I have had my wedding planned since I was five years old. I have dreamt of a long flowing train, purple dresses, and white flowers for as long as I can remember. Coming from a huge, very close-knit family, I always assumed that the beautiful old church with stained-glass windows that I’ve pictured, would also have a great sanctuary to accommodate my large number of guests. I’ve always been a sucker for hopeless romanticism, so the question of who my groom would be, was never a question. I knew I would someday find my “soulmate”. The only thing I never really considered is who I would choose to stand beside me. Who will wear those purple dresses, hold my flowers so I can hold his hand, and hand me tissues, because I’ve never been to a wedding without crying, so there’s not a chance in the world that I won’t bawl at my own?
I have always connected better with members of the opposite sex and always had more guy friends than girls. In fact, I have spent the vast majority of my life avoiding becoming close with girls, due to being burned so many times in the past. I can honestly say I’ve had worse experiences with girlfriends, than I ever had in relationships. And I can confirm that it is a lot harder to mend a broken heart when it was crushed by your so-called best friend. I don’t trust girls, and I’ve met too many to count that I just don’t click with. Why, then, did the man of my dreams have to come with nine…yes nine… “friend his whole life” guys that he wants to have standing next to him!?! How the heck am I supposed to come up with nine girls to match that?!
Have you ever seen the movie “I Love You, Man”??? The people who know about this are referring to it as “I Love You, B****”
I’m officially on a mission to meet and befriend enough girls to create an even playing field at my wedding. Here’s my list so far:
Kelsey – my cousin, and the only girl I’ve considered a friend my whole life
Nikki – my closest friend from college
Rebecca – Justin’s sister
and….that’s it.
I have a few maybes, and a few girls that I met through Justin that I’m getting to know, but I haven’t found anyone else that I’m ready to add to my list. I have at least two years to make this happen, but really, I’m not sure I can become that close with that many girls, in such a short amount of time. If I can’t do it, I may have to consider changing my whole life’s worth of planning, making Justin widdle his list down, and have only 2 or 3 people on each side.
I’ll keep you updated on my progress.
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