Boldy Saying What Other Men Wanted To...

No, I'm not engaged yet, but can someone tell me what the importance is of engagement photos? The Girlfriend and I are practically Hatfield's vs. McCoy's on this subject. She sees them as necessary, a beautiful way to mark the occasion... Where I see them as frivolous, and the equivalent of putting on the tuxedo to take your junior class yearbook photo.

When did it become the norm? Research must be done to determine this. Upon successful googling, I will power up the Mr. Fusion, and travel back to that date. Then I will find the groom, bring him back here and explain to him how not standing up to his fiancee, or the photographer has made life hell for the future. Hopefully he will see the error of his ways, and then we will return back to the past to alter the course of the future forever. Hopefully my efforts will also in some way subvert the men wearing pink movement, or wraps.

The Girlfriend countered with the argument that the photos mark the engagement. My response was, "Doesn't the ring do that?" Ladies don't get offended, but you know that once you get the bling, you all start doing stuff with your left hand way more often. Like you've been ambidextrous your whole lives. I've seen right-handed women start signing things with their left hands just so you can see the ring. Or my favorite is this move... they start walking around with that rare strain of arthritis that causes the palm of their left hand to face the ground with fingers outstretched.

So I know I won't probably ever get it. Nor do I care to. I don't think my stance will ever change. I will forever see engagement photos as a waste of time, so there is no point in arguing this with me. I will however close with this... Ladies, you get a five thousand plus dollar gift, you get to plan the "big day", you get to run the rest of our lives, and then once we die before you you get to spend our life insurance money. So if your man says he's not really feeling the engagement photos, do me a favor and let one slide...