I just love the way the media can beat up a throw-away line. Classic case is Anna Paquin's declaration to a UK tabloid that she hates those puffy, "meringue" wedding dresses - those horrible creations that even the most fashion-conscious of brides can be sucked into wearing for their big day. Actually I agree with Anna - although I'd add that the only thing worse than a wedding dress is a bridesmaid's dress.
Anna's quite rational dislike of wedding dresses has been media-morphed into a fear of weddings. Kind of like when she wore a loose top one day and was suddenly pregnant [Is that how it happens? I always wondered.]
Not to be outdone by a tabloid (my standards are low) I thought I'd add to the beat-up by coining a phrase for wedding-phobia. Having Googled this and being unable to find an actual word for wedding phobia, I looked up the Greek word for wedding (or marriage), which is παντρεία "pandria". For some reason all phobias are Greek (phobia, itself, being a Greek word).
So, Anna, I thought you'd like to know you are now a Pandriaphobe. Kind of sounds like you are afraid of cute black and white bears. As a self-confessed Coulrophobe I am glad to see that there are other phobics out there. Mind you, given the fact that I did this translation and research in about 5 minutes I may be naming you something else entirely. Sorry about that.
Oh - and congratulations on the pregnancy!
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