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Originally Posted by Shasown

Funny old thing, I dont know anyone who got married and wasnt nervous before the event, anyone who says they werent are probably talking pants.

Its not about mucking up the event. If marriage means anything to the person, its about the ceremony, its about the enormity of the undertaking you are about to make, the commitment, the responsibility.

To me it was would I be able to be what my future wife wanted, worries if I was doing the right thing not just for me but also for her, what would the future bring for us, lets face it before getting married I was quite selfish and took a shedload of risks, could I still continue in the same vain. Was I getting married for the right reasons, was it really the right thing to do at that time, should I have put it off? What habits etc will I have to change(toilet seats, laundry, having the odd chugg while watching loose women or whatever)

All sorts of questions run through a mans mind.

Most men cope with them and do turn up. But we do go through periods of nerves before the ceremony, its only natural. But if you truly love the person and know thats the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, you just crack on and do it.

well said Shasown and that should be no different no matter what the stature of the man involved