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Bierbart12 t1_iuid331 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:41 PM

Reply to comment by 2weimateus in TIL that for weddings, it is customary for the groom not to see his bride in her dress until the day of, since seeing it before is considered "bad luck". This goes back to the days of arranged marriages, where both parties didn't even meet each other until the day of the wedding. by HagridsLeftShoe

If only. They don't teach about arranged marriages or marriages at all in most schools

PreOpTransCentaur t1_iuineuv wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:50 PM

It's literally just sitcom fodder though. Like, every movie or TV show that features a wedding will inevitably have this trope.

Temnothorax t1_iujsvyb wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:30 PM

But that doesn’t connect it to the arranged marriage part. I think that’s the interesting part that people are talking about