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Speaking of Bridesmaids...
My cousin's girlfriend/fake Facebook wife (on FB she claims they've been married since the middle of last year) sent me a message today saying:
"Hey how are you, I have a huge request. I really like and I really need you to be a bridesmaid. <Cousin> and I are having a wedding on <Date two months from now>. Please call me <phone # with no dashes or spaces>"
I don't know this woman. I met her once a couple of years ago, and then I saw her again a couple of months ago when she announced she was pregnant. I also do not like her. She friended me on FB after the pregnancy announcement, and since then I've seen her post multiple times about how sinful gay people are. She says some really, really hateful things. She also has talked about all those "sinful divorced" people in various post. I've managed to not respond to these post but I doubt I'd be able to refrain from telling her off if she were to start spewing her hateful bs in person.
I love my cousin dearly so I'm torn, especially because he played a role in my wedding to XH (a role that we would have had to pay someone else to do, but he offered his professional services for free).
Re: Speaking of Bridesmaids...
I don't know if I have any advice, but I find it odd that she asked you vs. him asking you, you know, since you actually know him? Sounds like she's hard up for friends for her pretty pretty princess day.
I guess I'd probably talk to him to see if he would be crushed if you respectfully declined because you didn't feel like you know her well enough, or because two months isn't enough time to get the funds for everything that goes along with weddings, or because you're just a bitter old divorced lady who hates weddings
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Maybe you could offer to help in another way? Do you have a talent you could offer (photos, flowers, invites)?
Am I the only one who pictures this like in 27 Dresses...where the sister wants Katherine Heigel's (sp?) friend to be her bridesmaid because she's pretty and would look good in the dress? Does your cousin's GF/FI/Wife/Baby momma want you to be eye candy in their pics?
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Clearly I've seen that movie too many times...
This sounds like a good plan to me!
StartingOver, I love that movie! Sounds like that might be the case!
Loves it!
HAAA - exactly!! Is it going to be a religious ceremony? If so, maybe you could do a reading instead?
I love this too.
I don't know if the ceremony is going to be religious or not. I am going to have to call to get more information.
I am really leaning towards just saying that I am disturbed by many of the things I've seen posted on FB and because of our differing views on these subjects, I don't think that I can do it. I'll just apologize to my cousin separately.