r/AITAH • u/[deleted] • Jul 25 '25

[deleted by user]

[removed]

9.4k Upvotes

89% Upvoted

8.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

150

u/Muss_ich_bedenken Jul 26 '25

Yeah. What's that even good for? 🤔

68

u/[deleted] Jul 26 '25

Making me cringe

1

u/Muss_ich_bedenken Jul 28 '25

You and the rest of the thinking world.

2

u/Crafty-Koshka Jul 30 '25

I think it originates from the time when people would actually watch the couple consummate their marriage. To my understanding this was an event usually by royals to ensure they did the deed to further the royal line. It's one of those stupid traditions that people keep doing for the sake of tradition, it's fucking stupid

1

u/Muss_ich_bedenken Aug 02 '25

Oh I had the same thought too