good morning america topic is 'postwedding depression'...

AlmostMrsKelly Posted: Aug 21, 2006 08:17 AM

good morning america topic is 'postwedding depression'...

they say that one out of every 10 spouses experiences this (i'm going to guess it's one out of 10 BRIDES though... i can't imagine a guy going through this!). there's a so-called expert who says that in order to prevent this, we shouldn't use words like 'perfect' when planning the big day. like saying 'i found the right place for us' instead of 'i found the perfect place' or 'i found the right dress for me' instead of 'i found the perfect dress'. WELL, if I think it's the perfect dress or place, i'm going to say so dammit!! oh, and we're supposed to talk about our feelings after the wedding. good thing that's what us girls have LIW for!!

can you imagine your FH telling you he has postwedding depression?! if mine said that, i'd just considering he hasn't helped an inch with planning.
ah, this whole segment makes me

chapel06 Posted: Aug 21, 2006 08:28 AM

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Did they say anything about wedding planning depression? From the RSVP's to making sure everyone is on the same page I just want to stay inside and eat a gallon of ice cream.

Chelle Posted: Aug 21, 2006 08:44 AM

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I was just watching the same thing!!

Mandyin2007 Posted: Aug 21, 2006 08:49 AM

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I read an article on this like 2 months ago... I guess you miss the excitement and anticipation of wedding planning.

greenfreak Posted: Aug 21, 2006 09:29 AM

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Why must we label every emotion or difficulty with some kind of syndrome? This kind of stuff makes me laugh. Who makes this stuff up?! It's so ridiculous.

vinnysgrl Posted: Aug 21, 2006 09:36 AM

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Posted by AlmostMrsKelly

they say that one out of every 10 spouses experiences this (i'm going to guess it's one out of 10 BRIDES though... i can't imagine a guy going through this!). there's a so-called expert who says that in order to prevent this, we shouldn't use words like 'perfect' when planning the big day. like saying 'i found the right place for us' instead of 'i found the perfect place' or 'i found the right dress for me' instead of 'i found the perfect dress'. WELL, if I think it's the perfect dress or place, i'm going to say so dammit!! oh, and we're supposed to talk about our feelings after the wedding. good thing that's what us girls have LIW for!!

can you imagine your FH telling you he has postwedding depression?! if mine said that, i'd just considering he hasn't helped an inch with planning.
ah, this whole segment makes me

i completely agree, they ov eranalyze everything

ali120206 Posted: Aug 21, 2006 09:40 AM

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My mom was watching that!!!

Jesses Girl Posted: Aug 21, 2006 09:44 AM

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i was watching this too..yes my job consists of me watchin tv and being on the internet!

that is scary! I am going to tell my fiance everything I feel HAHA I do not want to be depressed afterwards. We spoke about somethings soo far just so i dont go crazy! I feel bad for those who have post wedding depression

ant n tilde Posted: Aug 21, 2006 09:56 AM

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i think people who suffer from this are so wrapped up in the wedding that they forget that the whole point of a wedding is the marriage! i am not blaming them, you can get so caught up in all of this wedding planning!

as for me, i am just as excited for the marriage part as the wedding part!

actually i am more excited about the honeymoon that both those things ha ha jk

seriously though, i guess it will feel wierd to not have anything to plan any more BUT then i can look forward to living with my husband and starting my family and that is a million times more exciting to me than a few hours at my wedding!

as for labeling things. . . i currently have some 'i am bored at work syndrome' maybe i can get some sick leave for it!

kat107 Posted: Aug 21, 2006 10:35 AM

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I don't think it needs to be a 'syndrome' but I can relate to feeling a little blue after a big event. It happened after our couples shower, I just felt sad that it went by so fast, and then it was over. I have no illusions about a perfect wedding day, and am definitely more concerned about developing my marriage than about the party, but I do know that I am a little prone to a touch of melancholy the day after. Does that make sense to anyone, or am I just a nutcase?

greenfreak Posted: Aug 21, 2006 11:55 AM

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It makes total sense but you can apply that feeling to anything... Vacations, family events, buying a house, whatever you have that you can look forward to can be a let down once it's over and done.

I like having things to look forward to. It gives you hope. You get into trouble where you always have to have something on the horizon and don't learn to just be happy with what you have, your everyday life. (it's a lesson I had to learn myself!)

ant n tilde Posted: Aug 21, 2006 12:45 PM

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i can relate with having a touch of the blues after a big event though. . .
its just the naming of everything - i feel like it makes more people get it!

i know even after my cousin's wedding that i was in, or even something stupid like the prom - for a week after i was like 'what do i do now?'

july06bride Posted: Aug 21, 2006 01:07 PM

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I feel a bit sad when big events are over... after my bridal shower I felt a bit, sad-it was a wonderful day and everything went 'perfectly' but after I was a bit sad-then the same with my friends wedding-i was her maid of honor-and we planned our weddings together, and it just goes so quickly...and the same after my wedding-I am not sad-but I miss planning something-I enjoyed planning our wedding so much... I love being married and wouldnt change it, but I can admit to feeling a little down right after, call me crazy I guess...