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MY NAME IS STEVE SCHIRRIPA,

AND I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT REVENGE.

Shell: HE PROMISED ME.

LOST MY JOB.

I'VE LOST MY SELF-ESTEEM.

IMAGINE YOU'VE BEEN CHEATED ON OR LIED TO.

I ABSOLUTELY FELL APART.

Schirripa: YOU'VE BEEN FLAT-OUT PLAYED.

WHY ARE YOU LEAVING? WHAT ABOUT YOUR WEDDING DRESS?

DO WHATEVER THE [BLEEP] YOU WANT WITH IT.

NATURALLY, YOU WANT TO GET EVEN.

Kevin: MY SISTER-IN-LAW SAID,

"WELL, YOU COULD PROBABLY COME UP WITH A 101 THINGS

TO DO WITH IT."

Shell: DADDY ALWAYS TOLD ME,

"IF SOMEBODY STARTS IT, YOU BE SURE AND FINISH IT."

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND.

THAT'S CALLED "KARMA." AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY.

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IT'S SPRINGTIME IN GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA,

AND FOR ROSEMARY SHELL, A DIVORCED MOTHER OF TWO,

LOVE IS IN THE AIR.

THE ODDS OF FALLING HARD FOR SOMEONE AGAIN

DIDN'T SEEM TOO GOOD, UNTIL SHE MET WAYNE GIBBS.

WE'LL HAVE THE CHAMPAGNE.

THANK YOU. OH.

I WAS JUST IMMEDIATELY ATTRACTED TO WAYNE.

Schirripa: RECENTLY SINGLE, ROSEMARY IS SWEPT OFF HER FEET

BY THIS SWEET-TALKING BUSINESSMAN.

HE SEEMED GENUINELY INTERESTED IN ME AND WAS OVERLY ATTENTIVE,

AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME.

IT WAS WONDERFUL.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

Schirripa: SO ROSEMARY'S THINKING,

"MAYBE FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN ISN'T SO FARFETCHED AFTER ALL."

Shell: IN MY HEAD, I WAS THINKING, "OH, I FOUND IT.

I'VE REALLY FOUND SOMEONE THAT'S TRUE TO BE."

HERE YOU GO, DARLING.

MWAH! THANK YOU.

EVERY DAY, IT JUST SEEMED LIKE IT WAS BETTER AND BETTER.

Schirripa: AND AFTER JUST THREE MONTHS TOGETHER,

ROSEMARY AND WAYNE'S RELATIONSHIP IS ROCK-SOLID.

[ LAUGHS ]

Shell: HE WAS VERY INVOLVED IN MY BOYS' LIVES.

All: YEAH!

Shell: IT WAS A FAIRY TALE.

Schirripa: AND THINGS KEEP ON GETTING BETTER.

ROSEMARY'S DREAM OF WALKING DOWN THE AISLE WITH WAYNE

IS STARTING TO LOOK PRETTY GOOD.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW AMAZING THIS HAS BEEN.

Shell: THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAD

WAS THAT WHEN MY YOUNGEST SON GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL

THAT WE WOULD GET MARRIED AT THAT TIME.

Schirripa: NOW, GRADUATION IS STILL A LONG WAY AWAY,

SO THERE'S LOTS OF TIME FOR WAYNE TO POP THE QUESTION.

AND EVEN THOUGH ROSEMARY KEEPS BRINGING IT UP,

HE NEVER QUITE GETS AROUND TO ASKING.

Shell: WAYNE HAD THIS WAY ABOUT HIM

THAT IF YOU BROUGHT UP SOMETHING

THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT,

WHICH WAS USUALLY MARRIAGE, HE'D PANIC.

HE LEFT FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS,

WHICH SHOULD HAVE GONE "DING, DING" IN MY HEAD.

BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR IT.

BUT AS THEY GET CLOSER TO THAT DEADLINE,

ROSEMARY GETS THE ULTIMATE SUCKER PUNCH.

HER MR. RIGHT -- HE AIN'T SO RIGHT.

