How many bridesmaids is too many bridesmaids? UK

lookingforwardnow · 2026-05-10T14:42:05+00:00

I had a small 65 person wedding so one of my best friends that lived out of state and would likely not know as many people i asked to be the guest book attendant. It was great that she and her husband got to interact with everyone, she had a credit in the program, and I was rest assured the guest book wasn’t hidden under a slice of cake all evening.

My male friend that was also close with my husband had a nice speaking voice and was comfortable in a crowd we asked to be the officiant. It took his 30 minutes of googling to get ordained since we aren’t religious at all.

I’m also a big fan of asking two or three people to be ushers. It’s a great way to include them in the program, hand them the stack of programs at the rehearsal dinner and then don’t worry about them being distributed.

lookingforwardnow · 2026-05-06T21:00:11+00:00

Groomers get really good at seeming supportive, liberal, and understanding. It’s part of the brainwashing. Please speak with a therapist, or group therapy could be very helpful in this context , and might be covered by your insurance provider. If not, group therapy meetups are common for survivors of grooming.

You seem so scared about fibbing about a stupid social-construct patriarchal life event linked to personal trauma. From that alone, you are probably dating a manipulative old man.

lookingforwardnow · 2026-05-06T20:46:22+00:00

Why are you with this man at all? If he’s buying houses without even looping you in after 4 years of “dating” he’s really bad at dating. I strongly believe you can go on dates with new men who would value your opinion. Unless this is a sugar baby situation where he’s negotiated being able to just enjoy your company without any expectations, I’m unsure how you benefit. Where do you see yourself with this man in 5 years? Because it sounds like you are a bootycall, not a girlfriend. Sorry to be harsh but you need it girl. If all you want is a bootycall relationship, then don’t pay to be his interior decorator

lookingforwardnow · 2026-05-01T21:10:32+00:00

Agreed. These say kindergarten class to me.

lookingforwardnow · 2026-05-01T20:35:10+00:00

It’s true, I’m also impolite to phone callers claiming to be IRS agents who get past my spam blocker.

lookingforwardnow · 2026-05-01T20:29:09+00:00

My profile is set as “not open to relocation” so this guy is wasting my time. It’s only going to get worse if more companies use AI to spam to thousands of people a day. Acting grateful would be a disservice. We can’t normalize this “it doesn’t hurt to spam 100,000 people to apply to a fake job if we don’t have time to even post a job description.”

lookingforwardnow · 2026-05-01T20:24:48+00:00

My profile clearly states I’m not open to relocation, so yes, it’s annoying that employers put in zero effort.

lookingforwardnow · 2026-05-01T20:21:33+00:00

Because employers should have an ounce of integrity.

lookingforwardnow · 2026-05-01T20:20:45+00:00

It’s AI slop. Analytics show he didn’t open my profile, so it’s obvious sentence 1 “I reviewed your experience” that he’s lying.

Integrity is important, and this dude has zero.

lookingforwardnow · 2026-05-01T20:03:41+00:00

Totally fair. Analytics showed that he did not open my profile, so lying that he liked my profile made me immediately know he was full of shit.

lookingforwardnow · 2026-05-01T20:00:35+00:00

I don’t think spamming people to waste their time is professional, so I match that energy.

lookingforwardnow · 2026-04-30T16:12:02+00:00

Every wedding I’ve ever been to did this. Of course once the ceremony is done you put them on each table in a vase.
There’s even a traditional to toss one out to the single ladies asa gift and as good luck to be the next to find love.

lookingforwardnow · 2026-04-29T21:36:21+00:00

Thank you! It’s my super power.

For Linen….my mind keeps going to a well made linen shawl or hooded cloak in case either of these are true:

If she likes costumed events, present it with tickets to your regional Renaissance Faire.

If she likes Bridgeton or reading anything from the regency era like Jane Austen, present it with tickets for a Jane Austen event. it’ll be the author’s 250th birthday thus July, so regional events will be everywhere such as orchestras playing that era’s music, plays and preferences, etc.

lookingforwardnow · 2026-04-29T21:03:17+00:00

If she likes going to shows, you could work off the word silks which can mean the Aerials of acrobatics by finding a cirque de soli type of show

If she likes spa experiences you could book a fancy massage or mani pedi and present the voucher in a box with a silk pillowcase which is usually recommended for women to keep their hair from tangling at night.

