Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Eureka Moment 3
Men and women can have lifelong friendship without having sex. I went to a wedding last weekend and noticed the normal sexes for the best man and the maiden of honor was the opposite at a traditional wedding. The best man was the best friend of the groom who was a woman and the maiden of honor was a man. Most traditional wedding has a man as the best man and the woman as the maiden of honor. The groom and the bride decided to have their best friends standing beside them, when they getting married.The only changed i notice was the best friends didn't hold hand, while coming down the aisle, because the best woman had the rings in her hands. She was wearing a dress and the only appropriate place for the wedding rings was in her hand. The label on the wedding party table was "best person" instead by their sex. It was a different type of wedding. This is different from the societal norm of wedding parties. The changes was accepted by the younger generation, but the older generation wasn't happy of the ideal. The older people didn't approve of changing the norms at a traditional wedding.I was surprise at this concept at the beginning of the wedding, but I made adjustment.
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Ashley,
ReplyDeleteI think it would have been too masculine for a male to be called first lady. The politically correct expression is changing the terminology for the only male student. The television series “Star Trek” change their phrase from “to go where no man has gone before to no one has gone before” is a form of being political correct. I don’t think society has gone that far for men to be seen as feminine without offending the male. A different terminology could have been to call the male student as “Mr. First Man.” I am in a class that I am the only male and the conversion between the women in the class feminine type of topics. Their conversations are feminine in nature, when a woman in the class to talk to me about sports it is seen by the other women as being masculine. We were talking about the Flyers game and it turn into a short conversation, because the woman I was talking to felt pressure to change the topic. The pressure for a male to seen as masculine has been the building block of American society starting with the founder fathers.
June 11, 2010 8:35 AM
Stephanie
ReplyDeleteThe merging of two different personalities is hard for a people, but is possible with the right person. The first couple of years I like to call “puppy love” in the relationship. The extra steps to communicate have to be taken by both parties in a relationship. The hard part in the relationship is getting to know and understand your mate in a relationship. The communication is an ongoing work in process and should never stop for the relationship to prosper. I truly understand that men and women have a problem in communication and it’s not until we are in a loving long time relationship, when we you have to learn how to communicate with the opposite sex. I hate talking with my wife about the same subjects and it took her only two years to understand. It is times when I have to listen to her talk about subjects I consider to be pointless, because I am a male. We both like the same sports besides for basketball. The letting go of being stubborn I agree is a key for a relationship to grow. There are rewards of having a mate as your best friend is very specials and unique.
June 11, 2010 6:46 AM