1: WEDDINGS - Why Marriage?

Welcome to The Thing About That! And welcome to your tribe! We're here to hold you tight and discuss everything that you feel like people have been side-stepping for years. In our first series, we're chatting weddings and marriage, and in Episode 1 you'll get to know your 3 hosts, Becca, Hermione and Lucy, who have been friends since the days of gel pens and furbies. As modern women, we discuss why we're even getting married, when we have so many reservations, who the lucky men are that we're marrying and whether we prefer to use the term fiancé or partner. Take a listen and then drop us a review or give us a cheeky star-rating! Also be sure to subscribe to make sure you don't miss our upcoming conversations on proposals, name-taking and wedding aesthetics... Comment on our social media accounts with your questions and suggestions for future conversation: Follow us on twitter: @TTAT_Podcast Follow us on Instagram: @TTAT_Podcast Follow us on facebook: @TheThingAboutThatPodcast Series 1, Episode 1 length: 27mins 28 seconds Introductions - Meet Becca, Hermione and Lucy (01:43) Becca is an artist, Hermione a lawyer and Lucy an actress. But they've all ended up planning a wedding within the same year and they've got a thing or two to say about this journey. Why are you getting married? (04:51) Did you always envisage yourself ending up as "a wife"? What a wedding actually means today (08:01) What does a wedding actually mean in the modern day? "Planning an event rather than a commitment" Is the proposal a bigger statement than the wedding itself? Tackling the issues with marriage  (08:53) What happens when you're absolutely against the idea of marriage but end up falling in love with someone to whom the gesture is really important? "The genesis of marriage has always been motivated by trying to control, commoditise and ultimately disenfranchise women from living the life that they were born to live." Wanting to stand by and even celebrate those people who choose not to get married. How can we fight for weddings to evolve as the world around us evolves? What does the potential of a civil partnership for heterosexual couples represent? A fiancé by any other name smells as sweet (16:45) What's better? Fiancé, partner, boyfriend or husband. The women share some entertaining stories about the ludicrous conversation of how to refer to that special other person in your life. Bad date stories (20:04) Lucy and Becca divulge the details of their worst dates. Should the modern woman be paying for their date? Is it ok for the modern woman to order beer? Finally, who are our men? (22:58) Meet Ben, Jacob and Tris - the men behind our 3 fabulous hosts. How long into their relationships did Becca, Hermione and Lucy get engaged? And when are their weddings planned for? Thank you for listening!