I should probably go ahead and hand in my man card. Or just burn it. I saw a movie that would definitely rate as a chick flick. And I sorta liked it.

Ok, it was formulaic and a lot of the conflict felt forced and unnatural, but I still couldn’t help liking it in all its glorious corniness.

The two main characters got so caught up in the wedding hype that they almost lost a friendship over it. Oops. Spoiler alert there.

In my opinion, a lot of girls and guys get so caught up in the perfect proposal and the perfect wedding that they forget to plan for a great marriage.

Don’t get me wrong. Weddings can be a true testimonial to the power and beauty of Christ’s love for Hie church. But I also think a more powerful testimony is the witness of a good marriage where the husband loves his wife the way Christ loves His own bride, the Church.

In all honesty, the wedding day is not about the bride. Not ultimately. It’s not about the mother of the bride. It’s about Jesus.

Also, you know you’re finally growing up when you can see your friends finding their own happiness in relationships and instead of envy and bitterness and cynicism, you find joy are able to wish them the best with the utmost sincerity in your heart.

What I’m learning is that if you’re not complete and whole in who you are as a single individual, marriage won’t fix that. If you’re not comfortable in your own skin and if you don’t know who you are in Christ, a marriage partner won’t fix that. You have to love you. You have to truly accept the love God has for you before you can give it to someone else.

By the way, the movie in question was Bride Wars. Not Oscar material by any means, but a pleasant enough diversion for an evening.