December 20, 2006
Finding a date.
When I was in Carrot River last week, I received a wedding invitation from someone who was a close friend of mine when I was a child. We were friends up until around age thirteen and then simply drifted apart, with little to no contact since then.
I’m very flattered that she thought of inviting me to her wedding and I have decided that yes, I do want to go. She really did not have to invite me and the fact that she did shows me that she has as fond of memories as I do about our childhood friendship.
Now, my dilemma lays in whether or not to take a date. I will know people at the wedding, most noteably Roseanne, but she is a bridesmaid and thus I can’t latch myself onto her the entire time! Other than that though, the people I will know there share the same relationship with me as the bride does: I know them from when I lived in Carrot River but in all likelihood have probably only exchanged a handful of words with them since I graduated and moved to Saskatoon five, almost six, years ago.
Naturally, I think there might be a slight chance that I will feel kind of out of place amongst the rest of the guests. So I’m sitting here, staring at the RSVP note, noticing that I can say whether or not I will be bringing a date. On the upside: Yes! I can bring someone to keep me company! On the downside: Well. We know how my dating life has been lately. I don’t have one. The wedding is on February 16th. Considering my last date was sometime in July, I am fairly positive I won’t find someone I would be comfortable with taking to the wedding that is in Nipawin, a mere twenty minutes away from my hometown.
There you have it, my dilemma: Should I say 2 people will be attending, and then if worse comes to worse just drag a random hot boy there even though I have no interest in him? Or even force a fellow single friend to come along, so we can get drunk at the toonie bar and philosophize about our chronically single state? Or should I just attend the wedding alone, which will more than likely lead to a drunk sob session in a washroom stall as I decide I must not deserve love and when the heck did my childhood friends and I become old enough for marriage anyhow?
December 20th, 2006 at 8:04 pm
You can take my ex..
Its such a small world, with him being from around there anyways, hes probably a guest at the wedding too..
December 20th, 2006 at 9:06 pm
I say you hold auditions. Prepare some questions and challenges, then put your contestants through the selection process, voting them off one by one. It will in no way determine the perfect candidate, of course, but at least you’ll have some fun
December 21st, 2006 at 8:04 am
Mr. Big has the right idea!
I say put 2 on the RSVP. Then if you don’t have a date take a friend…that will counteract the sob session in the bathroom stall. Either way i hope you have a blast at the wedding!
December 21st, 2006 at 9:17 am
I think wedding etiquette is unless you’ve been seeing someone for six months or longer, you do not bring a date to a wedding. However, I’m not sure how old that rule is or is people still follow it.
December 21st, 2006 at 10:10 am
I say check “2″. Make it fun. As far as the etiquette goes….who cares…make it fun. You shouldn’t have to be miserably alone just because Molly Manners made some dumb rule.
I really like the audition idea.
December 22nd, 2006 at 4:19 pm
Jess- I wouldn’t doubt it! It is a small world!
Mr. Big- Any chance you’ll be a contender?
Jen- I plan on it… following your advice of LOTS OF WINE!
Sarah- Screw wedding etiquette. I don’t want to be alone! Selfish huh!
Allbilly- Three votes for the audition idea… maybe Mr. Big is onto something!
December 23rd, 2006 at 1:48 am
“Mr. Big- Any chance you’ll be a contender?”
Any chance those people would like to get married somewhere other than SK?
Got any drafts for the questions? Put ‘em up on here, engage your readers. Girls can play, too. They might not end up being your date, but I bet you can get all sort of creative ideas from everyone.
And just like everyone said - enjoy it and have fun!
December 23rd, 2006 at 10:04 pm
I honestly expected there to be 7 replies here, all “I’ll go!”.
Definitely take someone. Anyone.
February 18th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
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