So why are you a best man? I mean, you were picked to do the job, but why? You could have said no; you can still say no, can’t you?
Other than being a friend to the person who asked you, why should you go through with it? Obviously it is a personal decision whether to accept this honor, and you are under no pressing obligation to do so. It is ultimately your choice to accept or decline the proposal, but if you are really having trouble deciding, here are some things to consider before making a decision. Top Ten Reasons to Become a Best Man
- All of the single women at the wedding think that your title “best” is an all-encompassing word.
- Giving the stripper from the bachelor party the tip.
- Pretending to lose the wedding ring at the church.
- Free dinner.
- Getting to embarrass your friend in front of everybody he knows.
- You don’t have to worry about finding a good seat at the reception.
- Refusing to pay the band if they play the Macarena.
- Signing the wedding register using a false name.
- Blackmailing your friend using the bachelor party video that you taped.
- Because you were asked.
With the good comes the bad, and I would be overly helpful if I only showed you one side of the coin all of the time. For every positive reason there is for becoming a best man, there is bound to be a negative one. The Top Ten Reasons not to become a best man.
- Everybody continually reminding you that you are still single.
- Those awful wedding dances that you’re forced to endure.
- Actually losing the ring at the church.
- Having to cough up $5000 for a new ring.
- Finding the wedding ring the day after you spend $5000 on a new one and not being able to get a refund because you bought it off some guy wearing a long black coat in an alley outside a bar.
- Paying for a woman to take off all of her clothes and dance for your best friend.
- The bride keeps trying to set you up with the maid of honor, who looks hideous in that dress of hers.
- You still have flashbacks from wearing a tuxedo at your high-school prom.
- Getting your butt kicked by all of the waiters because the father of the bride skipped out on the tab.
- Being hung over for the three weeks following the stag party.
