted a Pinterest picture with a cutesy poem about their "Honeymoon Wish" asking people to give cash for a honeymoon instead of a gift (you know because cash isn't a gift), another set one up through Sandals (I don't take issue with this), another set one up through Carnival, another said, "You could do a choice, either gift or money donation towards the honeymoon" (best advice ever!!!), another suggested a cash registry through newwish, another said they set up a honeymoon fund at the reception and got $1000.
Then, there's me. I said honeymoon registries like honeyfund are dishonest because guests think they're buying you an experience but they're giving you cash with a fee taken out. I also added that it's against etiquette to ask for gifts or insinuate that you were expecting gifts. I was told I needed a Snickers.
Then, there's me. I said honeymoon registries like honeyfund are dishonest because guests think they're buying you an experience but they're giving you cash with a fee taken out. I also added that it's against etiquette to ask for gifts or insinuate that you were expecting gifts. I was told I needed a Snickers.
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Re: Daily Facebook Faux Pas
Anyway, now they're engaged and she is in a wedding-planning craze. She posts on FB throughout the day, every day (tagging her fiance in these posts) with little updates and ends each post with a link to their website. I visited the website and it has an insane amount of info such as detailed description of the wedding party with names, bios, pictures... color scheme, registry, etc. but they don't even have a date or venue yet.
My fav post so far has been something along the lines of "all right listen up single ladies... don't ever get engaged during your fiance's busy season at work because he'll never be around to help you plan your wedding! It's so frustrating and each time I try to make a decision, he's working! This is so hard!!!" #brideproblems #hemyhardworkingmantho ...she's been engaged for like a week guys.
Not wedding related, but I saw my insufferable ex-friend's anniversary status update yesterday (didn't de-friend because of occasional entertainment, just hidden from main news feed).
It talked about how hard marriage is, as anyone in a real marriage knows.
.... Real marriage?
... What's a non-real marriage?
And I get IRRATIONALLY angry when I see #relationshipgoals or #marriagegoals. What does that even MEAN. "Surprised hubby with his favorite dinner! #marriagegoal."
#FACEPALM
I'm not saying it's a good idea, but if they have a 'honeyfund' hopefully they plan on being able to pay for it if no one puts cash to it.
Side note; no rhyming things for our 'honeyfund' and yes I am aware it was bad etiquette now and wish we hadn't done it.
I posted more around our anniversary, or if some of my fave shots popped up on my 'on this day', but I tried to keep it at a minimum because I knew it would irritate people!
Crowley here sums up my face when I see this crap on FB.
ETA: I haven't even mentioned my wedding or engagement on FB at all yet b/c we don't want FI's dad to find out for as long as possible.
So I really don't understand why those who use FB every day never update their picture from a bridal portrait taken 3.5 years ago, or still have their centerpieces as their cover photo. Or share wedding shit for months/years after the fact, like recreating a "favorite" wedding photo every year at the same place. Don't you ever want to do something else on your anniversary?
The appeal escapes me.
Girl, I'm with you. Taking a million photos isn't that fun for me. I will do it at my wedding and I take a lot of shots on vacations and things, but the idea of recreating a photo every anniversary sounds awful to me. It's nice for couples that enjoy it....but not me at all. I also don't continually share TBTs to an event that happened years ago. I know brides (well....wives now) that do that and it makes me a little sad for them. I give people a pass on still having a wedding photo as their profile / cover photo though, because to me that's inaction (not changing a photo) rather than action (sharing constant updates and pics from the same event). If someone changes their profile and cover photo often to different photos from their wedding, that gets a major side eye from me.