18 Reasons To End These Traditions
Turns out ‘because we always have’ isn’t a good reason to do things.
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Traditions are a beautiful thing. The thing is, if you think too closely about literally any of them, they stop making sense. For example ...
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![CRACKED COM Why does one adult need to ask another adult for a blessing to propose to a third adult? Modern marriage is a two person situation, SO why](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/1/9/6/639196.jpg?v=2)
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![Let's spend thousands of dollars on our wedding So we can start our lives together BROKE CRACKEDCON](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/2/0/639220.jpg?v=2)
![Why does the most common first date activity consist of DOP oRLL just silently staring at a screen for two hours? CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/1/7/1/639171.jpg?v=2)
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