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"When a wedding invitation arrives in the mail or you ask a guy to be your plus one, here&amp;amp;#8217;s what goes through his mind. &amp;amp;#8220;Sh!t.&amp;amp;#8221; That&amp;amp;#8217;s what Paul&amp;amp;#8217;s friend Anthony says his initial response to being invited to a wedding always is. So I asked him why. &amp;amp;#8220;I just don&amp;amp;#8217;t enjoy weddings. They&amp;amp;#8217;re all the same.&amp;amp;#8221; But not all guys feel that sense of dread. &amp;amp;#8220;I&amp;amp;#8217;m psyched to get the invite. It&amp;amp;#8217;s an honor to be invited,&amp;amp;#8221; our other friend Susheel said. He did admit he hates when it ruins a three-day weekend. Still, &amp;amp;#8220;If the couple wants me at their wedding, I&amp;amp;#8217;ll go. But if I get invited without a plus-one, it&amp;amp;#8217;s somewhat sad. It&amp;amp;#8217;s a reminder that I don&amp;amp;#8217;t have an automatic someone to bring.&amp;amp;#8221; That&amp;amp;#8217;s the first thing that goes through Paul&amp;amp;#8217;s pal Carl&amp;amp;#8217;s mind, too. &amp;amp;#8220;Who am I going to bring?&amp;amp;#8221; The questions don&amp;amp;#8217;t stop there. &amp;amp;#8220;How much am I going to give?&amp;amp;#8221; So does Carl like weddings? &amp;amp;#8220;No, they&amp;amp;#8217;re boring. I don&amp;amp;#8217;t dance.&amp;amp;#8221; Paul doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t dance, either. &amp;amp;#8220;If I can find someone to sit and talk with, it&amp;amp;#8217;s not so bad.&amp;amp;#8221; He then clarified that he thought our wedding was fun (well, thank goodness). &amp;amp;#8220;That&amp;amp;#8217;s because I knew everyone!&amp;amp;#8221; Not knowing lots of people is what makes Paul&amp;amp;#8217;s other friend, Chris, not really like weddings. &amp;amp;#8220;I haven&amp;amp;#8217;t been to a fun one yet because none of my close friends have gotten married. So I sit at these family friends&amp;amp;#8217; weddings thinking I&amp;amp;#8217;m celebrating someone I don&amp;amp;#8217;t know.&amp;amp;#8221; Don&amp;amp;#8217;t worry: Some of the guys I talked to actually like weddings. Another friend, Tommy, said, &amp;amp;#8220;It&amp;amp;#8217;s a chance to be around people you don&amp;amp;#8217;t normally get to see.&amp;amp;#8221; And Paul&amp;amp;#8217;s friend Good Old Joe (yes, that&amp;amp;#8217;s what they really call him) literally got out of his seat and put his hands up in the air and shouted, &amp;amp;#8220;Open bar!&amp;amp;#8221; when I asked him if he likes weddings. He continued: &amp;amp;#8220;I love dancing. I get excited to get my fist pumping.&amp;amp;#8221; Chander agreed. &amp;amp;#8220;They&amp;amp;#8217;re fun. I enjoy them.&amp;amp;#8221; Tom felt the same way. &amp;amp;#8220;I love weddings when they&amp;amp;#8217;re a great party. I&amp;amp;#8217;ll even try to catch the garter,&amp;amp;#8221; but he added, &amp;amp;#8220;it does make me feel like the clock is ticking for me to get married.&amp;amp;#8221; So there you have it. As usual, it depends on the guy. Which guy&amp;amp;#8217;s opinion seems closest to your guy&amp;amp;#8217;s thoughts on going to weddings? Do you think your man would tell you the truth if he hated weddings? Do you love going to weddings? More From Inside Guys&amp;amp;#8217; Minds Will Living With Your Boyfriend Hurt Your Chances of Getting Engaged? See What These Guys Think What Made These Guys Pop the Question 10 Things He&amp;amp;#8217;s Thinking When You&amp;amp;#8217;re Walking Down the Aisle More Ways to Get Glamour Visit ShopGlamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Download Glamour Magazine for your iPad! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter! Add us to your iGoogle homepage. Photo: Jupiterimages"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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