2007-03-29 11:52:10 · 7 answers · asked by fulely 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
The phrase is "always a bridesmaid, never a bride." It describes someone who never quite gets all the way there in the topic at hand, whether that is getting married, getting the big promotion at work, etc.
2007-03-29 12:55:21 · answer #1 · answered by Mel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have the phrase backward. It's "always a bridesmaid, never a bride." Believe it or not, there was a time when marriages happened frequently, so much so that a girl might participate in lots of weddings. She would become a repeat bridesmaid, but never the bride herself. Good thing we can now just shack up with someone to avoid being hurt by such mean words.
2007-04-02 05:03:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought the saying Is
" Always a Bridesmaid, never a Bride ".
Probably someone who was never a Bride.
2007-03-29 19:34:10 · answer #3 · answered by elliebear 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
YOU did.
As to who started the phrase, "Always a bridesmaid and never a bride", that was Listerine's bad breath ad slogan.
2007-03-29 19:00:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was "Always a bridesmaid, never a bride."
2007-03-29 18:59:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the other way around...and I'm sure it was by someones mother nagging them to hurry up and get married.
Of course that slogan may have been started by Elizabeth Taylor's mother...
2007-03-29 19:03:12 · answer #6 · answered by minix0987 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never heard that one...what's it mean?
2007-03-29 18:58:11 · answer #7 · answered by should be working 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