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12 Uses For An Ex-Wife's Wedding Dress

Posted: 11/06/11 10:37 AM ET

What's a guy to do when he's dumped after 12 years of marriage? I can tell you what this guy did - I stepped up my physical activity. I love sports. Sports and exercise were a big part of how I filled my alone time. Alone time is strange after many years of busy family life with kids. Little did I know, when my ex-wife left her wedding dress behind, that it would work its way into my new exercise routine. That's right - a wedding dress can be incorporated into a divorce workout plan in so many ways. I am the current wedding dress jump rope world record holder. I'm up to 75 jumps now. Good luck beating that.

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Materials needed: I used my ex-wife's wedding dress, duct tape, some rope, sleeping bags for stuffing, boxing gloves, and a little bit of steam.
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What's a guy to do when he's dumped after 12 years of marriage? I can tell you what this guy did - I stepped up my physical activity. I love sports. Sports and exercise were a big part of how I filled...
What's a guy to do when he's dumped after 12 years of marriage? I can tell you what this guy did - I stepped up my physical activity. I love sports. Sports and exercise were a big part of how I filled...
 
 
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conal6
WINTER IS COMING
08:57 AM on 11/18/2011
I stuffed my ex's dress in my golf impact bag.
01:11 PM on 11/10/2011
"My buddies and I used it to clean our balls".Priceless!
12:55 PM on 11/10/2011
My ex still has hers..... waiting for husband #4 (rough estimate it WAS 12 years ago)!
09:01 PM on 11/09/2011
In MY case, I discovered if I cut it in small segments, it works great in my heater/air conditioner vents as a dust filter..
They work much better than SHE ever did : )
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Baneblade
Better Left than wrong
06:22 AM on 11/08/2011
I would have wore it until I died in the gutter, drunk and homeless.

Then she would get to be on the news with people asking her just what in the world she did to me.
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surfandshop
"What we think, we become."
06:55 PM on 11/07/2011
I was so proud of my restraint when the ex left us. I could have trashed the top of his hot red convertible mercedes he left in the garage...., or splash up his baseball card collection. I did neither.
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nermz345
floating somewhere over southern new jersey
04:49 PM on 11/07/2011
i can't be mad at him for this. i know women that have poured bleach or set fire to their ex clothes/personal items.
07:48 AM on 11/07/2011
Can't help but think that someone less fortunate might have been very happy to have had that dress for their own use. Why didn't he consider giving it to a charity instead of trashing it? I know he was angry but geez...
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SassyMissDem
Gotta get our sass on, Dems. Speak up!
09:53 AM on 11/07/2011
She left him and told him to do whatever he wanted to do with it. It started as a therapeutic idea - what would a guy do with an (unwanted) wedding dress? then it took a life of its own.

She was his high school sweetheart and she left after 12 years. I say he can do whatever he wants.

"The inspiration came from Colin's [Colin is Kevin Cotter's brother] wife, Jenny, who remembered reading a book about 101 uses for a dead cat and thought the concept could apply to the wedding dress. The Cotters' three sisters got involved, tossing in ideas, and the blog was born.

"Really, from what I remember, it was the first time in a long time I saw Kevin laugh," Colin said. "He started having a good time. The idea provided therapy, a positive outlet."

Read more: http://azstarnet.com/news/local/aricle_cf48db2a-7703-5edd-8206-943b867471c6.html#ixzz1d20o8PvF

I have a feeling that if this were a woman who was doing this to an ex's tux, it would be applauded.
09:24 PM on 11/06/2011
Love it.
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Ami Munro
Never let greed overcome common sense.
01:12 PM on 11/06/2011
Luv it. Really funny!
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VoiceofV
There's no certainty – only opportunity
01:03 PM on 11/06/2011
Anybody surprised that men so interested in their wives dresses would have ex-wives?
02:20 PM on 11/06/2011
Indeed.

Plus, he's a little too wrapped up in revenge fantasies to sound like good husband material.

Rather than examine what part he might have played in the break-up of his marriage, he acts like a five-year-old.
04:34 PM on 11/06/2011
Please, name one example to support your theory of a "revenge fantasy" by this guy. Also, your supposition that he had anything to do with the break-up of his marriage has no basis and only presents you as a woman scorned. For all we know, his wife could have had an affair and left him. If he was actually motivated by revenge rather than finding a way to heal from his loss, he could have used the blog as a forum to slander and blame his wife; however, he doesn't once mention the reason she left nor does he vilify her, let alone mention her name. Very classy.

I started reading this guy's blog when it was first featured on the Today Show, and it was immediately clear in its infancy that it was meant as a way for him to purge the pains of his broken heart, regardless of whether anyone else was reading what he wrote. Fortunately, some of us found his site and were inspired by his version of therapy. I applaud this guy for finding a way to deal with, what must have been, a painful experience in a positive and comical way. We all find therapy in different forms, and this was his. His message is to not wallow in one's pain, but to recover using humor.

I only hope that if I ever divorce, I will be able to cope as well as this guy did.
01:42 AM on 11/08/2011
I agree, Anastasia.
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Dave Harrison
Fighting for the little guy!
12:20 PM on 11/06/2011
On three occasions I strapped my ex-wife's wedding dress to my golf bag as my golf towel. My buddies and I used it to clean our balls.
LOL! Perfect!
12:19 PM on 11/06/2011
Creative uses. Working off issues is always good theraphy and adding in sports as well is a bonus.
12:09 PM on 11/06/2011
Funny! I wish my ex would do something constructive with my wedding dress still hanging in the closet of his home a decade after our divorce. Here's an idea--he could give it to the woman he was having the affair with during the entirety of our 11 year marriage. I'm sure she'd have some good ideas on what to do with it. If not, I'd be happy to make some suggestions.
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surfandshop
"What we think, we become."
06:53 PM on 11/07/2011
yes , this is a good idea! She shoud have to wear it and cook dinner and wash his feet!
11:36 AM on 11/08/2011
Nice. I was thinking about places she could shove it but your answer is much more civilized. Thanks!