Wedding bores

BrianD3 · 28-10-2008 2:01pm #1

By this I mean people who talk incessantly about the wedding they were at, the wedding they're going to, the "mad" things that happened at the wedding last weekend, the price of the hotel, how drunk they were, how long the speeches were, how good the band was blah blah blah.

Personally I find the above topics of conversation extremely banal and boring. Most of my work colleagues aged 21-40 (I am in the middle of this range) both male and female talk about this stuff every day. Maybe unsurprisingly, females are worse. It seems to be the only thing they're into. They don't appear to have any other interest, going to weddings is their "hobby"

For a change i'd rather listen to a train spotter or stamp collector drone on about his hobby

Anyone else have similar views? Or am I just a grumpy unsociable old fart?

Frisbee · 28-10-2008 2:03pm

Whats wrong with people talking about a wedding they were at?
It's one of the staples of work:
"So, how was your weekend?"

helimachoptor · 28-10-2008 2:03pm

Man I hate weddings, in the last 5 years I've been to about 10, the best one was my cousins wedding as I got to chat to an ex of mine for a while and hadnt seen her in ages and also my godfather.

The worst... I had to listen to the future drunken MIL while she told me what a cnut the future FIL is all while he is sitting the other side of me couching up his lungs with laughter!

WindSock · 28-10-2008 2:04pm

BrianD3 wrote: »

Maybe unsurprisingly, females are worse. It seems to be the only thing they're into. They don't appear to have any other interest, going to weddings is their "hobby"

Oh Ya. Way to tar us all as the same. Will you marry me?

Roadend · 28-10-2008 2:04pm

Don't worry, you;ll get invited to one some day and then you can see for yourself the great time that can be had and tell a story or two of your own

4zn76tysfajdxp · 28-10-2008 2:05pm

helimachoptor wrote: »

I got to chat to an ex of mine for a while and hadnt seen her in ages and also my godfather

:eek:

INCEST!

c - 13 · 28-10-2008 2:05pm

If you replace wedding with an equivalent of pub/club it sounds like the ****e you generally have to listen to in work most Monday mornings.

By this I mean people who talk incessantly about the pub/club they were at, the pub/club they're going to, the "mad" things that happened at the pub/club last weekend, the price of the drink, how drunk they were, how long the queues were, how good the band/dj was blah blah blah.

I hate weddings too though.

Roadend · 28-10-2008 2:06pm

Madalyn Ancient Self-determination wrote: »

:eek:

INCEST!

With his tranny godfather too

4zn76tysfajdxp · 28-10-2008 2:07pm

Roadend wrote: »

With his tranny godfather too

I hear wedding bells for those two...

Biggins · 28-10-2008 2:12pm

BrianD3 wrote: »

...Anyone else have similar views? Or am I just a grumpy unsociable old fart?

Your just getting old. Don't worry, your not on your own.
I get bored to tears with the same old crap.
I dislike weddings too. So much so that Wifey and I got married at a Sci-fi conference with stars as the guests, with monsters and lightsabers, etc. That was different and was something to talk about and remember.
The traditional route for weddings bores us to tears and we avoid them and any talk about them like the plague. Such ramblings serve no purpose we have found other than for others to bitch about something, complain about various aspects, guests or family, etc. Thanks but no thanks.

smokingman · 28-10-2008 2:13pm

I've been to five already this year and loved every one...

Free slap-up dinner, get blotto, dance like a fool.

Gift!

seamus · 28-10-2008 2:14pm

I have no problem with people talking about weddings, provided that there was something noteworthy. Simply talking about who was there and what the bride wore and what the dinner was like and what the band played is mundane and painful.

But if the speeches took 12 hours or the bride fell in a lake, then I've no problem with people talking about it.

helimachoptor · 28-10-2008 2:15pm

smokingman wrote: »

Free slap-up dinner, get blotto, dance like a fool.

Its not really free, I presume your giving them a present??

Roadend · 28-10-2008 2:16pm

I was at a wedding a week back, the bride wore a white dress and the meal was lovely. The band played instruments. It was a great laugh.

towel401 · 28-10-2008 2:17pm

these women are just desperate looking for someone to marry and pop out a bunch of kids

but going to weddings is fun. FREE SANDWICHES i don't give a **** how boring it is nobody can knock a free sammich

4zn76tysfajdxp · 28-10-2008 2:18pm

towel401 wrote: »

i don't give a **** how boring it is nobody can knock a free sammich

What if it has anthrax in it?

Biggins · 28-10-2008 2:19pm

Madalyn Ancient Self-determination wrote: »

What if it has anthrax in it?

They charge extra for that!

towel401 · 28-10-2008 2:20pm

Madalyn Ancient Self-determination wrote: »

What if it has anthrax in it?

I'd bring it home plenty of people around i'd want to give an anthrax filled sammich to

Roadend · 28-10-2008 2:20pm

You're best to eat around it

BrianD3 · 28-10-2008 2:36pm

Roadend wrote: »

Don't worry, you;ll get invited to one some day and then you can see for yourself the great time that can be had and tell a story or two of your own

I've been invited to plenty and gone to a few, last one was ~5 years ago though. Going to a wedding is nearly as boring as listening to people drone on about some wedding they were at. It's especially boring listening to wedding stories about people you don't know. So someone's mate was drunk and fell over at the wedding last weekend, how interesting.

faceman · 28-10-2008 2:41pm

I cant wait for BrianD3's wedding.

The hotel is going to cost me €250 for the night the robbing cnuts!
The band kept playing Jive Bunny and so many one hit wonders that I wanted them to never stop.
As for the speeches, when the Best man admitted he rode the bride 2 nights before while locked, it was a nice twist.
The cake tasted like barn brack.

Nice bloke though.

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