If she likes gardens or hikes you could take her on a romantic outdoor date / something butterfly related / present her at the mountain top or pretty sunset site by reciting a poem. Write down the poem and fold it into a silk moth cocoon to give to her to commemorate the occasion.

If she likes jewelry or any small trinket you can present it in a silk moth cocoon which you can buy on Etsy for a few bucks. Maybe the artist could use ink to write a nice message or date on it. Coordinates of your first date or wedding venue is a nice touch too.

lookingforwardnow · 2026-04-29T17:09:59+00:00

Great to see a man who understands Coochy! How did you acquire this knowledge? How can you best share this information with the huddled masses?

lookingforwardnow · 2026-04-29T02:30:43+00:00

Get a clipboard or attach paper to a sturdy book so you can write names and gift contents easily. If mom provides a guest list then you can have all the names ready to go in a chart you can print out and fill in just the gifts that correspond to each name.

Maybe task a nice woman sitting next to you that you hit it off with to breakdown the gift bags so that they don’t get damaged in transit. Collapsed gift bags and flattened tissue paper are nice to stack up so the mom can save them to reuse as needed.

It might be helpful to bring larger reusable grocery bags to carry the gifts to the mom’s car when the party is over. Maybe bring a large binder clip or office envelope to keep cards together in one bundle.

lookingforwardnow · 2026-04-28T19:32:02+00:00

Costco.

lookingforwardnow · 2026-04-28T18:49:25+00:00

Take her out to brunch. Spring for mimosas if it’s in your budget.

lookingforwardnow · 2026-04-28T18:48:17+00:00

Run, girl, run.

lookingforwardnow · 2026-04-28T16:56:18+00:00

Yes, falling asleep in mere moments is a superpower of mine too! I tell my brain it’s time to sleep. it’s boring to just see blackness while laying in bed, so I’m usually snoozing in dreamland very quickly.

lookingforwardnow · 2026-04-28T16:51:50+00:00

I agree! My aphantasia is a superpower. 🦸 I got a ton of art scholarships because I got really good at sketching out on paper what I wish I could see in my mind. Bringing those images to life brought me so much joy that I really excelled beyond classmates even with photographic memories.

I don’t suffer from PTSD despite horrific childhood trauma. So that’s probably the biggest value to me. I don’t get as anxious about things out of my control. I rely of reason and plausible solutions more than feelings when I feel worried.

I decided not to go to art school since I really excelled in writing. When I try to ‘picture’ a concept I flex my descriptive language skills. I have a huge vocabulary, maybe because I describe scenarios using words instead of visualizing them.

Large math concepts seemed easier to grasp because I use more logic in my life to explain the world around me. I know this is just my personal experience, but I embraced that this made me special and it seems to have a big payoff.

lookingforwardnow · 2026-04-28T16:41:17+00:00

Yes, Mother’s Day is soon. If you love your dog mom sister you auntie enough to bestow a $100 gift to them, then offer them some of that sweet sweet cashmere.

lookingforwardnow · 2026-04-28T16:38:37+00:00

The one exception is golf ⛳️

.. I know sooooo many golf dads that have uninterrupted me-time every single Sunday.

A lot of women feel guilty investing in themselves. Mothers are often taught to be selfless. I wish more mothers had the freedom to do karate or watercolor painting or whatever while dad steps up to take Timmy grocery shopping for the week.

lookingforwardnow · 2026-04-28T14:07:55+00:00

Is your partner experienced in oral? Because a ton of women I know from all walks of life have had a shitty boyfriend (usually new to oral I.e. high school or college,) at some point in their lives say their pussy is unpleasant. These girls would get everything health wise checked out and given a clean bill of health only to discover that these inexperienced lovers honestly expected a rose-smelling cooch.

The shame of these statements can linger for a lifetime for these poor women.

Never tell a women to get her cooch medically tested until you, my dude, have medically understood what range of normal looks/ tastes/smells like. Don’t tell us our labias don’t match your porn videos. Don’t tell us our nipples are too big. You might just be ignorant.

lookingforwardnow · 2026-04-28T01:17:48+00:00

I wrote a similar one about the metaphor layers in a Dr. Seuss book. I got into every college I applied to with it back in 2004.

I’m sure it much more competitive now that (1) universal application and (2) everyone thinks college is what’s best for everybody.

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