Be ready for hurt feelings: 8 lessons learned from eloping
Wow, it’s been an amazing couple of weeks since our surprise elopement! Now I’m ready to download on the whole experience of eloping for my own piece of mind, and hopefully to help others considering it! Here are the eight lessons I learned from our elopement…
I took off my ring yesterday
I took my ring off yesterday… I needed one day, just one, where I really considered whether this marriage was something I wanted. Throughout the in-law drama I would ask my my fiancé if he was absolutely sure he wanted to marry me. I realized I’d never really considered the question myself.
How Offbeat Bride saved me
I have never seen such amazing love, support, and genuine helpfulness from complete strangers. Not only did Offbeat Bride readers help with my problem, they lifted me up, and (pardon the cliche) removed a heavy black cloud from my shoulders. They showed me not only ways to move past my problems, but, in meeting some of them who have already done so, showed me it could actually be done.
I want NO BRIDAL SHOWER, but my future mother in law won’t let it go
My future mother-in-law has decided that she is throwing me a bridal shower. My wording there is intentional — she did not ask if I wanted one, she did not ask if my bridespeeps were throwing me one (they’re not, because they know I don’t want one), she Just Decided.
For many reasons, I’ve tried to be polite and just say “no thanks,” but she’s insisting.
I have no interest in this event, although I realize that it is very nice of her to offer to throw me one. How do I get out of this?