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“She Can Be That Petty”: Man Leaves Wife Behind After She Wanted To Ruin His Brother’s Wedding
Weddings are monumental occasions for the couple to enjoy. Part of the celebration is an unwritten rule: the bride is the only one who wears white on the big day.
This arrangement became a problem when a woman wanted to steal the show by wearing a white dress at the ceremony, much to her husband’s dismay. It became a headache for the man because his brother was getting married.
The husband ultimately decided to exclude his wife from the wedding, which only worsened the situation.
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Weddings have an unwritten rule where the bride is the only person who wears white
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However, this woman chose to disregard it out of spite
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Her husband decided to take action, but wonders whether he was in the wrong
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Entitled people will always have an agenda
The man’s wife seemingly felt entitled to steal the bride’s thunder by wearing a white dress to the wedding. She likely knows it will cause a stir, yet she makes excuses to force the issue.
While she didn’t vocalize it, the woman also appeared intent on ruining the day because of her rift with the bride. According to relationship expert Dr. Barton Goldsmith, entitled people always have an agenda.
Dr. Goldsmith likewise noted that a sense of entitlement is typically rooted in deep-seated factors. It could stem from an underprivileged background or from consuming media that presents a blurred version of reality.
“Our personal histories or exposure to the media can let us forget that it is love that is meant to keep us together, not things, toys, or travel to exotic lands,” Dr. Goldsmith wrote.
Dealing with an entitled person, a significant other, at that, can be tricky. Attempting to reason is typically futile and a waste of effort. However, there are effective ways to go about it.
Licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Jade Wu says the top priority would be firmness in declining the person’s unreasonable request. However, she also advised using compassion along with a pragmatic approach because there’s only so much you can do with an entitled person.
In the story’s case, the husband’s decision to leave his wife behind was his way of putting his foot down and refusing to accept her behavior. The woman was out of control and could potentially ruin someone else’s big day – all because she was acting out of spite.
Most people sided with the husband
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Sparky Hughes 12 hours ago
Perfectly said. And wearing white at a wedding doesn’t necessarily hurt the bride. It shows everyone there what a tacky, rude, and socially inept a-hole you are.
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monsieur mabel 1 day ago
.....i would have told the op, yes, you are an a*****e...........for staying with such a not nice person...........
Kate Johnson 23 hours ago (edited)
Haven't these very stupid women figured out that when you wear white to another woman's wedding that ALL the other guest will be talking about what a completely pathetic s k a n k and sad attention seeking nutjob you are, and speculating about the idea that you might have been raised by wolves. The only thing you do is embarrass yourself.
Upstaged75 1 day ago
Hopefully this is a wakeup call for the guy and he dumps that trainwreck of a wife.
Crystalwitch60 19 hours ago
Op it’s illegal to marry a child !! well done on stopping her going , she’s a nasty selfish narcissistic child, op please re think ,n ffs do not have kids with her !
Beak Hookage 20 hours ago
I laughed at the "soaking wet pink dress that stinks of red wine" comment. What a jerk! She brought it on herself by acting like a petty brat.
Melinda Landis 18 hours ago
If she really wanted to do it, she could have ubered herself to the wedding or whatever. She apparently has a little sense and realized that would probably end the marriage although that boat has maybe already sailed.
Granny's Thoughts 9 hours ago
Your wife is a truly nasty person. She will only escalate in her bad behavior. Find a nice woman. Don't waste years with evil people.
UKGrandad 13 hours ago
OK, I've done a deep dive on the subject of guests not wearing white (because a lot of people are downvoting my comment saying it's a ridiculous non-rule) and it turns out that I was right. It's a matter of etiquette that only applies to the reception, not the service, and only when the dress code is formal with the women in ball gowns because of the similarity between white ball gowns and wedding dresses. Unless the wedding is a very formal affair requiring women to wear ball gowns to the reception, there is not a tradition that says women cannot wear white to a wedding, and so unless the bride has specifically requested guests to not wear white there is no reason not to.
Binky Melnik 12 hours ago
I don’t know how the “guideline” managed to grow to such silly proportions that now, people can’t even wear beige or a light pastel, but it seems to have, and it doesn’t seem as if anyone’s done a deep dive on it. Instead, people throw glasses of red wine on clothes they deem “too close” to white. It’s absurd! It’s not as if people will mistake someone in a pale pink dress for the bride!
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FireWithFire 1 day ago
Crystalwitch60 - I'm sorry to do this because I told user Nicole I'd refrain, but it's the only way to get your attention. . So. I want you to look back at your comments this past month and specifically the replies to your comments. Seriously, have a look! You hopefully will learn something.
Lady Eowyn 13 hours ago
She'll never learn. She has about as much self-awareness as a rock, and doesn't even realize what she's showing the world. It has nothing to do with accents.
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Sparky Hughes 12 hours ago
Perfectly said. And wearing white at a wedding doesn’t necessarily hurt the bride. It shows everyone there what a tacky, rude, and socially inept a-hole you are.
Load More Replies... monsieur mabel 1 day ago
.....i would have told the op, yes, you are an a*****e...........for staying with such a not nice person...........
Kate Johnson 23 hours ago (edited)
Haven't these very stupid women figured out that when you wear white to another woman's wedding that ALL the other guest will be talking about what a completely pathetic s k a n k and sad attention seeking nutjob you are, and speculating about the idea that you might have been raised by wolves. The only thing you do is embarrass yourself.
Upstaged75 1 day ago
Hopefully this is a wakeup call for the guy and he dumps that trainwreck of a wife.
Crystalwitch60 19 hours ago
Op it’s illegal to marry a child !! well done on stopping her going , she’s a nasty selfish narcissistic child, op please re think ,n ffs do not have kids with her !
Beak Hookage 20 hours ago
I laughed at the "soaking wet pink dress that stinks of red wine" comment. What a jerk! She brought it on herself by acting like a petty brat.
Melinda Landis 18 hours ago
If she really wanted to do it, she could have ubered herself to the wedding or whatever. She apparently has a little sense and realized that would probably end the marriage although that boat has maybe already sailed.
Granny's Thoughts 9 hours ago
Your wife is a truly nasty person. She will only escalate in her bad behavior. Find a nice woman. Don't waste years with evil people.
UKGrandad 13 hours ago
OK, I've done a deep dive on the subject of guests not wearing white (because a lot of people are downvoting my comment saying it's a ridiculous non-rule) and it turns out that I was right. It's a matter of etiquette that only applies to the reception, not the service, and only when the dress code is formal with the women in ball gowns because of the similarity between white ball gowns and wedding dresses. Unless the wedding is a very formal affair requiring women to wear ball gowns to the reception, there is not a tradition that says women cannot wear white to a wedding, and so unless the bride has specifically requested guests to not wear white there is no reason not to.
Binky Melnik 12 hours ago
I don’t know how the “guideline” managed to grow to such silly proportions that now, people can’t even wear beige or a light pastel, but it seems to have, and it doesn’t seem as if anyone’s done a deep dive on it. Instead, people throw glasses of red wine on clothes they deem “too close” to white. It’s absurd! It’s not as if people will mistake someone in a pale pink dress for the bride!
Load More Replies... FireWithFire 1 day ago
Crystalwitch60 - I'm sorry to do this because I told user Nicole I'd refrain, but it's the only way to get your attention. . So. I want you to look back at your comments this past month and specifically the replies to your comments. Seriously, have a look! You hopefully will learn something.
Lady Eowyn 13 hours ago
She'll never learn. She has about as much self-awareness as a rock, and doesn't even realize what she's showing the world. It has nothing to do with accents.
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