Thread by @ozzyetomi, I'm tired of wedding culture. It should be okay for people to [...]

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ozzyetomi

I& #39;m tired of wedding culture. It should be okay for people to decline being a bridesmaid if its honestly too expensive. It should be okay for your friends who cannot afford you asoebi to not be forced to spend the money.

It should be okay a bridal shower to be whatever is within the bridesmaids/friends/family budget and I miss the days when it was girls kikii-ing it up in someones living room. Women waste too much time and spend too much money and effort on weddings.

The sameness and routine of it is played out. I know our culture is overwhelmingly oppressive but I wish more brides were allowed autonomy to celebrate their day however they see fit. And for God& #39;s sake, your friends don& #39;t need to soak garri because you are getting married.

I& #39;m not judging anyone - I just don& #39;t understand wedding culture. Everytime I see someone morph into a "bride" i& #39;m looking at them like, you& #39;re really gonna get sucked into all this shit. It must be addictive - I have no idea.

I feel sorry for the yoots just entering their "wedding season" because the game don changed, Nigerian weddings have gone nuclear.

Another thing - yes getting married is supposedly the "greatest" event of a woman& #39;s live, but stop expecting your wedding to take precedence over things in other people& #39;s lives. Its important that your friends are there to celebrate with you & ply you with compliments..

But dont use being a & #39;bride& #39; as an excuse to stop being a friend or being there for others. Your stress isn& #39;t more important than someone else& #39;s because its for a wedding, neither tbh, is your event so much more pressing than anything going on in someone else& #39;s life.

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