Social Science June 2016 | Page 10

5 Signs you are turning into a bridezilla

First of all, why are Bridezillas the way they are? This can be explained by a concept coined by sociologist Charles Horton Cooley. Cooley was looking to highlight the connection between sociey and a person's personality and came up with The "Looking Glass Self", which is the social determination of oneself. It states that a person's self stems from societal interctions and perceptions of others. The result:

1) We imagine how we must appear to others.

2)We imagine and react to what we feel their judgment of that appearance must be.

3)We develop our self through the judgments of others

So Bridezillas must have the perfect wedding because their sense of self-worth is derived from how other people perceive them. Now that we know why Bridezillas are this way, here are some signs you may be becoming one too...

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You've developed strong feelings towards a specific color.

~You used to like pink as much as the next girl, but now you breathe, die and bleed Rose Quartz

Pinterest is the one and only site in your browser history.

~we all love pinterest, but every now and then it's time to CLOSE. THE. LAPTOP

You care more about the seating chart than your soon-to-be husband. ~priorities, priorities, priorities

~priorities, priorities, priorities

You've tried on more than five wedding gowns.

~too much lace, not enough lace. Turns out you're the problem here honey

Every person who RSVPs "no" has you plotting your revenge.

~What do you mean you're just not coming? How dare they!?