What a sad ending to what should have been a happy day and night, I thought, as I read of the Spanish woman who spent her wedding night in jail after she hit a policeman trying to break up a brawl between her family and the groom’s family.
Several things occurred to me. The first being, that this woman has got her priorities out of whack (excuse the pun) that she was prepared to endanger her wedding night to become involved in a family brawl at the wedding reception. It struck me that the wedding night with her new husband should have been the priority and something to treasure not put in jeopardy.
It makes you wonder if he is always going to take second place to the family, which is not good for any marriage. Can you imagine the in-law problems arising from this incident? It doesn’t augur well for her relationship with her in-laws, his relationship with in-laws or the marriage if she jumps in to defend her family against her groom’s family. What sort of disharmony is it going to be when the two families get together say for Christmas or other events?
The second is what was the groom doing all this time? Did he just stand back and allow his bride to embroil herself in this situation? Did he not try and get her away before the problem escalated. Or was he content to let her fight his and the family’s battles. None of these sound like a good basis for a marriage.
Another is her lack of control. You get the feeling it’s going to be a fiery marriage if she can’t control her temper. What usually happens when people are in a temper and lacking self control is that things are said and done which are later regretted but which may not be so easy for the other person to forgive.
What about responsibility? Do those planning a wedding have a responsibility to the bride and groom and all the guests to ensure that no-one becomes so inebriated that they lose control of their actions and make life uncomfortable for others. Any thoughst from anyone on what I have raised.
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