Men's great love to hate weddings

In all my 20 fine years I have never understood why someone (read men) would hate weddings! Ever realized how they wish they would just appear on the actual date in their jeans n kicks, say I do get the band and run with their bride-who is not in an over priced dress (read gown)? That is like the most amazing day of anyone's life, the day you do not need to be a celebrity to have all eyes on you, the day since you turned 3 when every body adores you. Surely, why would someone hate all this awesomeness?
I actually thought about blogging about men’s attitude towards weddings yesterday when we were just chilling with my very own prince charming, watching Heist, great series btw. Once the clock hit 5, I did not care how he was into Heist we had to switch to ‘Weddings’. You guessed right, he got bored and sweet me innocently yet ignorantly asked, “Baby, why do men hate weddings?” Wrong question to ask or maybe it’s the timing that was wrong. Woow!!! It was like I had detonated a land mine. What he said which was affirmed by other 14 men by the way resulted to the list, “10 Reasons why you should hate weddings” How now? This should be my least favorite list, how can they possibly manage to hate weddings and worse come up with a list?
The list (in order of how often they were mentioned):

1.      Waste of money: Out of the 15 men I talked to all 15 mentioned this reason first. They do not get why a girl would want to wear a dress worth 100 000ksh just one day and store it. No comment, but I am still dreaming of my Disney princess ball gown.

2.      Waste of time: They wonder why we can’t just jump into the honeymoon and get on with life. Sorry sirs! Its worth every second spent for the best day of our lives. Also mentioned by 100% of the men I talked to.

3.      It’s a show off: Why tell the world you are getting married? Guys but this is the best day of my life, I definitely want the world to know I lived to see it

4.      So much of your private life out there in the open: I reserve my comment.

5.      Plainly boring! This coming from a man from the Asian community, I kinder feel him, you know how their weddings take a whole week that drives him nuts. How I wish I would have my wedding for a whole week

6.      It’s a ladies thing, period. Purely feminine and men like acting tough (macho, I heard)  Not valid too because the women are getting married to men!!

7.      Deception/hypocrisy; Weddings have lost the magic- the purity and divinity intended. Still no comment, yet!

8.      The dowry negotiations process is too tiring, so many rules to follow, so many fines, they claimed come we stay works just as fine. I disagree.

9.      They hate to see women cry; and apparently there so many women crying during weddings, the bride herself out of excitement, the mother, the sisters, the friends. I do not think this is a valid reason

10.  For 10,I was threatened to repeat point 1 and 2 gift; to just emphasize that it’s a waste of both money and time, lest I don’t get a Christmas

Some other reasons I got I would rather not mention since I am preacher of good morals and true love. Wish I could write why girls love weddings but ...that is a book on its own.

Long live weddings:)

 xxoo

Bridal Glamour.