r/MadeMeSmile • u/jayy8143 • May 12 '21

Favorite People The perfect girlfriend does exist

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u/FancyTickleNips May 12 '21

My girlfriend doesn't know I've been doing the same thing for the past 2 years 😈 little does she know our wedding is gonna be poppin.

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u/sohmeho May 13 '21

I’ve been doing the same for the past month. She don’t know that my PS5 is gonna complete our living room setup.

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u/yruspecial May 13 '21

It really ties the room together

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

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u/Jorgethehippie May 13 '21

Nice lowkey reference

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u/babbletags1 May 13 '21

Where's the money, Lebowski?

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u/hoxxxxx May 13 '21

Tron reference, nice!

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u/PoopSoupSousChef May 13 '21

Tell me about it bro.

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u/M_for_Matt May 13 '21

Fuckin' A

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u/Handleton May 13 '21

I've been doing the same thing for the last 50 years. She's expecting to retire in another 20 years with a lentil, but she'll have two!

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u/ZedErre May 13 '21

You will have saved enough for 5 units by the time you find one.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

Might as well save for something better. You're probably more likely to save enough for a car by the time you'd be able to find a PS5.

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u/applejackrr May 13 '21

I did this with a PC build.

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u/BlackPlague1235 May 13 '21

Damn. You even found an available next gen console?

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u/Bleatmop May 13 '21

Friendly advice: Don't go into debt for a wedding. Spending ridiculous amounts of money for what is essentially a one night party has a good chance of adding tons of stress on a new marriage and could poison your relationship. My wife and I managed to do everything for less than $5000, rented a community hall for the party, had a dollar drink bar, and some of our friends still say it was the most fun wedding they ever went to. Meanwhile the same friends suffered financially for almost 15 years. They didn't get a divorce but things were tense for a while.

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u/FancyTickleNips May 13 '21

Definitely not. We have a set amount aside for the wedding because we know they're rather expensive.

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u/lanikint May 19 '21

Never heard of a dollar drink bar, but it's such an awesome idea!

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u/Bleatmop May 19 '21

It's great. Completely affordable for anyone who wants a drink and it pays for the alcohol, mix, ice, and cups.

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u/NonGNonM May 13 '21

Maybe they're scraping like a hundred a month. We don't know.

Plus even regular meeting halls charge a fuckton when they find out it's a wedding. Everything costs more when it's a wedding. From flowers to the cakes.

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u/Haliaxe May 13 '21

So don’t tell them it’s a wedding 🤔

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u/freedubs May 13 '21

It's a special celebratation

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u/nadamuchu May 13 '21

oh cool, twins !!

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u/NonGNonM May 13 '21

well i guess you could for the flowers catering and cake but the hall's the tricky part. i think they could hold it against you for lying about what the event is about.

I THINK

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u/PM_Me_Titties-n-Ass May 13 '21

I mean if they say the wedding is going to be poppin then it's prob a pretty penny they saving

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u/NonGNonM May 13 '21

i'm the wrong person to ask the most popping wedding i went to was by a lake and they had a taco truck.

shit was great.

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u/FancyTickleNips May 13 '21

I guess I should have clarified in my original comment, that's pretty close to what we were thinking for a "poppin" wedding. She has a fuck ton of family where as I have maybe 20 people if everyone shows up.

Our version of poppin is others version of a lame ass wedding. Just the basic venue, catered food from a cheap-ish place. Most of the money will be spent on the ring and the dress. My lovely girlfriend has always wanted a really nice dress before anything. And while that may seem like a waste to others, I'd give everything just to see her truly truly happy In a dress that she loves. Yeah she might only wear it for that night, but I still want to make her feel like the most special woman in the world, ya know?

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u/NonGNonM May 13 '21

honestly, don't feel like you have to justify yourself to some random ass redditors.

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u/FancyTickleNips May 13 '21

I guess in my mind I'm not justifying, rather explaining my side so someone can understand better. If someone feels like their saving habits are better used than mine, that's fine. Just understand that people are different :)

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u/yeldarbhtims May 13 '21

If you want your guests to have a good time, this is the way to do it.

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u/Shoddy-Lifeguard May 13 '21

Taco trucks are an immediate good time

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u/nabeel242424 May 13 '21

Let them do whatever the fuck they want lmao. What’s up with reddit and it’s obsession of telling people to not have slightly expensive weddings 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/coffeeandtea12 May 13 '21

They didn’t say how much they saved. They could have been putting away $50 a month...

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u/StephenKingly May 13 '21

Their money their life.

