| The tension rises as they glare at each other from | | | | bride with respect, the bridesmaid needs to be taken |
| behind the bride and groom. Even the preacher notices | | | | down a notch for her role in this obvious brainwashing |
| that something is amiss and that there is nothing | | | | job. Yes, he thinks to himself, she is devious and has to |
| anyone can do. Absolutely no one wants to get in the | | | | be dealt with. |
| middle of this one. The funny part is, it is a set-up. As | | | | It is a disease known only as skipastageitis. There is no |
| the wedding vows are read, the looks that they throw | | | | known cure for Skipastageitis, pronounced Skip A |
| at one another are as sharp as daggers and could cut | | | | Stage Itis; you can only treat the symptoms. The |
| through solid steel. They are..., the best man and the | | | | saddest part about this is that they actually may have |
| bridesmaid. | | | | been made for each other but because of this |
| One of the oldest tricks in the book is to take two of | | | | dreaded disease, they will never know about it. The |
| your closest friends and insert them into the best man | | | | illness is brought on by placing the subjects into |
| and bridesmaid positions at your wedding in the hopes | | | | positions where they are immediately at odds with one |
| that they will hook up. The overall plan is that they fall | | | | another over every little thing. This is the third stage of |
| in love and marry. This way they can buy the house | | | | a marriage and since they skipped stages one and |
| next to yours and go out to sushi with you on Friday | | | | two, the body is unable to form a bond to the other, |
| nights. While the intentions of this plan are pure enough, | | | | causing mild animosity and paranoia. |
| it hardly ever works out. | | | | Fortunately, there is hope on the horizon as new |
| The reason this clever little ploy never works out is the | | | | techniques are being developed by leading wedding |
| positions held within the wedding party. These two | | | | planners across the planet. In one very promising study, |
| otherwise wonderful friends are on opposing forces | | | | the two subject, best man and bridesmaid, are put into |
| that drives a wedge between them. It then becomes | | | | a room filled with foam weapons. After several |
| an illness that has no cure. There are symptoms that | | | | minutes of avoiding each other, the heat in the room is |
| give it away quickly. | | | | turned up to an uncomfortable level. The subjects |
| The bridesmaid sees the best man as the one who is | | | | begin to pummel each other with the nerf weapons. |
| helping the groom take her friend away from her. | | | | After a half an hour, the temperature in the room is |
| While she and the bride are discussing whether to get | | | | turned down to an more uncomfortable level, causing |
| the spring wedding favors or the garden wedding | | | | the bridesmaid to become very cold and start |
| favors, the bridesmaid is wondering who she will find to | | | | shivering. This releases a natural chemical in the best |
| go cruising the singles bars with. She knows she | | | | man's body that did not have time to develop earlier in |
| cannot get mad at the groom, it is forbidden. The best | | | | their relationship. The chemical, known as chivalry X, |
| man, on the other hand, is fair game and she is ready | | | | brings out the protective and nurturing side of him as |
| to play. | | | | he gives her his jacket and tries to keep her warm. |
| While the best man and the groom are looking at the | | | | While the treatment shows promise, the effects are |
| tuxedo catalog, he is trying to remember which of his | | | | temporary and the disease begins to assert itself the |
| other friends plays golf and has best friend potential. | | | | moment they are released from the study. |
| While he is happy for his friend and treats the new | | | | |