A wise man once said "Mawwiage. Mawwiage is what bwings us togethew today." And while he's not completely wrong, the merging of two souls in holy matrimony - or the celebration that follows - is also very capable of tearing people apart. The r/WeddingShaming subreddit is absolutely filled with tacky , petty, and altogether shameful moments that have either ruined or tainted the sanctity of romantic unions. There are Mother-in-laws who insist on wearing a white dress to their son's wedding. Ther…

Taking time off, no matter what your job entails, is absolutely crucial for mental health and general wellbeing. But some employers either don't agree with that, or simply don't care. Such is the case of Redditor u/Nannyneedabreak, whose username kind of says it all. By her account, the twenty-two year old woman has been nannying two amazing kids, aged six and eight. And she's never taken any time off. Seven months ago, she decided to request time off for her sister's wedding this coming weeken…

Judging by the stories we've seen on Reddit and Twitter, an awfully large percentage of brides can actually be referred to as “ bridezillas ”, a term that Dictionary.com defines as follows: “a soon-to-be bride who is overly involved with the details of her wedding and becomes extremely self-centered, demanding, or otherwise difficult to tolerate” I had to be a bridesmaid for one such terror, and it's made me nearly unwilling to be part of a wedding party ever again. As bad as this harpy was, he…

Now that I'm in my mid-thirties, it's safe to say that I have been to a lot of weddings. I managed to get a little two year break because of Covid-19, but the invitations have started to pour in, and my bank account is getting pretty scared. While some of the weddings I've been to got a little sloppy, thanks to bridezillas and open bars, nothing too dramatic has happened at any of the unions I've attended. It's always seemed to me that the whole “Speak now or forever hold your peace” line was s…