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I am defninitely stressed out about the dress size. I know that sounds really lame, but my friend tried on 10s and 12s tonight... I've got to be able to get down to at least that small in like, 3 months! So yeah, I'm a little jealous of how small some people are.
I also envy people with FANTASTIC invitations- I really want to DIY (DIM for myself?) but I have NO idea how I'm going to pull that off!
I'm guilty of petty jealousy, too. Especially the people who just seem effortlessly thin (you know, those people who are somehow just right, with curves but slender, who have perfect skin and hair, but don't worry about what they eat?)
I've found that when I eat healthy a lot of this goes away. Even if I'm not perfect, I feel good, and so I don't concentrate as much on the little things. As for the wedding jealousy, I think the DIY trends and WB have really helped me with that. Personalizing the wedding makes me feel more in control of what makes it sparkle.
Ooh, and people with natural athletic ability. I'm clumsy and have continually tried to build up running endurance to no avail.
Haha, I think this was more rant-y than constructive. Sorry!
Haha that's ok Lilyfaith! It's still good to hear others have insecurities, too--like I'm not alone in that GRR feeling.
@KMSull... do you live in ATL? (I forget which city it is you live in of the two in your profile. Sowwy) If so, I'm thinking about buying a Yudu in like two or three months, I have a cricut and I'm getting a tablet and Illustrator for christmas... so how about you come over sometime in early February to Clemson and we DIY invites? I am totally in the belief that you'll be engaged by then, btw.
hmmm i am jealous of women that are getting married in a few weeks i think.. i know my time will come but i still get a twinge when it's someone's wedding day and not mine... silly i know lol
oh and people that can afford phenomenal photographers...
I'm jealous of brides who actually have their groom in the same country as them... I'm planning our wedding 100% on my own, 3000 miles away from my love.
Some days its really hard to want to plan my wedding.
When he gets here in December we have 3 weeks to hammer out a billion details & I know its going to completely overwhelm him! Sigh.
It's really silly, but I'm sort of jealous of people with long hair. I have a super short pixie cut (about an inch!) which I love for everyday, but I wish it could be long for the wedding, I love updos or pretty waves. It's so short I'll have to put my veil on a headband.
There's this one couple in our social circle who just became engaged like, a month or so ago, and I'm finding myself getting jealous over the fact that she's already booked their reception at the venue that I really wanted.. but couldn't afford.
She's got one of those WeddingBook things through theknot.com linked to her Facebook account, so I see the updates as she notes them and I feel jealous of the fact that she's already got the whole thing planned and I'm just sort of swimming in a sea of uncertainty because I have no idea what to do for the reception table settings with less than 5 months left.. and hers are already thrown together in mock-ups and stuff.
@nexus: I just cut off over 10 inches of my hair (its a little longer than chin length now) and I totally have long hair envy! lol I miss it. Get prenatal vitamins! Your hair & nails will *apparently* grow like crazy :)
@recessionista I love my short hair for everyday, I just want it to be long for only my wedding day. Maybe I should wear a wig, lol.
@nexus: lol no!! If you loooove your short hair keep it for your wedding day! I hate it when the bride looks nothing like herself. :( Rock that pixie!
@cinema: I know, right? I don't want to have a pity party-- but the last few weeks I've had zero excitement towards my wedding. Lately I just want to cry about it. Its like "this isn't how its supposed to be" but unfortunately it is what it is!
Ladies, definitely give your man a hug tonight (or the next time you see him) & be thankful that you can do that :)
I hate to say it, but I am jelous of people with bigger budgets.......... especially since I just found out there is pretty much no way I can afford the venue of my dreams :(
I am jealous of people with super happy families that can all come together in joy!! My parents had an extremely hostile divorce, and my wedding will be the first time they've seen each other in YEARS... father is remarried, mother is not. On a day to day basis, I really feel like my wedding is 1/2 about my wedding, and 1/2 about family drama! I feel like people are more dreading/anxious about the family tensions than they are excited & happy about the wedding. :-( I'm so jealous of the brides & grooms who have that happy, warm, supportive vibe from their families.
I am jealous of my best friend from high school. I thought I was having a pretty nice wedding until I start to see what she is planning. Bigger ring, vera wang dress, incredible venue, beautiful website and save the dates. Not to mention her bachelorette is supposed to be a cruise!