SOMETIMES EVEN THE BEST-KEPT SECRET

HAS A WAY OF POPPING UP WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT.

AND FOR ROSEMARY, THAT HAPPENS ON A TRIP TO HER HAIRDRESSER.

THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME THAT HE WAS SEEING ME,

HE WAS SEEING THE PERSON BEHIND MY BACK.

I ABSOLUTELY FELT MY HEART STOP BEATING.

I DON'T REMEMBER LEAVING THE BEAUTY SHOP.

I WENT AND GOT IN MY CAR, AND I JUST STARTED CRYING.

IT TAKES FIVE LONG YEARS, BUT ROSEMARY FINALLY FIGURES IT OUT.

THAT WALK DOWN THE AISLE IS NEVER GONNA HAPPEN.

HER HONEYMOON -- FORGET ABOUT IT.

Shell: I WAS DOWN AS FAR AS I COULD GO.

I THOUGHT, "NOW WHAT?"

Schirripa: ROSEMARY'S CRUSHED.

STRUNG ALONG FOR FIVE LONG YEARS,

SHE DECIDES THAT THE ONLY WAY SHE CAN FIX HER BROKEN HEART

AND TAKE BACK CONTROL OF HER LIFE

IS BY MOVING AWAY FROM WAYNE.

THE COMPANY I USED TO WORK FOR

HAD AN OPENING FOR AN H.R. DIRECTOR.

THIS WAS A JOB THAT I HAD DREAMED ABOUT.

ONCE I ACCEPTED THE POSITION, I DIDN'T TELL HIM.

I JUST LEFT. HE HAD NO CLUE.

Schirripa: ROSEMARY PUTS HER HOUSE ON THE MARKET,

DRIVES 400 MILES TO START A NEW LIFE IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA,

AND PUTS WAYNE GIBBS IN HER REARVIEW MIRROR.

I REMEMBER DRIVING DOWN.

I JUST LISTENED TO COUNTRY MUSIC AND CRIED ALL THE WAY.

STILL DID LOVE HIM,

BUT I WAS GONNA PUT THAT JOKER BEHIND ME AND HAVE A NEW LIFE.

AND THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE END OF THE STORY.

ROSEMARY LANDS A NEW JOB,

STARTS PULLING IN MORE MONEY THAN SHE'S EVER MADE BEFORE,

AND MOVES ON.

BUT, OF COURSE, THAT'S NOT HOW IT WENT.

THREE MONTHS AFTER THE BREAKUP,

ROSEMARY HAS TO GO BACK TO GAINESVILLE TO SELL HER HOUSE.

SHE'S GOT SOME BUYERS WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE ROOF THAT --

YOU GOT IT -- WAS REPAIRED BY WAYNE GIBBS.

ROSEMARY'S GOT NO CHOICE.

SHE HAS TO TALK TO WAYNE TO GET SOME ANSWERS.

I TALKED TO MYSELF, AND I SAID, "YOU'RE GONNA BE VERY DISTANT.

YOU'RE GONNA BE VERY COLD."

ROSEMARY! OH, MY GOD.

IT'S -- IT'S SO GOOD TO HEAR YOUR VOICE.

AND HE IS JUST RELENTLESS. HE HAS TO SEE ME.

NO.

Schirripa: WAYNE REFUSES TO TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER...

HE SAID, "I LOVE YOU," AND HIS VOICE CRACKED.

Schirripa: ...AND SLOWLY REELS ROSEMARY IN.

Where do you want to meet?

FINALLY WORE ME DOWN. I SAID, "OKAY."

AND I REALIZED I STILL CARED FOR HIM.

WE AGREED TO MEET AND HAVE DINNER.

WHEN I ASKED WHERE,

HE SAID THE RESTAURANT WHERE WE HAD OUR FIRST DATE.

AND I KNEW THAT I WAS IN TROUBLE THEN.

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THAT EXPRESSION

"ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY"?

WELL, IN ROSEMARY'S CASE,

SHE COULD HAVE USED A LITTLE MORE SHY.

