Man slammed for making 'weird make-up' comment to bride on wedding day – The Mirror
A man has been slammed for making a comment about his wife wearing too much make-up – on their wedding day. But others totally understood where he was coming from
Looking lovely on your wedding day is something that everyone wants, and sometimes, that will include wearing more make-up than you usually would as it's a special occasion. Whether you decide to go for a glowy, 'natural' look, or something a bit more perfected and matte for the big day, it's a personal choice, and nobody else gets to decide other than you.
So when one woman's husband told his wife that she wore "a huge amount of make-up" on their wedding day, she was seriously offended and gave him the "cold shoulder" afterward when they were at home together.
He took to Reddit's 'Am I the a**hole' forum to ask whether he'd done anything wrong, explaining that he'd been with her for over two years, saying he "loves her to death" and she "means the world" to him, sharing that one of the reasons he loves her so much is because she's "comfortable with her skin and doesn't use a lot of make-up."
He also said that they "always tell the truth to each other no matter what." He wrote: "Yesterday, was our wedding and the moment I saw her there I was shocked she used a huge amount of make-up that I barely recognized her without hearing her voice.
"She saw my facial expression that I was acting a little out of the ordinary and she asked me what was wrong. I told her that it was nothing but she looked a little weird with all that makeup on her face."
Feeling uncomfortable, she "tried to laugh it off" and turned to speak to her pals, but the man thought he'd done nothing wrong "at that moment", explaining that she hadn't said anything that would indicate she was upset with him for his cruel words.
"However, when we went home she started to give me the cold shoulder treatment", he admitted, but she just said she didn't feel well and was "tired", which led him to believe that she could be "hiding something", and he wondered whether it may be what he said when they were tying the knot.
People were quick to slam him for being so mean to his wife on their big day. One wrote: "You're the a**hole – on the day she's meant to feel beautiful and stunning and desirable to her new husband, you pulled a funny face and told her she looked weird. What a s***ty start to a marriage."
Someone fumed: "This just sickens me to think about. The wedding anxiety and pressure on women is already so real and so toxic…even for brides who don't care much about appearances, traditions, or even 'cheesy' romantic stuff, the pressure is on 24/7 to be absolutely perfect and you get scrutinized by EVERYONE.
"It's hard, even for confident women, to avoid the constant nitpicking of every physical imperfection and not let it get to you. I thought even I'd be immune to it, but it wears you down, sometimes to the point of breaking. It felt like middle school bullying all over again. If my fiance behaved that way I don't think I could ever face another person again, much less walk down the aisle in front of dozens of them. I hate to think of how heartbroken and crushed this poor girl must feel."
Someone added: "Also, wedding makeup is expensive as hell. Even if it looks bad or weird you do NOT tell a bride that after they spent all that money on it!"
Another defended him though, writing: "If she's never done that and then did it was probably just a bit shocking", and another agreed, commenting: "He's used to her very natural look, was surprised and spoke without thinking. It doesn't sound like he intended to be malicious. Safe to say he still owes her an apology."
Do you have a similar story to share? Email: danielle.wroe@mirror.co.uk
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