A seldom acknowledged grey cloud looms over the future bride. While she meticulously plans, schedules, breaks the bank and frets to make the celebration of her love as perfect as possible, her groom is frequently called upon to honour the upcoming nuptials by getting wild with naked women.
Is it just me, or does the bachelor party tradition completely suck the romance out of a wedding?
Let me clarify that I fully support every man's god given right to a wild night out with the boys. Excessive alcohol consumption and debauchery? Fine. Crude conversations about ex-girlfriends and past sexual conquests? Go for it. Getting up close and personal with other women's private parts? I'm going to have to pass.
Let's be honest; most women don't feel great about their loved one visiting the rippers at any time. There's nothing particularly inspiring about picturing your man in a room full of women who have chosen nudity as a profession. Provided it's a rare occurrence however, I've generally made my peace with the fact that sometimes my significant other will be called upon to support his friends and testosterone in general by ogling the curves and jiggly parts of the fairer sex.
But the thought of my groom as the man of honour surrounded by naked women right before I commit my life to him? That's another matter.
When it comes to sex, and even porn for that matter, I'm no stick in the mud. Case in point, I've been to female strip joints with two of my past partners, and at least three other times with male friends. Who knows, maybe one day my future husband and I will even pop into a strip joint together for a little adventure or to simply hit up a bar before last call. But there is something categorically different about my groom having this experience with drunken cajoling male friends just days before our nuptials. I'm already losing sleep over completely insignificant things like the possibility that the cake will get damaged or the DJ won't show up. To have to think about the love of my life with strippers on his lap days before I say "I do" is just a little more anxiety than I am willing to take on right now.
I'm am fortunate enough to be with a man who understands how I feel and has no burning desire to have this experience. I really don't know what I would do if he was unable to commit to staying stripper free before our wedding. I also know that promises made today might not be so easy to keep after a night of drinking with friends.
So what do you think? Am I crazy to think that celebrating with naked women takes something away from our big day, or is this a tradition that needs to evolve with the times?
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