Schirripa: AFTER THREE MONTHS APART,

ROSEMARY SHELL IS BACK IN GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA,

TO MEET UP WITH THE GUY WHO BROKE HER HEART

AND FORCED HER TO END THEIR FIVE-YEAR RELATIONSHIP.

I WAS NOT AN EASY PUSHOVER THAT NIGHT.

I WAS VERY TOUGH.

Schirripa: WAYNE'S GOT A TOUGH CALL TO MAKE, TOO.

IF HE WANTS TO WIN ROSEMARY BACK,

THERE'S ONLY ONE SUREFIRE WAY TO PROVE HE'S A CHANGED MAN.

ROSEMARY...

...I HAVE TO ASK YOU SOMETHING.

WILL YOU MARRY ME?

Shell: "WILL YOU MARRY ME?"

THE WORDS THAT I HAD WAITED TO HEAR SO LONG.

AND I WANTED MYSELF TO SAY NO.

I REALLY MEAN IT.

BUT I SAID...

YES, YES!

[ LAUGHS ]

MWAH!

HEY, MAYBE IT'S TRUE.

MAYBE LOVE DOES ALWAYS WIN IN THE END.

WAYNE IS FINALLY MAKING GOOD ON HIS PROMISE.

ROSEMARY'S WAITED FIVE LONG YEARS FOR WAYNE'S PROPOSAL.

I CAN TAKE THE OTHER ONE.

SO SHE MAKES ANOTHER TOUGH DECISION.

SHE QUITS HER DREAM JOB AND MOVES BACK TO GAINESVILLE.

THAT JOB WAS IMPORTANT, BUT THIS MAN WAS MORE IMPORTANT TO ME.

Schirripa: THEY EVEN SET A WEDDING DATE --

DECEMBER 2 -- ONLY A FEW WEEKS AWAY.

THE DAY SHE'S WAITED FOR IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

Shell: WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS HAVE A SMALL WEDDING

WITH OUR FAMILIES.

I HAD THE CAKE ORDERED.

YOU KNOW, I HAD EVERYTHING IN THE WORKS.

WE WERE SO HAPPY.

Schirripa: BUT THREE DAYS BEFORE THE BIG DAY,

WAYNE LEAVES A NOTE FOR ROSEMARY.

Shell: THE NOTE SAID, "ROSEMARY, I'M SORRY,

BUT I CAN'T GO THROUGH WITH THIS."

I ABSOLUTELY FELL APART.

[ SOBBING ]

I BELIEVED HIM, AND LOOK WHAT HE HAS DONE.

Schirripa: ONCE AGAIN, ROSEMARY'S CRUSHED,

SO SHE CAN'T BELIEVE HER EYES WHEN WAYNE SHOWS UP...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

...AND BEGS HER NOT TO GIVE UP ON HIM.

Shell: HE CAME BACK WITH TEARS IN HIS EYES.

HE SAID, "I BELIEVE WE CAN WORK IT OUT."

HE TOLD ME THAT HE DID NOT REALLY WANT TO CALL IT OFF

BUT THAT HE WAS HAVING SOME ISSUES.

I JUST NEED MORE TIME.

I LOVE YOU.

Schirripa: ROSEMARY DOES KNOW BETTER.

BUT HEY, SHE'S STILL IN LOVE WITH THE GUY

AND CAN'T LET GO OF HER DREAM OF MARRYING HIM.

Shell: I WANTED TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WOULD BE HOPE.

Schirripa: BUT HOPE GOES RIGHT OUT THE WINDOW

WHEN A FEW DAYS LATER, ROSEMARY'S OUT FOR A DRIVE.

NOW, WHAT CAN I SAY?

WAYNE, YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.

YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T KEEP SECRETS IN A SMALL TOWN.

Shell: I KNOCK ON THE DOOR.

AND AS THE DOOR STARTS TO OPEN, I KICKED IT!

AND HIS EYES GOT ABOUT THIS BIG, AND THE WORDS OUT OF HIS MOUTH

WERE, "W-W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?"

