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I was talking with a friend the other day who has received THE ultimatum from his girlfriend. She has decreed over text message the seventh inning stretch, that he has three to six months in which to shit propose or get off the pot she’ll move out of their current living situation.

Apparently, her sentiments were exacerbated by my own proposal to the PreWife. It is one thing to tell friends over the phone or via email that you got engaged and then enjoy the thanks from her father and praise from them for your happy occasion. It is quite another thing entirely to meet up with your paired off friends and find that after the women are done oogling the .005 carat huge rock on your PreWife’s finger, they tend to look at their own Men and make a determination that either it is time to move on and get engaged or it is time to move out. Ouch!

So, what’s a guy to do? Read the rest of this entry »

Yup, it is a big country. And a big country needs a big wedding industry. About 2,160,000 weddings occurred in the US from December 2005 to December 2006 (according to the CDC) spending approximately $86 Billion. That averages out to around $40,000 per wedding. Shoot me now Sweet! Just to put things into perspective, I Googled the word “wedding” and got 301,000,000 references.

Just for kicks, I Googled runaway brides and got 38,000 references. “Left at the alter” brings in 12,000 (ouch now that is just too much). So subtract 50,000 from 2,160,000 weddings and that leaves you with 2,110,000 weddings that actually went off without a hitch! Another way to look at it is $2 Billion dollars was left standing in the aisle! Yes, I know these stats aren’t even remotely accurate, but it makes you think… So go home and hug you fiancee and tell her Read the rest of this entry »