I try to take a deep breath and realize that I will be marrying the love of my life and we are planning the wedding of our dreams. I have been mildly jealous of her since HS, need to get over it. She just goes all out and that is who she is.
I am jealous of people with big families - or really any immediate family. I guess I am just so sad today.
I'm mostly jealous of people who have others who are paying for their wedding. Not that I want a hugely expensive wedding, but everything would just be so much easier/less stressful if someone else was just like "oh 20k? here ya go" haha. My parents are helping us out a lot (7k) and I'm SO very grateful for that because its too much considering their circumstances I think... but yea. It'd just be easier if I had a rich fairy godmother. :)
also of skinny girls. But... i know that one is really my fault so I can't complain too much about that now can i!! hah
We have a long engagement, so I am jealous when friends who get engaged long after me get married before me. I am happy for them, of course, but it isn't fair!!! Also, when FI and I get married, we'll have been together for 6 years, and I am jealous of friends who are able to get married after only being together 1-2 years.
@Nexus-6: :( i get jealous of longg hair tooo ur not alone, especially girls with nice long hair :(!!
but we should be gratefull for what we have ! :)
Jealousy is totally normal, I think it is how you handle it that matters :)
Besides now with the Royals getting married we'll ALL have something/someone to be jealous over :)
1. definitely long,thick hair! i have been 'growing mine out' for several months since we got engaged and it is maybe 2 inches longer in 4 months. and super thin. it is going to be barely shoulder length at the wedding. . oh well. in my dream world I would love to do my hair half up/half down and curly. . .but that will never work for me, it has to be an updo and I am limited to styles like a french twist that work with thin, shorter hair.
2. brides who get to plan whatever they want without their mom saying 'it has to be at a country club', 'it has to be formal', etc. . .that is the one downside of having someone else paying for your wedding!
I'm jealous of people with families that are supportive of their ideas. I'm just starting to plan and already I'm getting raised eyebrows from my mom and grandmother. No matter what I say, both of them have at least 74 better ideas that the try and push on me. I know that wedding are as much about family as the bride and groom, but they're not paying for it so they need to keep their ideas to themselves.
I'm jealous of people with mothers. I lost mine a few years ago and everytime a friend thats getting married goes off on her mother or complains that her mother is "controlling everything" or some such nonsense I get really tense and have to walk away.
I honestly can't think of any advice I've ever received in life that helps deal with feelings of jealousy. A lot of people say "just be grateful for what you DO have" but often times that just reminds me even more about what I don't. What do people do to quell the green-eyed-monster? Is there hope? I've got a long life ahead of me of weddings, holidays, and babies with my mom and it sure would go a long way if I eventually stopped wanting to rip the hair out of bratty, ungrateful children out of their heads every time they roll their eyes at their mother...
the jackal...
I feel for you. My mother just battled cancer for the third time. The doctor informs us that this is something she will be dealing with for the rest of her life. It made me think of how I would get through things if she wasn't around. I can't even imagine it. It definitely makes me appreciate her more. Her opinions mean the world to me. Keep your head up! Your mom will be looking over you on your big day :)
I am jealous that my FI and I had to wait so long to get engaged and start a family. Due to his schooling, we won't get married for another 17 months, and it will be awhile before we can start a family. I used to be jealous over seeing people getting engaged on FB. Now, it seems like everyone is having a baby!
I am jealous of people who get engaged after being together such a short time.
I am jealous of others potentially stealing our thunder. We waited for my FI's brother and sister-in-law to get married before he proposed. We've had the attention on us for awhile, but now, they're having a baby, so it's back to them. Also, I will be jealous if my little sister gets married before I do (it is a huge, complicated mess to explain).
Don't waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself.
It's true! Somehow, that calms me down, when I read that.
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Okay, so i'm totally a wedding jealous kind of person sometimes--I sometimes lament that two of my friends who are totally wrong for each other are getting married before me in a huge bash, or that I am not as thin as other brides, though I'm working on it! (Yeah 15 lbs! This month has been difficult!)
So with that said, what are your jealousies and how do you try to get over them? I try my hardest to just smile and think how pretty my own wedding will be, how my dress will make me look like a million bucks, but it doesn't always work. I'm curious to know how other brides deal with this!