AND MY RESPONSE TO HIM WAS,

"I CAME TO SEE THE WOMAN WHO'S A BIGGER FOOL THAN I AM."

Schirripa: HER LOVE FOR WAYNE IS DEAD AND BURIED,

AND ALL SHE CAN THINK ABOUT NOW

IS HOW TO BREAK THE MAN WHO BROKE HER HEART.

ROSEMARY'S A CHANGED WOMAN.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THIS MAN REALIZE WHAT HE HAD DONE TO ME.

I DECIDED TO CONTACT AN ATTORNEY.

THE FIRST ONE I THOUGHT OF WAS MY FRIEND LYDIA

THAT I HAD GROWN UP WITH.

LYDIA, HE PROMISED ME.

HE PROMISED ME A RING, HE ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM,

AND THEN HE CHEATED ON ME...TWICE.

LOST MY JOB. I'VE LOST MY SELF-ESTEEM.

SHE WAS JUST MAD AND WANTED TO DO WHATEVER SHE COULD

TO PUNISH MR. GIBBS FOR WHAT HE HAD DONE TO HER.

I ALWAYS LIKED ROSEMARY, AND, OF COURSE,

WE WERE BOTH FROM THE MOUNTAINS, AND I REMEMBER THINKING,

"YOU JUST DON'T DO MOUNTAIN GIRLS WRONG

AND GET AWAY WITH IT."

WE CAN SUE HIM FOR BREACH OF PROMISE.

WE FILED A PETITION FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT FOR MARRIAGE.

WE WANTED TO SEE JUSTICE, AND WE REALLY WANTED HIM TO PAY

FOR WHAT HE HAD DONE TO ROSEMARY.

DON'T WORRY.

WE'RE GONNA GET THIS DONE.

WAYNE'S POSTURE THROUGHOUT THE TRIAL WAS VERY TELLING.

HE SAT WITH HIS HANDS CROSSED, LIKE THIS.

HE WAS NOT INVOLVED.

HE WASN'T LISTENING.

HE JUST ACTED LIKE HE WAS WASTING TIME BEING THERE.

Sartain: NO CASE LIKE THIS HAD BEEN TRIED HERE.

WE'RE VERY CONSERVATIVE,

AND I JUST WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT A JURY WOULD DO.

Schirripa: WAYNE AND ROSEMARY TESTIFIED

IN FRONT OF A JURY OF 12.

THE TRIAL LASTED THREE DAYS.

Shell: THE JURY CAME IN, AND THEY SAID,

"WE FIND FOR THE PLAINTIFF FOR $150,000."

I DIDN'T CARE ABOUT THE MONEY.

AND I KNOW PEOPLE GO, "YEAH, RIGHT.

YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT MONEY."

I DIDN'T.

I WANTED TO CONVINCE 12 PEOPLE THAT I HAD BEEN DONE UNJUSTLY.

THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST DIFFICULT THING I'VE EVER HAD TO DO,

AND I THINK JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED.

I THINK IT SENT AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE

THAT YOU JUST CAN'T PLAY WITH PEOPLE'S LIVES

AND WITH THEIR EMOTIONS.

HE NEVER INTENDED TO MARRY HER,

BUT IT COST HER A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT FINANCIALLY.

SHE LOST HER HOME.

SHE LOST HER CAREER BASED ON HIS PROMISE TO HER.

PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO DO THAT,

AND HOPEFULLY HE'LL THINK TWICE

BEFORE HE DOES IT TO SOMEONE ELSE.

MY DADDY ALWAYS TOLD ME COMING UP, HE SAID,

"ROSIE, TRY NOT TO EVER START ANYTHING.

BUT IF SOMEBODY STARTS IT, YOU BE SURE AND FINISH IT."

SO I FINISHED THIS ONE.

Schirripa: NOT ONLY DID KARMA MAKE SURE

THAT WAYNE "TWO-TIMING" GIBBS GOT WHAT WAS COMING TO HIM,

BUT SHE ALSO MADE SURE THAT ROSEMARY FINALLY FOUND A GUY

WHO WASN'T AFRAID TO SAY, "I DO."

