"At Least Beef for Steak": Mother Feels Bitter About Wedding Invitation Gatherings

[Financial News] A mother has shared her disappointment after her daughter, who is preparing to get married, said that guests at a wedding invitation gathering should be treated to steak or at least beef.
According to JTBC's Incident Chief on the 14th, the woman is a mother in her 50s identified as A, who has an eldest daughter set to marry this October.
A said she saw her daughter arranging a wedding invitation gathering on her phone while preparing dinner. She recalled, "I was surprised when I asked what people usually eat at wedding invitation gatherings these days, wondering if they have chicken at a pub, and saw my daughter busy setting one up on her phone."
Her daughter looked displeased at the question. She told A, "Chicken? That's out of the question. People will talk behind your back. You should serve steak, or at least beef. That's how things are these days. I can't skip it because I don't want to be criticized."
After hearing her daughter's words, A expressed frustration with the culture surrounding wedding invitation gatherings. She said, "I wondered if this is why the birth rate is at rock bottom. It feels bitter that a gathering meant to exchange wedding invitations with joy has turned into something so calculated," and asked the panelists on Incident Chief for their views.
Psychology professor Sanghee Park said there is no need to force wedding invitation gatherings. She noted, "At that age, people may want many friends to come to the wedding, but later they often realize it is better when the people who truly like them come and sincerely congratulate them. I don't think there is any need to hand out invitations while serving beef and steak."
Commentator Choi Young-jin said there is indeed a culture that places great importance on hospitality at wedding invitation gatherings. He said, "We cannot say this culture is absolutely right, but these gatherings do exist. People talk a lot about what was served at a restaurant. It seems a culture has taken root in which you are expected to give guests a certain sense of being treated well."


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