re: Your friend/brother is marrying a complete bitch

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Just roll with it.

I’m not causing issues with my friend over some stupid woman

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Eh. I mean, you're basically stating just being the guy's friend is the ultimate goal and not what may actually be best for the guy.


From the OP, it sounds like it's a group of friends who all agree on this. The best route IMO would be to get the entire group, no not on the bachelor party, to sit down and have a serious conversation and lay out why they feel the way they do, and obvious in a civil manner. If they just come in and say she's a bitch, that's not helping. But lay out all their points and obviously go heavy on how they want what's best for their friend.

But in the end, you do that one time, and one time only. Sure, maybe you lose a friend over it, but I think it's still worth it. And if he hears you out and still wants to marry the girl and also still wants the group as friends, you never bring it up again, and just go back to being bros.

Straight up told my brother what I thought of the girl he was dating. Eventually he listened and moved on. Thanks me now for being blunt.

A former good friend didn't listen as well. I actually backed truck in and left keys in during the wedding. The other 3 groomsmen were also trying to talk him out of it up until 10 minutes before the wedding. Still married but she has pulled him away from all friends and family.

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If thus has happened to you, did you let your buddy know what you thought?

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Probably the most redneck story of my life. Got in a fistfight with my brother in a hotel in Colorado on Christmas Eve when I found out he was serious about the devil's daughter. We made it through it as brothers, but seldom do I talk to him when he doesn't thank me for trying to fix that mistake before it happened.

Stay in your lane, bro.

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It is just tough. Whether it is your brother or a dear friend you just want good things for them.

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Damn man, that sounds especially brutal

And the line I quoted hits the nail on the head. It just fricking sucks. Nothing you can do to help while your loved one gets destroyed.

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Lose a buddy or have his SO hate you forever... I'd keep my mouth shut and grit my teeth in social situations.

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This is true in most situations.

Had a USAF buddy who met a Korean chick while stationed over there. He separated from the service, moved in with a couple buddies and I, waiting on her to come over and get married.

Chick could barely speak English. Roommates and I had obviously never met her but knew he was making a very, very poor decision. We all sat him down and broke it down for him why we thought he was making a mistake. We didn't pressure him, just offered up our thoughts.

He wasn't happy with us. That said, a few weeks later he called it all off, thankfully.

A little bit different situation but, regardless, it CAN work to talk to ya boy but you have to do so tactfully and respectfully, as well as preparing yourself for him to completely blow you off and how that will impact your friendship.

Odds are that your future wife won't really want to hang-out with of your friend's spouses, or her sisters-in-law, regardless of how sweet and kind all parties involved are. It's the way they are. FWIW, if she was the coolest wife / GF on the planet, she'll will get tired of you coming over the house to BS with her husband, and she will make him choose going to watch their pudgy 8YO daughter cheer-lead at a meaningless 2nd grade CYO football game, vs. to BR, when you have (2) 50 yard-line tickets to LSU A&M, out of spite ( because she wants to go too, since she is cool).

Let it go. Everything works out in the end.

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did you let your buddy know what you thought?

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No. People choose mates in part to fulfill deep-seated needs. Just hope the marriage makes him happy or be there when everything falls apart (of course with plenty of shite to give him).