BUT FOR A LOT OF GUYS,

SAYING "I DO" IS NO GUARANTEE THAT LOVE WILL LAST FOREVER.

[ Voice breaking ] WHY ARE YOU LEAVING?

I WAS IN A LOT OF PAIN, AND I WANTED TO MOVE ON.

I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT. Schirripa: SO THEN WHAT?

HOW ABOUT FINDING 101 WAYS TO GET EVEN?

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

[ Voice breaking ] WHY ARE YOU LEAVING?

WHAT ABOUT YOUR WEDDING DRESS?

IT'S STILL IN THE CLOSET.

DO WHATEVER THE [BLEEP] YOU WANT WITH IT.

Schirripa: IT'S JULY 2009 IN TUCSON, ARIZONA,

AND JUST LIKE THE DRY, HOT DESERT,

KEVIN COTTER'S MARRIAGE JUST GOT SCORCHED.

I WAS VERY SHOCKED.

I NEVER THOUGHT I WAS GONNA GET A DIVORCE.

WHEN THINGS WEREN'T GOING WELL,

I WAS HOPEFUL THAT IT WAS A BUMP IN THE ROAD.

Colin: MY BROTHER KEVIN WAS VERY HURT.

IT WAS DEFINITELY A VERY SAD AND TRYING TIME IN HIS LIFE.

Schirripa: AFTER 12 YEARS OF MARRIAGE,

KEVIN'S WIFE DECIDED IT WAS OVER.

SHE PACKED UP AND MOVED OUT JUST LIKE THAT.

SHE TOOK EVERYTHING,

EXCEPT THE ONE THING SHE NEVER WANTED TO SEE AGAIN.

REALLY, REALLY? YOU'RE NOT GONNA TAKE YOUR WEDDING DRESS?

YOU KNOW, AND I SAID,

"WELL, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT ME TO DO WITH IT?"

Schirripa: AND SUCH A PRETTY DRESS, TOO.

I MEAN, WHO KNOWS WHY SHE LEFT IT.

TO MESS HIM UP?

IT WAS LIKE A BAD SOUVENIR

OF A MARRIAGE THAT BLEW UP IN HIS FACE.

Kevin: I WAS IN A LOT OF PAIN, AND I WANTED TO MOVE ON.

I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT,

BUT I FELT LIKE LOOKING AT THE DRESS

WAS GONNA HELP ME EXPEDITE THE GRIEVING PROCESS.

THE WEDDING DRESS DEFINITELY SYMBOLIZED THE MARRIAGE TO ME

AND THE FACT THAT IT DIDN'T WORK OUT.

SOMETIMES, KARMA TAKES ITS OWN SWEET TIME.

IT'S LIKE THIS SPAGHETTI SAUCE.

YOU CAN'T JUST YANK UP THE HEAT.

YOU HAVE TO LET IT SIMMER AND LET IT DO ITS OWN THING.

SO IT MAKES SENSE THAT IT WAS OVER A DINNER LIKE THIS

THAT KEVIN COOKED UP THE IDEA OF WHAT TO DO WITH THE DRESS.

NEEDS SOME SALT.

SHE JUST LEFT THE DRESS.

IT'S STILL IN THE CLOSET.

UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT.

[ SIGHS ]

"WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK I SHOULD DO WITH IT?"

AND MY BROTHER JUST CHIMED IN IMMEDIATELY.

MY INITIAL REACTION WAS THAT HE SHOULD WIPE HIS BUTT WITH IT.

WHICH IS FUNNY.

I DON'T KNOW IF I LAUGHED OR NOT.

I WASN'T IN A GREAT MOOD.

BUT, THEN, MY SISTER-IN-LAW JENNY SAID,

"WELL, YOU COULD PROBABLY COME UP WITH 101 THINGS

TO DO WITH IT."

AH. HOW ABOUT A, UH, PARACHUTE?

OR A, UH -- A FISHING NET?

