Twoply 0 #1 January 17, 2007 Some idiot at work asked me to be his best man. I hate the whole dressing up and ruining a weekend thing so I told him no. He got all upset and didn't babble on all day about all the same old boring shit that he usually does. It turned out to be a very peaceful day at work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
za_skydiver 0 #2 January 17, 2007 So he asked someone at work to be his best man? Jeez, i kinda feel sorry for the guy. He seriously must have no friends then? Is he annoying? (i noticed you referred to him as some idiot.) Billy no mates...Some dream of flying, i live the dream... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #3 January 17, 2007 The only times that I have been asked, it was from people that I was honored to accept from so entirely different situation. I did have a girl come tell me after her divorce that I really was the best manI am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #4 January 17, 2007 he obviously thought more of you than you do of himYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #5 January 17, 2007 Quote he obviously thought more of you than you do of him That's the sad part - that's kind of an offer you really can't turn up - I've never said no to being a best man - but then again it's always been for my Brother and Sisters...=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #6 January 17, 2007 never been asked... so... gotta go with a no...Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karenmeal 0 #7 January 17, 2007 Have some empathy. I think that you should be able to turn down a request like that, but you need to do it in a sensitive manner. Obviously I don't know how you actually handled the situation, but calling him an idiot on here seems fairly insensitive. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #8 January 17, 2007 Hey shane, will you be my maid of honor? And wear a hot pink puffy sleeved dress with pumps dyed to match? ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #9 January 17, 2007 Quote Hey shane, will you be my maid of honor? And wear a hot pink puffy sleeved dress with pumps dyed to match? Sunny hon, does this mean that you are planning on tying the knot anytime soon? Are you ready to be tamed like that?=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #10 January 17, 2007 You could have been more tactful...something like: "Sorry mate. I just wouldn't feel right after banging your fiance for the last two months. Ask Joe, his turn at her hasn't come up yet."My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #11 January 17, 2007 Wow, sounds like the dude is seriously lonely. Still, it's not your job to be Best Man or best friend or any of that. I've done the best man gig for a great friend and loved it. My wife turned down maid of honor thing for a coworker once, just didn't feel that close. It's got to be something you want to do, not guilted into. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #12 January 17, 2007 scary.. no way i would accept being a best man for anyone i didnt know nearly everything about... seems sad that a WORK mate would ask anyone.... i respect my work mates, but if we dont socialize outside of work i wouldnt really use the word 'friend' to describe our 'relationship' and a certainly wouldnt ask or accept such an important role...____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #13 January 17, 2007 QuoteSunny hon, does this mean that you are planning on tying the knot anytime soon? Are you ready to be tamed like that? There's not a man alive that can tame this wild beast!! ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #14 January 17, 2007 I said no to being best man because I thought he was making a really bad move by marrying that chick. A friend at the DZ said no to being best man so he could jump instead. He told the guy that he'd be best man at his *next* wedding! Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #15 January 17, 2007 Wait a minute! Did you forget about all that free booze at the reception? You could have ordered up your favorite for saying yes. And forget about the gorilla of a bridesmaid...a few beers and she'll start looking good!My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #16 January 17, 2007 Yes, and I felt pretty bad at the time when I declined the invitation. I was honored, but it just didn't feel right for me to accept. Didn't lose a friendship over it either, so it was all good. "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
