Many of my nieces and nephews are now of marriageable age, and I've been attending a lot of wedding showers.
Here is my question. What is the purpose of a wedding shower today? Many of these couples have been living together for years and have all their household needs met. They are educated and make more money than us (we are retired). Yet we're expected to provide them with more?
When I was growing up, young men and women usually lived at home until they married. If they had an apartment, it was usually bare boned. The purpose of a shower was to give them a start in life since they usually had next to nothing.
Some of my nieces had multiple showers! Who needs more than one shower? Who even needs one anymore?
I am very proud of my two kids. Both lived with a spouse before they married. Neither had or wanted a shower. They are professionals who married professionals, yet had very simple weddings with only a handful of people in attendance.
Anyway, that's my rant for today. Thanks for letting me spout off. Now back to the registry to pick out the obligatory gift.