Acts of Mass Consumerism
greg | May 28, 2010My friend Andy says that planning a wedding serves as a crucible to test the strength of a couple’s relationship. That is: if your relationship can survive planning a wedding, then your relationship is strong enough to get married.
Due to the type of wedding Rachel and I are having, we haven’t faced the typical pains of that process. I would revise the statement to “if your relationship can survive a six-hour trip to Ikea and the ensuing weekend of furniture assembly, then your relationship is strong enough to get married.”
Things I learned last weekend:
- Zipcar rents pickup trucks for $11 /hr or ~$100 /day including all gas, insurance and tolls.
- When driving on the expressway with a truck full Ikea boxes, it’s best to have the cargo gate closed.
- Rachel is way better at reading and following instructions than I am.
- Our relationship is strong enough to get married.
I definitely agree with that, Greg! An entire bedroom of new furniture can drive anyone over the edge! I also think vacationing together for 2 weeks straight is a good challenge, especially if you are together 24/7 and have some of your family involved too!
I’m glad you don’t have to call off the wedding, because here’s something I learned – IKEA only takes back furniture in the original packaging, disassembled! Try that
Ah, assembling furniture from IKEA! Flashback to a year ago when Rach, K and I moved in together! Rachel is for sure a master at furniture assembly. I’m glad that it went so well.