Topic: Marriage

Dude Proposes To Girlfriend In Super Creepy (But Exceptionally Awesome) Way

Dude Proposes To Girlfriend In Super Creepy (But Exceptionally Awesome) Way

Sometimes, I wish people would stop putting their crazy proposals on the Internet (it makes it seem like that’s the only reason to have done a wild one in the first place!). But, y’know, the times are a-changin’ and I admittedly do love seeing happy people do cute things that make one another smile, so I s’pose the strange proposals are simply something I’ll get used to. More »

Like Anne Hathaway, Do We All Have To Go Through ‘A Lot Of Bad Ones’ To Find Love?

Like Anne Hathaway, Do We All Have To Go Through 'A Lot Of Bad Ones' To Find Love?

After the SAG Awards, Hathaway noted that she “met a lot of bad ones” prior to being with Shulman. The matchmaking sounded fun — who wouldn’t want Anne Hathaway trying to set them up with some random entertaining friend of hers? — but when I read this story, I mostly thought about how frustrating it is to experience numerous unpleasant folks in your dating escapades while searching (both actively or passively) for somebody who doesn’t suck. More »

What Are Single Ladies On Pinterest Planning For Their Weddings Planning, Specifically?

What Are Single Ladies On Pinterest Planning For Their Weddings Planning, Specifically?

Recently, The New York Times ran an article about single women planning their weddings. Look. Single women have been doing this since the dawn of time. It’s what a hope chest was for. But The New York Times is excited, because, among other things:

Pinterest, a site where users can create virtual bulletin boards by “pinning” their favorite items, is imbued with wedding-themed boards with titles like “Yeah I’m single and…?;-),” “Someday my prince will come,” and “I want to get married. 2018?” Claudia Hanlin, the founder of the Wedding Library, a boutique location in New York where couples can research vendors, said that one could look at Pinterest “and realize that there are far more people pinning pictures of weddings than there could possibly ever be brides.”

I am going to those boards and seeing what we will be incorporating into our weddings. Here. Here is what is happening. More »