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Alec Baldwin gives marriage advice to newlyweds Hailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber
Alec Baldwin offered marriage advice to his niece, Hailey Baldwin, and her new husband, Justin Bieber.
The 60-year-old actor was recently a guest on The Rachael Ray Show, for an episode that will air Oct. 15, where he opened up about the type of chats he had with the lovebirds ahead of their secret nuptials.
“It’s young love,” he says. “They came to my house this summer. Hailey, who is adorable, she came with [Justin] to my house, and they sat down. And I always say to people, ‘You get married because you have to.’ I don’t mean in that sense… I meant that when I met my wife, [Hilaria Baldwin], I wasn’t really thinking about getting married again. I wasn’t sure [if I wanted to], I didn’t really think about it much at all.”
“And when I met Hilaria, I remember sitting there going, ‘Oh, the thought that that woman is out there and I don’t have her, I would be miserable,'” he continues. “Like, I had to marry her.”
And Alec certainly knows a thing or two about tying the knot in the spotlight. He’s been married to Hilaria since 2012, and the two share four kids together: daughter Carmen, 5, and sons Rafael, 3, Leonardo, 1, and Romeo, 3 months. He also shares a daughter, 22-year-old Ireland, with his previous wife, Kim Basinger.
ET spoke with Ireland at the iHeart Radio Festival back in September, where she reacted to what it’s like seeing Hailey and Justin so in love.
“They’re just kissing all over the world,” she gushed. “They’re just kissing and loving and having fun, and I think people take little details and get too caught up in them, and they’re looking too hard. Just let them kiss!”
“[Their engagement] was meant to be a long time ago,” she added. “It was just a long time coming, and we’re all like, ‘All right, thank God, let’s move forward.’ They’re so in love and they really do a lot of good for each other, and that’s the most important thing for me, that he makes her so happy.”
Just one month after rekindling their romance, Justin, 24, proposed to Hailey, 21, in July while the two were vacationing in the Bahamas. They secretly tied the knot in New York City last month.
An additional source told ET earlier this week that although Justin and Hailey are legally married, the pop star is choosing not to wear a wedding band just yet, but will “most likely” rock one following a “more formal ceremony” with family and friends.
“Justin is telling friends he isn’t planning on wearing a wedding band for a while,” the source said. “As much as Hailey and Justin are public about their relationship, they are trying not to make a spectacle of it, and that is why they kept their marriage under wraps and got engaged without telling anyone.”
Alec Baldwin Gives Marriage Advice to Newlyweds Hailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber
Alec Baldwin offered marriage advice to his niece, Hailey Baldwin, and her new husband, Justin Bieber.
The 60-year-old actor was recently a guest on The Rachael Ray Show, for an episode that will air Oct. 15, where he opened up about the type of chats he had with the lovebirds ahead of their secret nuptials.
“It’s young love,” he says. “They came to my house this summer. Hailey, who is adorable, she came with [Justin] to my house, and they sat down. And I always say to people, ‘You get married because you have to.’ I don’t mean in that sense… I meant that when I met my wife, [Hilaria Baldwin], I wasn’t really thinking about getting married again. I wasn’t sure [if I wanted to], I didn’t really think about it much at all.”
“And when I met Hilaria, I remember sitting there going, ‘Oh, the thought that that woman is out there and I don’t have her, I would be miserable,'” he continues. “Like, I had to marry her.”
And Alec certainly knows a thing or two about tying the knot in the spotlight. He’s been married to Hilaria since 2012, and the two share four kids together: daughter Carmen, 5, and sons Rafael, 3, Leonardo, 1, and Romeo, 3 months. He also shares a daughter, 22-year-old Ireland, with his previous wife, Kim Basinger.
ET spoke with Ireland at the iHeart Radio Festival back in September, where she reacted to what it’s like seeing Hailey and Justin so in love.
“They’re just kissing all over the world,” she gushed. “They’re just kissing and loving and having fun, and I think people take little details and get too caught up in them, and they’re looking too hard. Just let them kiss!”
“[Their engagement] was meant to be a long time ago,” she added. “It was just a long time coming, and we’re all like, ‘All right, thank God, let’s move forward.’ They’re so in love and they really do a lot of good for each other, and that’s the most important thing for me, that he makes her so happy.”
Just one month after rekindling their romance, Justin, 24, proposed to Hailey, 21, in July while the two were vacationing in the Bahamas. They secretly tied the knot in New York City last month.
An additional source told ET earlier this week that although Justin and Hailey are legally married, the pop star is choosing not to wear a wedding band just yet, but will “most likely” rock one following a “more formal ceremony” with family and friends.
“Justin is telling friends he isn’t planning on wearing a wedding band for a while,” the source said. “As much as Hailey and Justin are public about their relationship, they are trying not to make a spectacle of it, and that is why they kept their marriage under wraps and got engaged without telling anyone.”
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Woman reveals 'inappropriate' wedding gift idea – it leaves Reddit divided
Would you get a friend a gift if you weren’t invited to their celebration?
A 26-year-old woman debated this when her pal excluded her from her wedding guest list.
Confused about how to respond, the scorned mate took to Reddit to ask for advice.
While some said you should still get a present as a kind gesture, others said it would be best to avoid gifting.
The Redditor wrote: “An old friend of my is getting married in about a month and a half.
“I’m not entirely familiar with wedding invite protocol, but I assume an invitation would have been sent at this point so I’m operating under the assumption I’m not invited.
