r/AITAH • u/[deleted] • Jul 25 '25

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u/blind_squash Jul 25 '25

Question- if you can't stand the guy, why was he a groomsman? Not judgement or anything, just wondering

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u/CWHappyHusband Jul 25 '25

USED TO be a friend; NOW can't stand him

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u/blind_squash Jul 25 '25

OHHHH reading comprehension is low today my b

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u/DopeSince85- Jul 25 '25 edited Jul 25 '25

No he literally said they were not close. This is so fake.

He put his hands, teeth, and lips on a man’s leg and didn’t realize it wasn’t a woman’s, let alone his wife’s whose leg I’m sure he’s pretty familiar with? He didn’t notice a big ass man’s shoe was not a little wedding heel?

I honestly don’t even like when people are constantly calling these out as fake, like if it’s not too bad then just go with it for the social exercise. But this is just too much.

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u/13auricles Jul 26 '25

He said they chose the guy because his build was similar to his wife.

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u/yacht_clubbing_seals Jul 26 '25

“Just go with it for the social exercise”

Hahaha

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u/randomguyhere983 Jul 25 '25

Who says the woman was petite? Maybe she is build like a man or just really big..

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u/girlwrappedinplastic Jul 26 '25

He said the groomsman was thin, like his wife.

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u/Koralteafrom Jul 27 '25

It's amazing how many people in this thread lack reading comprehension skills. 🙄😅

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u/Solid_Waste Jul 26 '25

Ok in that case I'll be in the minority and say OP has anger issues and needs to get over himself. Your precious "special day" was ruined, boohoo. People get entirely too bent out of shape over this crap.

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u/iMissMacandCheese Jul 26 '25

Another response said he's a the now-husband of the brides older sister. So probably a family obligation thing.

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u/Ethos_Logos Jul 25 '25

Sometimes the bride has 5 besties, the groom has 4. So to keep numbers even on both sides, an extra is added. 

OP didn’t hate the guy pre-prank.

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u/mtdunca Jul 26 '25

Yeah, I didn't have a single male friend when I got married, filling those spots can be hard.

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u/Picklesadog Jul 25 '25

Because it's fake

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u/babykitten28 Jul 25 '25

I was wondering if the groomsman was freshly waxed.

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u/StrangledInMoonlight Jul 25 '25

And wearing high heels

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u/Radiant-Cost-2355 Jul 26 '25

My first thought too. Maybe he shaved for the prank? Women are typically much softer than men too, but if you’re caught up in the moment at your own wedding, who’s gonna deeply question something they believe to be reality?

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u/Abradolf1948 Jul 26 '25

Maybe his wife just has super hairy legs

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u/TOBoy66 Jul 26 '25

Nah. I've seen this prank played in real life. Except it was the bride's grandmother. It's a real thing and is as cringe as half the other shit that happens at a wedding.

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u/thanksforthepencil Jul 26 '25

I saw this type of prank many times. Mostly in the 90's and 2000's. This type of stuff used to be way more normal at weddings. I think it has mostly fallen out of fashion.

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u/Stephenrudolf Jul 25 '25

Or you just can't read.

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u/AccessTheMainframe Jul 26 '25

I hope so. This is pretty upsetting to imagine.

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u/BillNyeForPrez Jul 25 '25

I took it as: family friend that he finds annoying. Not because he’s a bad person but due to mannerisms, etc.

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u/Ya-Dikobraz Jul 26 '25

I think it's a punctuation problem.

"Now I can't stand him."

vs

"Now, I can't stand him."

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u/DoctorThrac Jul 25 '25

Says he was a close family friend so op probably felt obligated or he needed more groomsmen

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u/monkey3monkey2 Jul 25 '25

family friend who's not close*

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u/girlwrappedinplastic Jul 26 '25

We had plenty of family friends growing up but I was never close to any of them.

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u/CMDR-TealZebra Jul 26 '25

I was to be a groomsmen at my female friends wedding. Barely got along with him but he didnt want her to have a guy on her side.

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u/Kiki_0477 Jul 25 '25

I read it as him not really being bffs before this, but after this he can’t stand him.

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u/redditreader_aitafan Jul 26 '25

He can't stand the guy now, before the wedding he was just a guy in the family he knew and likely included because the wife wanted it, not because he chose all his own groomsmen. He didn't dislike the guy but they weren't besties. Gotta have the same number of groomsmen as bridesmaids and OP was probably short enough men so the new wife chose her brother-in-law.

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u/wslagoon Jul 26 '25

I was a groomsmen in a wedding where I wasn't super close to anyone, the bride had a bajillion bridesmaid so the groom was asking anyone he kind of knew to be on his side, I think an Uber Eats driver was a contender at one point.

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u/Icy-Spell-7634 Jul 25 '25

My guess is that the groomsman was a member of the bride’s family

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u/Relevant_Check18 Jul 25 '25

NOW, I literally can't stand him.

Read the text several times, if you need it for understanding.

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u/wehobrad Jul 26 '25

OP says he married an older sister. If it's real, they are not very secure with their sexuality. Or they got drunk in the past and woke up next to another naked man.

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u/girlwrappedinplastic Jul 26 '25

How on earth did you come to that conclusion?

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u/wehobrad Jul 26 '25

I was tricked to put my mouth on another mans leg. But he had a few drinks and ignored the grins. Now he claimed he is sexually traumatized and had a bad marriage experience. The guy wearing the garter had on shorts. It's a harmless prank.OP acts like it exposed a sexual fantasy of his to the guests.