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Am I alone in finding weddings inherently depressing affairs?
They serve as a reminder that, apparently, one of the things we are supposed to do in this life is to find someone of the opposite sex whom we love so much that we both decide to spend the rest of our lives together and declare it publicly before the world and before God.
A large proportion of the guests who attend are couples who have already made a similar declaration, who are about to or who can expect to be nudged with the reminder that they should. Single guests like myself are viewed with a certain curiosity ("did you leave your family at home?").
At the wedding I am attending today there is a twist. Everyone is saying how unusual it is that the bride and groom - both younger than me - have left it so late to get married. What does this make me?
Of course, these are all undercurrents. It is a beautiful location and everyone seems genuinely pleased that I have come. So I'll make the best of this, smile and make some new acquaintances. Just because the thought of weddings is depressing is no reason not to have fun!
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