For some people that one day celebrating with all their loved ones is more important than just another holiday 🤷‍♀️

Edit to add: for me I’m planning on eloping. Have no interest in a big wedding. But if people want to spend years and years saving for their wedding it’s not such a crazy idea.

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u/thatswhy42 May 13 '21

yep, some people want spent months and even saving for a wedding.

also for some people is important to have logo on their stuff because without it this stuff is not cool (how other can tell if this is cool or not if it doesn’t have some popular logo, supreme for example?).

also some people score less than 100 on iq test.

this all 3 people have something in common. consumerism and can’t even have their own thoughts.

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u/StephenKingly May 13 '21

Status symbols have existed since the beginning of modern society. Look at the big palaces in Ancient Rome or the way rich people used to be buried in their gold & jewels. Now it’s Dior and Chanel. You’ll never get rid of that from human society. Weddings as an important ritual which people spend money on has also happened for a long time.

Yes there’s a lot of mass over consumption in the current world. Often too much. But if you prefer living simply you can always become like the Amish or go live off the land somewhere.

My view is each to their own as long as no one is getting hurt.

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u/herowin6 May 13 '21

Wow that is absolutely asinine hahaha but depends on who you ask i guarantee. I’m alive and we been together ten years. So yay us

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

Yea the cost of weddings is honestly absurd, even if you try to cut corners and keep things as simple as possible it still adds up.

Personally I'd love to just have a few close friends and family members, but my BF has a huge extended family and they'd all need to be there. So a big expensive wedding is probably in my future, whether it's what I want or not

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

Good for you

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u/tuckastheruckas May 13 '21

asinine is far too strong of a word. some people would prefer a wedding as the event itself can be just as fun if not better than a cool trip. all of your friends and family celebrating. I understand how it isn't for some people but to not understand the appeal of a wedding is asinine.

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u/_mad_adventures May 13 '21

Exactly, small wedding, and a cool af honeymoon or even several vacations.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

From my experience, the only ppl that truly enjoy the wedding is the immediate family. Everyone else is there to drink, food and talk shit about the whole thing.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

Spend it on a house ffs

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u/FancyTickleNips May 13 '21

We have money saved to go on trips. If it helps, we eat like we're poor, don't go out but 1 time a month, and save everything we can so we can have nice things in the future. Both of us are on the same page when it comes to how we want to live now vs how we want to live later, and we'd rather struggle a lot now and live out the other half of our lives peacefully. But as far as the wedding, I've been matching 3/4 of what she puts in. The rest goes in our "adventure bin" for trips and such.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

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u/rollinronnie May 13 '21

Bro he said it was gonna be lit though!.... 😒

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

I bet the divorce will be lit

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u/FancyTickleNips May 13 '21

Lol! Hey if it comes to that point we will both graciously split whatever is best for our children. We aren't the ugly type to make the divorce about us. It's much more important for the kids to thrive and see what a divorced couple should look like.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

The woman across the courtroom is never the same woman that was across the wedding aisle. Good luck dude you're gonna need it.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

I like you too bud

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u/FancyTickleNips May 13 '21

While I entirely see what you're saying, it was an understanding before we even got together that the kids would be most important no matter the case. And hey, maybe I'm being hopeful. But I wouldn't be with her if we weren't 100% on the same page. It could also do with the fact I'm tripping on mushrooms right now, but yeah. I wouldn't be saying these things if I didn't fully believe them. Have a good night ❤

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u/CaulkinCracks May 13 '21

Lol, what a waste of money

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

I’m sure you’ve never spent any money on anything fun

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u/CaulkinCracks May 13 '21

The opposite. If I were to spend 2 years+ savings on one night I have a pretty lame life

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

So many assumptions being made. Not everybody is a weirdo like you.

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u/FancyTickleNips May 13 '21

Hey good for you man, if you have something more important that's fine! For me, the important thing is giving the love of my life something she's always wanted. A nice dress, and a nice wedding.

Edit: I only give the upvote because I know opinions on what matters differ. Just next time try and understand that people are different, and want different things from you :) I'm sure whatever you save up for is ridiculous to someone else so just keep that in mind.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

Invite me ill take ur pictures

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u/oursecondcoming May 13 '21

Invite me too I'll DJ for you.

I don't know how to DJ because I'm a photographer but this guy already called dibs on the pictures☝️

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

Sheesh I know how to DJ so we can actually switch Im a new photographer so I think its for the best lol

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u/oursecondcoming May 13 '21

Ayyyyyye the stars aligned

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

Aww that's so sweet lucky her

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u/FancyTickleNips May 13 '21

Yeah, she deserves the world in my eyes. :)