45 Hard-To-Believe Facts That Make People Reevaluate Their View Of The World

Completely agree. For my wedding, I wore a nice saree instead of a ‘wedding saree’ and have worn it 4 times already!

I’ve heard of more than a few brides buying dresses from Walmart, Target or similar stores simply so they can wear them again. I actually know one person who did just that and she and her now ex-husband had their wedding reception as a potluck and her parents’ backyard because they wanted to go into their marriage without debt.

Like everything else, an expensive wedding dress is a status symbol and values statement. People can say it’s a “once-in-a-lifetime” thing or claim that it’s a “special occasion” all they like but it’s all just unnecessary consumption, ego pumping and playing at a fantasy.

Especially when the groom only has to drop a couple hundred bucks to rent a tux

Agreed but also outlandish to spend many thousands of dollars on a few hours of ceremony / reception. There's 'nice' and then there's "I spent more money than a fancy new car just so I could impress people for a few hours".

Agreed. I walked into David's Bridal, went right to the clearance rack and picked the first one I saw in my size. I was in and out in 10 minutes and while the employee was ringing me up, she whispered, "I've never seen anyone do that before" in a quiet awe, lol. Or maybe it was that she couldn't believe a bride would not care about something that's usually made such a fuss over. Of all the weddings I've been to, I could not tell you what the bride's dress looked like. They all look similar.

Agree. Same with bridesmaids dresses! Meanwhile men rent a suit and done, fraction of the cost and look just as nice.

A friend of mine went to the wedding where all the women got to wear their wedding dresses too

my dress cost me 10$ from a thrift store. still have it

Especially since there is a 50/50 chance one will be dragging it behind their car or throwing it on a bonfire in a few years.

Absolutely 100%. My wedding dress was £135 in 2005 and I loved it. It was later made into clothes for my nieces & nephews 👍. It was no brainer 🤷🏻‍♀️

Just wear your wedding dress to the supermarket! That's what I'd do.

To each their own. It's nice to wear nice things and feel good somwtimes so might as well do it on a special occasion like one's wedding

I made my dress out of ivory eyelet with a fancy edge for $30, and my MOH's dress for even less out of a pretty calico. I have since donated it.

I've been to several weddings where the bride wore her best dress and the groom his best suit. Ditto the bridesmaids and ushers. No need for fancy-wancy togs! Especially if it's a simple ceremony in a park or with a justice of the peace.

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But that was the entire point. You were showing off your wealth by telling everyone you could afford what Slate's wedding series called 'a single-use statement piece.'

Only if you take it off.

But you can get it altered and use it for all kinds of things! /s

I agree! And it makes me sick that some choose to trash the dress afterwards, completely ruining it for photo shoots.

Yeah I wore jeans to my wedding at city hall :).

Especially since every single one just looks like a damn wedding dress.

People want to pretend, even for a day that they are royal and wealthy.

Black? Red?

I'm a woman and I've always loved blue.

Try telling that to the reactionary authoritarians who NEED for blue and pink to mean something since it is used as a marketing tactic. Well, it sure as hell worked on them.

Tell that to the moms who think giving their sons anything pink or purple will turn them gay. :(

Tell that to gender revealers….

Try telling that to my dad :D good luck, I’ve tried several times

Don't assume!! They can have genders if they like. They are free to choose.

There was a cultural reason for this. Baby boys were considered "desirable" to certain demons and would be disguised as girls until they reached the age were the demons didn't want them anymore. This is why many of our presidents are pictured wearing dresses in their youth.

I read somewhere that red "hid" blood stains, so that the soldiers would not panic in battle surrounded by dying mates. I don't know if it's true, but it makes sense.

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Deep undersea there is the “Immortal Jellyfish” which can revert back to earlier stages of their lives when damaged

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Mmmm we're gonna need lots of melted butter...I mean let's help them!

I wonder if they get less so with age. (In all honesty, I don't find lobster exceptionally tasty in the first place; it's mostly a delivery vehicle for the melted butter.)

Not funny.

I just read that in Jim Gaffigan's voice.

VERY WELL PUT! 😃🦞

YES

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Hold on…I hope that billionaires would distribute their wealth responsibly and charitably, but why should they not exist? Are they not human? Sure, some have inherited wealth, some have made their own way, but to say they shouldn’t exist is a bridge too far. They’re people.