Article August 27, 2007 Issue

Another wedding weekend

BY GINGER MACK

"I survived another wedding weekend," I thought as I waited at the airport for my ride. Many of my friends have been getting married recently, and I've attended lots of weddings. It's fun and exciting to see my friends moving on with their lives, but I haven't always felt this way. In fact, there were some aspects of these celebration weekends that used to make me a little uneasy.

For one thing, I never knew who else was going to show up, so I wasn't sure I'd fit in with the crowd or not. It was fun to see old friends, but it made me uncomfortable when people talked about their jobs and spouses. It was hard not to compare my life to theirs and sometimes feel as though I was coming up short.

Also, it was challenging to watch close friends move on to new adventures. Change can be difficult, and I knew that their new roles as married people could lead to big changes in our friendship.