She don't need to look pretty...

I hate being a bridesmaid. I didn't do this to my friends (since I eloped in Germany) - yet they almost all have done it to me. I get it, it's their day, they can act out whatever wedding plans they made. But the travel, the dress, the time spent, the catty comparing of so-and-so's wedding to theirs, and of course the gift...and I am usually dateless because my husband is often unavailable. So I end up getting hit on by creepy men, because although I am not one to think of myself as attractive, I generally clean up well.

The Current Bridesmaid Experience:

Speaking with one of the other bridesmaids, I remarked on how pretty she looked all dressed up. She said that she hated dressing up and wouldn't do it again for a long time. Her fiancee was standing there, and I said something along the lines of 'Doesn't she look pretty? You two should take a picture dressed up together' He says, verbatim: 'She don't need to look pretty to mow my lawn'. It was a conversation stopper, so I went back to my glass of wine and husband. Earlier in the festivities I had endured a painful story by a 'self proclaimed Jesus Girl' that ended with 'and homosexuality is so wrong'. Later on in the evening I ended up calling her a bad word to her face, and she deserved it. Woudln't have done it without copious amounts of wine, but I can't say I'm sorry for being honest :) I.could.not.wait.to.get.home. Seriously. But the wine did help. A lot.