Went to a wedding alone. justmenow: Wow, I thought this was going to be so hard, but it wasn't. I went to a co-workers wedding without a date. First of all, I didn't feel like taking on the pressure of finding a date. I probably could have gotten one, but why? I arrived at the wedding on time (which never happened with my X). It only lasted about 20 minutes - probably the shortest wedding I'd ever attended !
At the reception, I sat at a table with all my friends from work and their dates/significant others. Wow. It was a unique opportunity to do some people watching and observance of "couple dynamics". It was very interesting to see how the men/women interacted with one another and to kind of project - "How do those two put up with one another?" or "Aww, they're so cute together".
Anyhow, not much point to this post other than I'm proud of myself for being strong enough to go alone AND have fun. Thought it might give some hope to those out there who are still in a tailspin and thinking that life is over. It isn't. There is live on the other side and it is liberating!
Re:Went to a wedding alone. barelybreathing: Hey alright!
A couple of weeks ago, I went to a baptism alone. I wasn't going to go at first but then changed my mind. Only because it was good friends of ours as a couple (through our church) and it represented so much.
I was quite proud of myself. Huge hurdle for me. Faced so many people, so many questions. Families all around me. Couple friends we hung out with now having their second child, etc...
I have to say, I felt very strong. Very stoic.
Anyway, good for you......
BB