“I took it a bit personally at first, we were friends all throughout childhood and high school and all our other high school friends seem to be invited.
“However, I realised that in more recent years I haven’t been the most accessible friend.”
Even though she didn’t receive an invite, the woman revealed she was planning on getting the bride a present.
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NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENTS: Should you buy presents for events you’re not invited to? (Pic: GETTY)
She added: “I do care about my friend and want to wish her and her soon-to-be husband well, so I was thinking of getting them a gift…
“I don’t know if that would be inappropriate or a faux pas, and I’m sure it would come across even worse if there’s a personal reason as to why I wasn’t invited.
“So Reddit, what is the best course of action?
“Is it best to just let the wedding come and go without comment or should I try to look into things a bit more to see if my gift-giving would be alright?”
Following the woman’s plea for advice, many commenters chipped in with their opinions.
Some said that purchasing a present would be a thoughtful gesture.
A Reddit user remarked: “Get the gift. You are a good friend if you do and it would mean a lot to her that other people who didn’t even go to the wedding still wish them well.”
Another said: “I say get them a gift! What is she going to do, start a fight over it?
“It doesn’t sound like there’s any reason for her to be mad at you and most importantly, you’re not mad at her.
“It will be nice and heart warming for her to see that even though you two haven’t spoken in a while, you still thought of her.”
Others warned the Redditor that giving a present could backfire unless she was cautious.
A responder warned: “I would suggest sending a gift after the wedding to avoid the possibility of her construing it as a bid for an invitation or feeling guilty about not inviting you.”
Another commented: “I wouldn’t get a gift for an event to which I didn’t get an invite.
“You could send an email or other message saying you heard she’s getting married, that you’re exited and happy for her, and that you hope she’ll have a great day and marriage.”
A third added: “I would send a card – but probably not a gift.
“And I’d throw a note in that you’d love to get lunch or coffee sometime after the wedding when all things wedding/honeymoon have settled to catch up.”
Amy Dickinson: Husband is spinning fiction at writers' workshop
Dear Amy: I am a 50-year -old woman. My husband and I have two sons.
I recently found out that my husband has been exchanging texts with another married woman who he met in a writing workshop.
My husband told me that the woman confided in him about her marriage problems and their terrible sex life. She also told my husband that she was having an affair with another man.
Her statements seemed fishy to me. Why would a woman confide in a married man about her marriage problems, her affair and her sex life?
My husband told me that he was not interested in her, but he kept encouraging her to share her personal problems.
I was hurt by this, but he kept insisting that nothing was going on between them. He said he was just using her stories as fodder for his upcoming novel.
Is that a justified reason?
What should I do? Should I be worried? — Worried Wife
Dear Worried: You don’t mention how you learned about this correspondence, but I agree with you that its substance raises red flags.
It is inappropriate for people who are in a committed relationship to complain to a new acquaintance about their marriage and sex life.
At the very least, this level of instant intimacy indicates that she is indiscreet and doesn’t respect boundaries. At the most, it signals that she is available and interested. And yes, disclosing that she is already having an affair signals that she is able and available.
Your husband also has a problem with boundaries. He should not develop an intimate friendship with another woman. This intimacy interferes with his relationship with you.
He also should not exploit this person for the purposes of “writing his novel.” First of all, this is an old, tired and disingenuous excuse for his own behavior. (I’m not buying it, probably because I hang around with writers, and writing workshops are notorious for launching creativity-fueled hookups.) Only rank amateurs — or scoundrels with gullible spouses — ply this particular fiction.
And here’s some writing advice for your husband: Writers are story-thieves, but it is deeply unethical to use someone else’s life experience for your own novel, certainly without their permission.
Dear Amy: I am wondering — why do people choose to have children?
I am 27 years old and in a wonderful seven-year relationship with a lovely man my age. We hope to get married in the next couple of years.
We are both on the fence about having children. It is not a matter of means, nor do I think we would be poor parents.
Every time we ask parents for their opinions, we are told how difficult, expensive and tiring it is. Meanwhile, we are being badgered by both sets of our parents for grandbabies, and many of our friends are having children.
In a society where we have more choice than ever about whether or not to procreate, why do people choose to do so? What do you recommend? — K
Dear K: Sometimes, couples on the fence about having children become parents when nature takes over. Unplanned pregnancies definitely result in family-building.
But overall, the choice to have children doesn’t seem like one choice but many choices made over time, and fueled by different motivations. Some people seem headed toward parenthood from the time they are young children. For others, forming a loving attachment with a partner seems to kick-start their desire to have a child with that person.
Other people don’t want to have children, until the day they wake up and suddenly do.
The worst reasons to have children are to get your parents off your back, or because your friends are doing it.
When I was contemplating this in my own life, a wise person told me: “Be absolutely certain that this is what you want, because what no one ever tells you is that parenthood doesn’t always work out (for the parents).”
The person telling me this, wryly, was my own mother. But I appreciated the heads-up, because — yes, parenthood is difficult, tiring and expensive.
But it has also been the hardest job I have ever loved.
Dear Amy: I appreciated the question from “Confused Only Child,” who was wondering how to be a good aunt.
You said “Fake it ‘til you make it.” I actually agree! It’s really impossible to know how to have these relationships until you try. And sometimes you make it up as you go along. — Proud Uncle
Dear Uncle: Exactly.
