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By Lady - 04/11/2018 14:00

Today, I found out that my mother has been telling everyone that my fiancé and I are having a "shotgun wedding" because we plan to get married quickly. She didn't realize that means that the bride is pregnant, which I'm not. I have no idea what to do with the baby gifts I'm receiving. FML

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Saturday 20 October 2018 12:54

return them and explain

BurnInDemonFire 35

Friday 19 October 2018 19:15

Keep them if you decide to have a baby. Just tell people first.

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BurnInDemonFire 35

Friday 19 October 2018 19:15

Keep them if you decide to have a baby. Just tell people first.

interesting33 36

Saturday 20 October 2018 12:54

return them and explain

Glowworm56 26

Sunday 4 November 2018 14:47

Oh, so that's what a shotgun wedding actually means.

DeviLili_fml 7

Sunday 4 November 2018 20:15

Actual “shotgun weddings” refer to the guy being forced to marry the girl via her dad’s shotgun because she’s pregnant. They also happen quickly in order to try to hide the illegitimacy of the baby. So people can apply shotgun wedding to several things - forced marriage, quick marriage, or pregnant bride.

Glowworm56 26

Sunday 4 November 2018 22:45

Thanks for the explanation, I always thought it was an angry father holding a shotgun to the boyfriend. Glad to know that it can mean a forced wedding--not just one due to a pregnant girlfriend.

chosha_fml 26

Monday 5 November 2018 22:19

It’s pretty much never used for just a forced wedding. It means you had to get married because the bride got pregnant and her dad is making you. Thankfully these days it’s usually a joke.