‘Cause groom grievance’: Hong Kong man who attends wedding of ex to embarrass happy couple shamed on social media for ‘making a fool of himself’
- A Hong Kong man who lost out in love attends wedding of ex in bid to make happy couple feel awkward
- But laugh is on him as social media commenters in the city lash out at him for being childish
A lovelorn Hong Kong man who attended his ex-girlfriend’s wedding has sparked a debate online.
In a post on DiscussHK, Hong Kong’s largest anonymous online forum, the man began a thread which was titled: “Thoughts after going to my ex’s wedding yesterday”.
Published on March 3, the man said he had broken up with his ex-girfriend a few years ago and despite having a new partner received an invitation to the wedding of his ex.
The poster said the pair have broken up because his ex “couldn’t see a future with me” but that he still liked her a lot.
After receiving the invitation, many people close to the poster advised him not to attend.
“I don’t know why I went, but maybe I wanted her to see me as I am now and feel that I was still in love with her, or maybe I wanted her wedding to end awkwardly and to cause the groom grievance,” the poster said.
When the man saw his ex in her wedding dress he thought to himself: “I wish the groom was me”.
At the end of the ceremony, the man asked to have his photo taken with the bride: “I felt better when I saw how upset her husband looked,” he said.
But when he returned home and saw the photo he realised his folly: “I was the one who was unhappy because I didn’t get to be with her in the end.”
More than 100 people commented on the post, with most disapproving of his actions, saying “he made a fool of himself”.
“If I’m not the groom, why should I go to the wedding of my ex?” one person said.
Others accused him of being childish: “In her eyes, you are still the one who doesn’t have a future.”
Another said: “It is not fair to your current girlfriend.”
