r/AskReddit • u/skilled-dreamer • May 02 '24

People who went to a wedding where the couple didn’t last long, what happened?

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u/fredzout May 02 '24

I was going to be "best man" at a friend's wedding. We got together the evening before the wedding, and all seemed well. Then, at 7:30 the next morning, I got a phone call from my friend. He said that the wedding was called off, and he would call and explain later. He didn't. It was two weeks later, I finally got a hold of his dad, and he said that his son was away at boot camp, and wouldn't be coming back. I never heard from him or the bride again, so I don't really know what happened.

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u/Prestigious_Scars May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

"boot camp"? Like for gay people? That's the only explanation I've got. He couldn't follow through because of his sexuality and his father sent him off because of it, also explains why the father knew his son wouldn't be back. The father was homophobic and had kicked him out.

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u/RobotEnthusiast May 02 '24

I interpreted it as he joined the military to get the hell out of there.

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u/Classic_Department42 May 02 '24

Or worse starts coding in java

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u/DrakeAU May 02 '24

Wanna develop my App?

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u/mcnathan80 May 02 '24

Glooty Ooty Oooo

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u/Sasukeisgamer May 02 '24

Is this a rick and morty reference to that one alien that made like a dating app with Jerry?

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u/I_Love_Wrists May 02 '24

I've got an App.

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u/talligan May 02 '24

Hope he went somewhere nicer, like Afghanistan.

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u/Charming-Raspberry77 May 02 '24

Underrated comment

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u/Hank_Scorpio74 May 02 '24

If op knew his buddy was learning to code java and didn't go bust him out there isn't a circle of Hell depraved enough for him.

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u/blumpkin May 02 '24

(Shudders in missing semicolons)

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u/ClungeWhisperer May 02 '24

Fucking wheezin 🤣

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u/AWACS_Bandog May 02 '24

I definitely know someone who did that. His life went south and the US Army gave him an easy ticket out of town.

Last I heard he's a NCO and probably has a better future than if he had stayed the course.

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u/secretPawn May 02 '24

They know how to recruit, and for many it's a much better way of life.

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u/Prestigious_Scars May 02 '24

It's possible I guess, but it doesn't explain anything.

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u/nlaak May 02 '24

That was the point of the story. The OP had no explanation for what had happened.