u/docju

Not the biggest deal but my NENDY (nearest event not done yet) has changed in the app. Curious to see where this new parkrun was, it turns out it’s a new closed event at a young offender’s institute (which hasn’t started yet)!

Aside from being a completionist’s nightmare, presumably these events disappear from the event lists/ maps eventually? Otherwise it’ll be a bit annoying to have an impossible NENDY!

(I used to joke that there probably are some parkrun obsessive that they would go to jail just to do a prison course but this is a young offender institute so that’s not even an option haha)

Without revealing my exact age, I'm an older millennial man.

Anyway, it's occurred to me today that with all the men I am close to already being married, I'm probably never going to be anyone's best man (I wouldn't wish for any of their marriages to end for them to remarry!). Of course, this means I've never had to deal with people being frustrating about coming to/ paying for the stag do or worrying about my speech not landing, but I felt kind of sad. I have good friends and been a groomsman/usher plenty of times but never the best man.

So, I'm asking for some stories that would make me think I haven't missed out. Anyone else is free to say if they're sad they missed out too (applies to women and bridesmaids also)!