Is everyone on Yahoo poor??? Why do people freak out when I say poor??

Question

And why do they think $2,000 for a dress is a lot of money?? What does the average poor person spending on a wedding??

Answer 1

I somewhat agree with you. I'm from the Northeast and we have a really high standard of living. I once answered a question on here regarding how much I think a wedding should cost. I said something like $30,000 and people gave me thumbs down. In this part of the country, that barely anything for a wedding.

I agree that people are quick to judge people who are willing to spend that much money. If people want to spend it, what business is it of theirs. In addition, i think it's stupid when people say the cost of a wedding can be the downpayment of a house. Yes, I understand; but what if the couple has enough money to afford both.

I often wonder where these people are living or if I really don't understand that the Northeast just has a higher standard of living, b/c I've never seen/ or lived anywhere but here.

Answer 2

To each their own. Your wedding is supposed to be about exchanging wedding vows with someone that you love and want to spend the rest of your life with. It isn't about how much money you spent on your dress or how much money you spent on anything else. Too many people spend more money than they have to on a wedding. Personally, I think $2,000 for a dress is too much money. But hey, if you want the dress, then go for it. Just remember, that you are only going to wear the dress one time. And you are lucky to even get half of that amount back if you sell it (and that is after paying to have it cleaned and pressed). When people go to your wedding, it is so they can see two people in love professing their undying love for one another. Chances are, a week from your wedding, people will not be able to describe your dress accurately. Remember that you have to dance in your dress too. So, pick something out that will be comfortable. You don't have to spend a fortune on a dress to be a beautiful bride. A bride can be just as beautiful in a $100 dress as in a $2,000 dress. A bad attitude though can make you look ugly regardless of how much you spend on a dress.
I think that your question is rather rude, "What does the average poor person spend on a wedding?". Why would you even come across with an attitude like that to complete strangers who have done nothing wrong to you? If I remember right, the average cost of a wedding is over $20,000. But that seems rather high for me. If you can afford to spend a lot of money to have the perfect wedding of your dreams, then go for it. Just because other people don't choose to go overboard on spending for their wedding, it doesn't mean that they are cheap or poor. You need to remember that money doesn't mean everything. It doesn't make you more of a person. And if this wedding is more about impressing people with how much money that you spent on stuff then on two people simply being in love and wanting to spend the rest of their lives together, then you are not mature enough to be considering something as serious as marriage. And if you are this way about money now, I feel sorry for your husband to be, because you will only get worse after marrying him. Get rid of the attitude and get your priorities straight. Good luck with everything. Take care.

Answer 3

Hi,

I think you are mistaken...people are not 'freaking out' because you say the word 'poor'...there's nothing wrong with the word.

What is wrong, having now read the rest of your 'question', is that YOU seem to have the attitude that you are 'better' than others because you have the sum of $2000 to spend on a wedding dress.

In many circles YOU would be considered 'poor' because you only had $2000 to spend, but, I imagine they would go to their graves before attemting to 'lord it' over you because that was all you could spend.

Being poor, or rich, in the end has little to do with money. If you have little money, a $5.00 second hand wedding dress, but are content with your life, you are not only happy, but 'rich'.

In everything that matters, I suspect you have little to brag about in the happiness stakes and are imagining you are somehow superior jest because you have (or claim to have) a little money. You sound very immature and I suspect you have very few real friends...put the dress back in the closet and start working on human relationships...you are very poor in those...

BobSpain

Answer 4

Obviously if you have a lot of money 2000 for a dress is probably nothing. However, people who have to actually work for their money and live pay check to pay check have a hard time even thinking about spending that much on a dress you wear once.

Answer 5

What would make you think that everyone on yahoo is poor??? LOL! BTW if the dress isn't a designer dress then yes its a lot of money for a "no name" dress... the dress should be worth the money.

Answer 6

My, aren't we full of ourselves.... I'm sure your groom to be (for a couple months anyway) is very proud of his stuck up, CHILD of a bride. It makes it easier on him, he's already got a child, YOU.so lucky you, won't have to face the reality of actualy doing something worth doing........like being a wife, career woman, or mother... I am all three, and paid for our wedding, which cost more than what gets left on the nightstand for you!!
BTW.. pinklove, I too, lve in the N.E.. I agree with you.. but I did not spend that much on our wedding,( it was still more than miss goody two shoes makes in a night though) and it was the best day of my life!!! So, you don't NEED to spend that kind of money, to each their own on that.. I think $30,000 would be one HELL of an awesome wedding!!

Answer 7

well us "poor" people buy our cheap dresses at davids bridal and then make porn videos and sell them for cheap just to make a few extra bucks ya know, i didnt read all your rude questions yet but i will and so far 99% of the people think you are white trash and poor and can only aford to be on a computer at your lousy min. wage desk job, so STOP TAKING UP YAHOO and let people with real problems get answers. you need mental help like right away!!

Answer 8

You are a real peice of work. You know Paris Hilton got put in jail? You may look "hot" now, but give it a few years honey. Pretty soon all those cigaretts will catch up to you and you will be one of those old ladys with cancer walking around scaring away men 1/3 your age while you try to kiss them. It's unfortunate people like you are blessed with so much while you do nothing, while people like me work my *** off to make a living and provide for those that I love. You wouldn't know love if it hit you in the pretty little blonde head, so I won't explain it. Might give superbitch a headache. I hope youre little rat dog gets eaten by a hawk.

Answer 9

Because you automatically think being poor means not having money. Being poor could be lacking in anything. For instance, you are poor because you lack common sense, a sense of decency and have no wit or intellect

Answer 10

Well, for one, you seem pretty full of yourself..but I could be wrong....
**edit** whoa...just read your profile...you definitely are full of yourself...get a life...I'm sure none of it is true....
I for one think 2,000 is a lot for a dress, just for the fact that there are sooo many dresses out there that are beautiful for a ton less. Nobody will know if it is designer or not, unless you tell them, which is conceited anyways....
We just got married and spent about $20,000..and we did a pig roast!!! That might seem cheap to some, but for us it was a lot...considering we just built a 4800 sq.ft. house......It's not about how much or little you spend, it's about the marriage itself..

Answer 11

Yeah, if you were really that rich, you would have paid way more for a wedding dress than 2 grand. Sweetie, Vera Wang is like $10,000 and up. Get a clue. You're not fooling anyone.