📞 Hello? Hi. It’s me, Jen Glantz. Welcome to the 1-800-Bridesmaid, by Bridesmaid for Hire. A place where real stories are shared and your best advice is given.
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My fiancé has been lying about going to work for six weeks—and I only found out because I ran into him at a coffee shop.
I was working from home and decided to step out for a change of scenery. When I walked in, there he was, sitting alone with his laptop. At first I thought maybe he had a meeting nearby, but when I asked why he wasn’t at the office, he froze. That’s when the truth came out: he was fired over a month ago.
He admitted he’s been pretending to go to work every day—sitting in cafés and libraries—because he was too embarrassed to tell me. Meanwhile, we’ve been paying for wedding expenses, our honeymoon, and even our apartment deposit, all assuming his income was still coming in.
The wedding is three months away, and now I’m staring at two problems: money we don’t have, and trust I’m not sure we can rebuild. If he can lie about this, how will he handle bigger crises?
Do I still marry him and hope this was a one-time mistake—or call it off before finding out the hard way?
-Jordan
What should Jordan do?
Amanda Goetz is a USA Today bestselling author, Host of Ambition 2.0, and an 2x founder. She’s on this week’s episode of 1-800-Bridesmaid sharing her advice on what Amy should do.
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It’s record-breaking cold in NYC these days (or so it feels) and I’ve resorted to covering my body in anything warm - including one of these over my head. It actually looks cute and keeps my ears very warm.
I’m bopping around the apartment wearing these. They are so comfy that I probably spend 8-hours+ a day in them and then I wear these shoes when I leave the house because they are waterproof.
I will beg you to buy this blanket till I’m blue in the face. It’s the comfiest thing ever ever ever. I have one for the couch and one for my bed.
PS. I wrote this essay on how I wasn’t allowed to join the toxic mom’s group of Brooklyn.
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