The wedding is off because of the bride's zodiac sign
By pbbbsra
@pbbbsra (1214)
Philippines
August 6, 2011 5:04pm CST
I have a friend who is about to marry in two months. She is now doing all the preparations and most of them are set and done. They did all the shopping for the house and the only thing left is to wait for the big day. The grooms mom went out to coffee one day with her friends and they asked a fortune teller to look after the grooms fortune. The teller said her son should not marry someone with a sign of Leo otherwise the groom will die young.
Right after that coffee with her friends, the grooms mom called his son and my friend and met with them. Suddenly she told them the wedding is off and she doesnt want my friend anymore because my friend is Leo. the groom told her it is non sense and he doesnt believe in fortune telling. The mom said no wedding will happen and if the groom will still marry with my friend, forget that he has a mom. After all the preparations, one fortune teller ruined everything. My friend is crying all day and night, and the groom is caught in between his mom and the girl he love. They talked and decided to call off the wedding for now, until everything cooled down. I hope they will soon solve the problem out...
What do you think of this situation? It wa really depressing and I dont know how to comfort my friend. I can't blame the groom because he is caught in between two important women of his life. I am happy they didnt broke up and I hope everything will be okey soon.
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17 responses
@Dymo75 (339)
• New Zealand
6 Aug 11
WTH? A zodiac sign?
I am surprised that the teller actually said anything as serious as that, and I'm also surprised that the mother took that seriously. Get a hold yourself woman! Common sense tells us that tellers can't be trusted.
I am surprised. Had her friend said that, the mother probably would not have believed her friend. Just because someone she doesn't know said it with a costume and some convincing props, doesn't mean it's true.
We are in the age of science and information. Act like it!
@pbbbsra (1214)
• Philippines
6 Aug 11
I was surprised too and it is terribly bad for my friend. She is even thinking maybe they aren't meant to be. But the groom won't let her go. He loves her so much, but he also has to call the wedding off to let his mom cool down. His mom always believed in fortune telling. In important decisions, he said she will always call a teller for advice...
@Dymo75 (339)
• New Zealand
6 Aug 11
I've heard of a guy who was told by a teller that he'll marry a Chinese. Didn't happen.
Anyway, superstition is fun and all, but it really shouldn't be taken seriously. She's trusting her life on a bridge that is probably isn't there, and even if it was, it's a little rickety and old.
@thetis74 (1524)
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6 Aug 11
That is terrible. I can't even believe what I am hearing. How can his mother be so selfish? If fortune telling is ever true then it is for his son to decide if he is willing to die for the girl she loves and that it should not be her decision because her life and his son's life are separate and that it his son's life. And if I were her even if the fortune teller tells me that they cannot be married or I will die then for my son's happiness, so what, I could risk my life for him (that is if it is true). Poor girl. That is just too unfair on her side. I only wish the guy will fight for her and that the wedding will push through. I am so sorry for your friend. We know our mothers are important, but he is not going to be living with his mother for the rest of his life. He has got his own life. People are hurt just for that. No one knows about the future. Only God knows that. I wish everything will be over very soon.
@pbbbsra (1214)
• Philippines
6 Aug 11
It is really a shock to all of us... Everything is set and we are all just waiting for the big day... My friend is in the worse position. The groom is fighting for her... but the mom is really hard. I don't know what they will do but I am praying everything will be okey soon.
@jlamela (4897)
• Philippines
11 Aug 11
Gosh, that groom's mom is simply ridiculous and stupid!Why she believed with that nonsense prediction?Is she an atheist?Did she know that the supreme being is God? and not that fortune teller? I mean why she relied the fate of her son with that stupid prediction. If I am the girl then I would leave that man because it is very useless to marry with a man whose mom has a difficult level of learning, chances are if they will push their wedding, your friend will undergo a terrible ordeal with her mother-in-law which is very agonizing because she will endure it for the rest of her life. Maybe there's still somebody out there who is meant for her, just trust God.
@inertia4 (27978)
• United States
11 Aug 11
I think this whole thing is ridiculous. How could someone call off a wedding just because a fortune teller said so. Now if you said that the groom decided he does not want to marry because he got scared or just did not want to do it, then thats different. Look, if these two people love one another, then they should get married. Also, they could just live together, because a marriage license does not mean anything. It is only a piece of paper. I would go to that fortune teller and have her brought up on charges and also have the fortune teller pay for everything. I understand some people are superstitious, but this one takes the cake.
@BalthasarTheRat (656)
• United States
6 Aug 11
First of all, the fortune tellers are all full of sh!t. Except me, I'm quite good.
Here's what you do. Convince the groom to get his mother to a different fortune teller and get a new reading. Have him tell his mom it's like getting a second opinion from another doctor. If they don't get the same result (which is a 1 in 12 chance even if the teller mentions a bad sign marriage) then the mother will be a little assuaged.
Of course it would be a great help to arrange for the fortune teller to tell her what you want her to say!
Failing that, there's always the simple truth that the groom needs to tell his mom that it doesn't matter, we could all die tomorrow for all anyone knows and he needs to do what is best for his fiance and him right now, which is go on with the wedding!
Muddle on through oh weary warriors!
