How Many of Your Wedding Guests have You Hooked-Up With?

I almost got married once. Almost. Between long distance, different goals in life and a significant age difference, it just didn't work out. We never came close to making a guest list so this wasn't something I had to think about.

I've grown up quite a bit since I called off my engagement and have a better idea of what I do/don't want in a relationship. I know sometime in the distant future marriage isn't out of the question...that's when I'll have to start worrying about who IS and ISN'T coming to the ceremony because of ancient history.

A new survey published by Daily Mail somewhat surprising statistic that the on average 60% of newlyweds have two or more past sexual partners in the congregation on their wedding day. Almost as surprising is the fact that 32% of them would prefer to keep their future spouse in the dark about the past relationship and some went as far as asking other guests who were in on the secret to keep their mouths shut, for good.

The fact that ex's are at the wedding doesn't shock me at all. I manage to torch any potential friendship after a break-up so badly that the guy should never want to talk to me again, but there are exceptions. I dated a guy like eight years ago that is a good friend of mine now (we didn't talk for a good four years after we broke up). If we lived in the same state, I'd likely invite him to my wedding.

What does shock me is the fact that there are brides/grooms that invited these people to their weddings without being open and honest with their spouse-to-be. With the amount of alcohol flowing at wedding receptions, someone is bound to say something or the ex is bound to say something to make everyone that knows the story feel uncomfortable. Why set up the person you're going to spend the rest of your life with up for heartbreak, anger or shock on your wedding day?

My boyfriend and I have a mutual group of friends. That mutual group of friends happens to know about some of my "not so smart/seemed like a good idea at the time" decisions I made with another one of those friends and how awkward the interaction between the two of us in public is sometimes. My boyfriend and this guy were acquaintances before I even considered saying yes to a date with my boyfriend, so I just told him why things were so weird when the three of us were in a social situation. If one day the boy and I were to take the plunge, I can't imagine what it'd be like if he was in the dark, decided to invite this guy to our wedding and one of the people who were in on it said something. Talk about putting a damper on the day to celebrate your happily ever after! Nope, I could never invite a former fling to my wedding without my guy knowing the truth. It's just seems to be so disrespectful to the most important person in your life.