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Regarding the saying: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue?

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My Sister is getting married today. She is very superstitious, our question is if you have multiple things borrowed will it counter act? Like if she has something borrowed from her soon to be mother in law who is happily married will it counter act if she borrows something from our mother?

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no...you can't hex the marriage if you borrow more than one thing.
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I say borrow as many things as you can, have as much blue as you can, have as many old things as you can and have as many new things as you can. I had at least three of each, and somethings double up. For instance, I had a sapphire bracelet which was new and blue. This is just how I liked it, I'm not incredibly superstitious. I believe it has more to do with marrying the right guy and putting work into your marriage. But I couldn't be happier.
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No When your mother got married she was happy at the time. She shouldn't base what her marriage is going to be like off of your parents. That will start trouble from the beginning she's getting married today because someone loves for who she is. So go ahead borrow something from your mom and enjoy the day.
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lol no not at all.

its supposed to be a fun tradition to do, not a big superstitious freak out of a task! Dont worry, tell the bride to do what she wants...a poem shouldnt dictate to her what she does and doesnt have.

what about brides whose theme is blue and white? they have heaps more than one blue thing on them.... a garter, maybe blue flowers, blue jewelery, blue makeup.... it doesnt matter.

and im gettin hitched on the weekend and borrowing two things and have no worries about it at all.

its just a cute custom some ppl choose to do. dont take it too seriously. lol. Have fun!
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No! That's a funny question though. :)
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If she is really worried about it, can you count one of the borrowed things as "something old"...just a thought! And tell her congrats and good luck! Everything will be great!
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No I would just use one of the items for the something old, and the other for the something borrowed if she wants to look at it that way or even the something new or blue if it fits. You can use the same item for different categories or different ones for each it doesn't matter. Congratulations to your Sister!!
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Of course not! Did she remember the "penny in her shoe" part, too? If she's going for superstition, she may as well go the whole way.

Life will go better for her after the wedding, if she remembers to return all the borrowed items in good condition, too.
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I think it should only be one thing because as the saying goes, it's: SomeTHING borrowed, not someTHINGS.

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LOL nah i doubt it
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No! This tradition is meant to be fun, and meant to help everyone share in wishing the bride luck on her wedding day. There are no "counteractions."
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Shouldn't matter a bit. I had a handkerchief that I borrowed from my mother that was old and blue. We are going to celebrate our 11th anniversary on the 13th of September.
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no. i think my aunt had a few things borrowed on her. a bracelet from her sisters and some other stuff. she'll be fine. good luck. tell her when she's standing up there it is important she breathes. lol hope this helped.
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Not at all, the same way if a bride chooses to make her something borrowed and something blue the same thing. Don't forget the sixpence in her shoe to finish the tradition. Congrats to your sister!
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Not if one of the two things is old as well! :-) Or blue for that matter. Or new. It can count as that!

PS: congratulations hunny!
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No, it won't counter act.

Also, its "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a sixpence in the shoe." People always leave out the sixpence in the shoe, but that's the real ending. They sell wedding sixpences at Hallmark, that is where I got mine from. Make sure it goes in the LEFT shoe, though, that's the superstition. The right shoe is bad luck. I am not superstitious, but my mother in law is, so I did that for her. Hope that helps!
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No, but if she doesn't have a six pence for her shoe, she's doomed!
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There are no rules or guidebooks that write it out in legaleze. It's just a superstition. Whatever technical details are left out is something you can make up on your own.

You know how many marriages succeed, even though they never followed that superstition, and how many have failed even after following the superstition to the letter 't'? I don't know how many either, because they don't keep statistics on such things, but I bet it's a heck of a lot.
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Has nothing to do with a solid couple.
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