Amen to that! Many parents feel entitled to having a say. The boy's mom or the woman's dad feel like they are the second in line for importance. Annoying and far from the truth. Hairdressers, event planners and all people earning a honest buck out of this are salivating at the prospect of a big juicy egofilled wedding. If only the bride and groom would have the balls to just think outside of the box and choose themselves....it would be such a different story! Maybe people would start to marry out of real love haha.
The reality is that if we were honest with ourselves there are not many people we have authentic enriching friendships to begin with because it is impossible to have so much energy for many. So the reality is that people fall into the trap of the numbers versus the quality of their connections. And marriage is like showing off that you are cool and have soooo many friends. It is false and wrong. The one that you will spend your life with should not care about such matters, even if it would rub their relatives off. You build a life with him or her, not with moms and dads and friends. I wish more of us to pierce through the essence of what love is all about and let go of our need to do things as we were told to do by a generation that, in high percentage, is mostly unhappy in their marriage .
Thank you for reading me🤗