I feel like there’s discrimination and a double standard towards single people. Even though I bought a house just like newly married people do, I work hard and make my bills, nobody has purchased any kitchen appliance or ANYTHING for me, yet time after time I get invited to weddings where a couple has a DOUBLE income yet I’m expected to get them a coffee maker or fine china or nice flatware or crystal vases or designer towels - things I don’t have and nobody ever purchased for me. Just because I want to be present on a special occasion - their union - does it mean I have to take them a pricey gift too. At several weddings, bridal showers, engagement parties a year - it adds up to hundreds of dollars, not to mention should they have children then the baby showers, birthdays and all that. Shouldn’t the invites say “gift optional”. I ended up not going to 3 of my close first cousins weddings and just sent a cannot make it to my 4th cousin’s wedding because I’m not a cash cow. Just because they fork out expenses for a wedding doesn’t mean I can afford to fork out on a new dress, present from their gift registry etc. I think it’s tacky frankly to not make gift giving optional. Thoughts.
I’d rather not go than look cheap by getting ’something small’. I’m not an arts/crafts, not into making things by hand or albums etc. They all register to upper end stores for their registries and pre-choose what they expect the guest to purchase.
Just because they want to shell out money on a wedding doesn’t mean they have a right to register and expect gifts.
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