Dearest John, it's been a fortnight since I felt your warm embrace.

Dear Sam, such it has since we started the OK Storytime podcast.

Yes, and I have a message for you, a delicious story that I think you'll love sincerely, Sam.

But before that, thine divine two-minute outbreak must happen.

I bid thee farewell.

See you in two minutes.

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Guaranteed human.

My friend's fiance made the wedding planning unbearable, so I'm stepping down.

They can't have you if they don't treat you right.

A former colleague who I'm friendly with, but not super close to, asked me to be one of her two maids of honor.

We've only met around 20 times in two and a half years, so I was surprised, but flattered, and saw it as a chance to grow our friendship. Since then, she started calling me her best friend, which feels premature and not mutual. By the way, this comes from Avacadu-doo. Avacadu. And if you want to submit your own stores, go to the R.S. That's okay story time. Subreddit. So I've met her fiance a few times and frankly, we don't get along. He gossips, comes off insecure and has been rude to me and others. He also micromanages everything. As made of honors, we're organizing three events, a bachelorette.

The civil wedding will follow this year and the religious one in 2026.

The bride initially said that she wanted a low-key bachelorette focused on quality time.

We kept that in mind.

Then her fiancé began making specific demands. Private bed and bath for the bride, enough breaks between activities, etc. We adjusted our

plans accordingly. Now, two weeks out from The Bachelorette, he demanded our full itinerary,

said it wasn't good enough, and told us to start over.

He aggressively messaged the other maid of honor, said that we were denying the bride the weekend she deserves, and insulted one of the girls in the group, calling her a dumb

witch.

Oh my gosh, what?

When we explained we were keeping costs reasonable at the bride's request,

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