Temnothorax
Temnothorax t1_iujt378 wrote
Reply to comment by MpVpRb 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
Ehhhh, not even close. Coercion sure, but assuming it’s consensual it’s really not that bad. Arranged marriages tend to be fairly successful
Temnothorax t1_iujsvyb wrote
Reply to comment by PreOpTransCentaur 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
But that doesn’t connect it to the arranged marriage part. I think that’s the interesting part that people are talking about
Temnothorax t1_j5xi1bo wrote
Reply to comment by wart365 in US Seeks Reengagement with China to Stop Illicit Fentanyl as Blinken Heads to Beijing by Sweaty_Maybe1076
Why would a pharmacist even need research chemicals unless they were in academia?