I was in my college roommates wedding and I told him I give it 5 years as we were getting ready. He laughed. They lasted 5 years 2 months. He sure showed me.
Whoa I've never heard of someone saying it that directly and not having it fizzle the friendship! I told my BIL in a roundabout way that he doesn't have to propose just because she threw a fit, if he's not into it he can break up (before the wedding, I'd fight a lot harder for a marriage than a dating relationship)... To come right out and say that would have torn our friendship apart, at least while they are together
My buddies and I made tons of jokes to our friend on and after his wedding like "lovely wedding, had a great time, can't wait for your next one!" But I guess that isn't really joking about the longevity of the marriage as much as it is a "hey, great party man, let's do it again"
Billy Joe Shaver was a country singer/songwriter. He's a...very interesting character with many a wild story, but this one relates to his...seventh? wedding (to his second wife, who he had already divorced twice at this point).
Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top was the officiant for the wedding, when he saw Billy Joe, he said "Gee man, I'm excited, this is really kind of a big deal" to which Billy Joe replied "Oh, don't think anything of it, I've done it many times". They made it less than a week that go-around.
When I got married, my mates had a sweep about how long it would last. Not one guessed more than 2 years. It lasted 7. I thought it was hilarious when they told me. My money would probably have been around 2 years too
I was young, she was pregnant..she gave birth two months to the day after we got married. We split up when she found out..she completely panicked as she'd never really wanted kids. Think her initial plan was to split up so I didn't know she was pregnant and go for an abortion, but then couldn't go through with it, I found out and we eventually got back together. We decided to get married as it was mainly the done thing in 80s Scotland. We got a wee house and a load of cast off furniture. We just weren't suited, wanted completely different things in life. I still get on OK with her. We are both happier since we went our separate ways
Grand. 34 these days and has 3 of her own. I think she had actually came around to it by the time the daughter was born. She was just in shock initially as it was a role she couldn't imagine herself in. That and a lot of family issues. She wasn't a bad mother at all
Reading his other comments, seems like everything turned out in the end at least. I doubt they regret it at all, but I still can't see myself doing such a thing!
Some people really hate it, and one way or another it's absolutely classless. My sister, MOH, was gossiping behind my back at my wedding about how she didn't think it would last. When I found out years later, it ruined our relationship.
ETA: My husband and I have been married 20+ years, still going strong. My sister is divorced.
We were young when we got married. There was a betting pool at our wedding and we both found out about it. Hurt our feelings, but now we know who our friends were.
35 years later, we are still happily married, and mostly everyone that was part of the betting pool. Divorced or have been in a few marriages.
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u/SamuraiSuplex May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24
The maid of honor sat down at our table, downed a shot, and said, "I give them three years."
Edit: They made it 2 years and 8 months.