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Proper-Nectarine-69 t1_iuibybm wrote

Reply to comment by Dr_Tobias_Funke_MD 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

I learned this today. Not everyone knows everything like you .

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2weimateus t1_iuicam9 wrote

This is kind of a very common fact.

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Bierbart12 t1_iuid331 wrote

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

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PreOpTransCentaur t1_iuineuv wrote

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

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Temnothorax t1_iujsvyb wrote

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

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