He Called Off The Wedding

My gf recently told me a story about one of her girlfriends having her wedding called off at the last minute.

It's sad, but I couldn't help but think she will be better off.

I say that for two reasons.

One, a person deserves to have someone who loves them completely without getting frostbite on their feet. OK, I understand a nervous stomach because marriage is serious but how do you get close to your wedding and say Nope, uh huh, this ain't for me? Ain't you supposed to ponder that before a ring is given and a proposal is accepted?

So if a person does that it is all for the best, which leads me to my second reason. It is better that he or she realized it before the wedding than after.

Whooooda heck wants to be married for a few years or months and then get told, "Nah, I'm not the one for you and you are not the one for me. Kick rocks. Beat it!"

And I don't necessarily feel this way because I'm divorced.

When I went into my marriage, I was sho fo sho fo sho, and I think he was too. It's just that things happen. Sometimes people don't equip themselves with the necessary tools to nurture a relationship. Sometimes people grow up and apart. Sometimes people have two different pictures in their minds about their life and marriage. Sometimes, shoot, I could go on and on and on and on....

But I have a cousin who was a No Show for his wedding.

The guests decked out in their Sunday best had arrived and everything was in order. Flowers adored the church and the anticipation of seeing the bride was growing.

Several calls were made to my cousin and his brothers and friends in an effort to find out what was going on. When my aunt finally heard from my cousin, he said he wasn't coming and that he couldn't do it.

It was devastating to my aunt, grandmother, heck everybody was in shock.

But as much as he had people shocked, upset and angry, I have to say I respect him for doing what he did. I can't speak for the girl, but I know that after he called off the wedding she didn't want much to do with him and understandable so.

But what are your thoughts? Do you know of anyone who has had their wedding called off at the last minute or day of? How was it handled? And do women call off weddings?

Share your thoughts with me.