Weddings, for married spectators, produce a feeling related in some respect to that of horror films. You know the actors are in grave danger.
You know something bad will happen at some point.
The actors are blithely unaware of any risk.
you want to yell at them, warn them, but the bride and groom are as unable to hear as celluloid images on a screen
And those vows. Oy
Why else would the vows make you promise to love honor and obey, before witnesses, unless the audience knows that at some point you will be unable to do just that
But it’s a good kind of danger.
Making crazy promises, binding future you, a self you cannot know, or perhaps even imagine can be a romantic, tragic and even intelligent thing to do.
a buy and hold strategy, with a reasonably good fund, or adequate mate, pays dividends. Though downturns are sickening, hold on …too much trading virtually guarantees failure.
I’m available to officiate weddings, if you need a quirky officiant. Reasonable fees. No guarantee the bride won’t despise me. Someday she’ll get it.