-The Nuptial Rat
@stary1 (6611)
• United States
6 Aug 11
Oh this is so terribly sad. 
Good grief I can see that they need to cater somewhat to the Mom, but to run and perhaps ruin her son's life over a fortuneteller is a bit drastic. No doubt she believes she is doing what’s best, but what else is she going to believe?
I think they should go ahead and marry. Perhaps they need to postpone it, which is too bad this close to the wedding, but maybe that is needed to deal with this Mom. They then need to go ahead because can't allow the Mom to run their lives
Good grief I can see that they need to cater somewhat to the Mom, but to run and perhaps ruin her son's life over a fortuneteller is a bit drastic. No doubt she believes she is doing what’s best, but what else is she going to believe?
I think they should go ahead and marry. Perhaps they need to postpone it, which is too bad this close to the wedding, but maybe that is needed to deal with this Mom. They then need to go ahead because can't allow the Mom to run their lives
@pbbbsra (1214)
• Philippines
6 Aug 11
I agree... I just don't know how I will help my friend out, she is crying everyday and I just can't cheer her up. I am happy nothing changed between her and the groom. They even love each other more now. The groom told her no matter what happen, they will marry. Even if the mom won't come to their wedding. But my friend doesn't want that. She said, she can't live the rest of thier lives with a mother-in-law hating her.
@maximax8 (31042)
• United Kingdom
7 Aug 11
My zodiac sign is Cancer and I would have been a Leo if I had been born later in the month of July. I think that the fotune teller messed up the life of the groom. I think that he should ignore what the fortune teller said and go ahead with marrying his beloved girlfriend. It is awful that your friend is crying day and night. I can't imagine a more stressful situation in front of a wedding. Good luck to the groom and his bride.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
9 Aug 11
How stupid and dumb of that Mom to ever be a slave of wrong belief. Horoscope/zodiac signs and all things pertaining to fortune telling are all but stupid things. They are not true. Our life is not govern by the movement of stars and planet. Only the Lord governs our life and He alone holds our future. Now the groom I should say should have fought for the bride. He is equally dumb because he allowed his Mom to dictate on his life. At any rate, the bride should by now stop crying. I think a better and more worthy groom is in store for her.
@frontvisions101 (16043)
• Philippines
7 Aug 11
This is the dumbest thing I had ever heard. I think we should give superstitions a rest even for one moment and give reality a try instead. It really doesn't matter what one's zodiac sign is, as long as the person loves his wife then it's all good.
@flowerfest08 (1677)
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7 Aug 11
that's horrible things to happen, I think something is not right there, fortune telling is not true, if they are really good then they probably are the richest now,and whats zodiac sign do to make one die young? I don't really understand how they believe in that lie for the first place. maybe if that's the case maybe the cancelation of the wedding is in favor of your friend, because it's hard to deal with people who will cancel the wedding just because a fortune teller told them that.
@francesca5 (1344)
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7 Aug 11
this is a terribly sad situation. though i have to confess, that even though i like to think of myself as a rational person, as a mother i too would have been freaked out if a fortune teller told me that my son should not marry a leo, as he would die young, and it turned out he was just about to do so.
so i can understand why the mother reacted as she did, even though it is completely irrational.
if i were trying to solve this problem, i might use the same method to solve the problem, as has caused the problem. maybe your friend and her fiancee should find an alternative fortune teller to give a second, more positive, opinion. i know it is giving in to supersitition, but it can have a very powerful hold over us.
@eynjel_1988 (330)
• Philippines
7 Aug 11
So the grooms mom really depends her sons fortune with the zodiac. Well, I am also one of those people who believes in zodiac. But not to the point that I will cancel the most important thing of my life just because of the zodiac.
Well its really an "ouch" situation for your friend. But I hope that the groom will realize that his mom is quiet not right to depend his fortune to his zodiac. After all, no one can ever tell of what will happen in our future. Only God knows of what future awaits us. I hope that the groom will decide to marry the girl.. that is the groom really loves the girl... I am praying for them I hope they will fix it soon..
@blue65packer (11826)
• United States
7 Aug 11
That is crazy! Listening to a fortune teller is just a bunch of crap! There is no proof what the furtune tellers know the furture! The thing with zodiac signs is ridiculous! So many people believe in that stuff live by it! I hope the mother of the groom comes around or the groom gos against his mom's wishes. Parents who interfer into their children's weddings things usaully want to make themselves happy! Not their children's! Sounds like it is in this situation,too!
@CTHanum (8233)
• Malaysia
7 Aug 11
Ridiculous. That is why we should not believe on those funny things. It can ruin a relationship makes one feel terrified and scared over things I don't believe in superstitious and fortune teller. We are forbidden to know the future plus human can't predict anything that might happen in the future. And human are so weak as we can't bear to hear and face the bad things. So please step away and avoid those things from influence one life. The groom's mother should not believe on such things.
@whatrow (792)
• United States
7 Aug 11
I have two comments to make about this situation. First, if a man is foolish enough to allow his mother to determine his life, he is not ready for marriage. Secondly, the mother has some kind of deep-rooted problem. Whatever her real reason for not wanting her son to marry, it has nothing to do with a dumb fortune.
This is reinforced by her refusal to get another opinion. She needs counseling.