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

Kevin: WE PULLED OUT A PEN AND A PAPER

AND JUST STARTED RATTLING OFF

EVERY ABSURD WEDDING-DRESS USE WE COULD POSSIBLY THINK OF.

[ LAUGHS ]

Schirripa: COMING UP WITH A LIST OF USES

FOR A USELESS WEDDING DRESS

GIVES KEVIN SOME LAUGHS AND SOME GOOD THERAPY.

A FEW WEEKS LATER, HE'S FEELING EVEN BETTER

WHEN KEVIN AND COLIN GO ON A FISHING TRIP

TO TEST OUT A FEW IDEAS ON HIS LIST.

THE FIRST NIGHT, WE BUILD A CAMPFIRE.

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]

SO I WAS SITTING ON THE BOX, CAMPFIRE CHAIR.

IT MADE A FINE SEAT.

TABLECLOTH WAS THE SECOND APPLICATION FOR THE DRESS.

AND, THEN, OUTSIDE THE R.V.,

WE WERE USING IT TO WIPE OUR FEET ON.

I USED IT AS A BLANKET ONE NIGHT.

WE CALLED THAT "SLEEPING BAG."

THIS IS LIKELY THE FIRST FLY

EVER PRODUCED WITH A WEDDING DRESS.

MY PRIORITY WAS FISHING, YOU KNOW?

AS THE DRESS WAS GETTING WORN DOWN AND DIRTIER AND DIRTIER,

I WAS HEADED IN THE OTHER DIRECTION, WHICH FELT GREAT.

WELL, IT WASN'T YOUR AVERAGE WEEKEND AWAY WITH THE BOYS,

BUT, HEY, KARMA SURE ENJOYED THIS FISHING TRIP.

TURNING SOMETHING SAD INTO A JOKE --

WELL, THAT BEATS A DAY AT THE SPA ANYTIME.

SO WHY WOULD KEVIN STOP THERE?

TROUT.

I LOVE TROUT.

TO FIND OUT MORE OF WHAT I THINK ABOUT THESE STORIES,

GO TO investigationdiscovery.com.

Schirripa: KEVIN COTTER'S WIFE OF 12 YEARS

WALKED OUT AND LEFT HIM

WITH ONE WEDDING DRESS AND NOTHING ELSE.

DO WHATEVER THE [BLEEP] YOU WANT WITH IT.

YOU KNOW THAT WAS SOLID ADVICE,

'CAUSE THE MORE HE THOUGHT ABOUT THE DRESS,

THE MORE HE AND HIS BROTHER CAME UP WITH NEW USES FOR IT.

SO, AFTER OUR FISHING TRIP...

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]

...COLIN AND I WOULD TRY TO, YOU KNOW, KNOCK OUT

MAYBE LIKE THREE OR FOUR APPLICATIONS EVERY WEEK OR SO.

IT'S A BIG DRESS. [ CHUCKLES ]

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ] THAT'S A LOT OF FABRIC.

WE HAVE A LOT TO WORK WITH HERE.

Schirripa: SOME OF THE THINGS THEY CAME UP WITH

WEREN'T EXACTLY LADYLIKE.

WE DETERMINED WE WERE GONNA SELECT

THE MANLIEST APPLICATIONS --

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ] CHECKING THE OIL IN YOUR CAR.

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]

Colin: THE SCARECROW CAME TOGETHER QUITE NATURALLY.

Kevin: GRILL COVER.

I LEFT IT ON THE GRILL FOR AWHILE.

IT JUST FIT SO PERFECTLY.

I DIDN'T REALIZE WHEN WE STARTED DOING THESE UNUSUAL THINGS

WITH MY EX-WIFE'S WEDDING DRESS

THAT IT WAS GONNA FEEL SO GOOD, YOU KNOW?

WE LAUGHED A LOT.

[ LAUGHS ]

DEFINITELY GOT SOME COMIC RELIEF.

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]

I DO THINK THAT THE LAUGHTER PROVIDED SOME HEALING BENEFIT

FOR MY BROTHER.

Schirripa: SO NOW THAT KEVIN'S GOT A FRESH, NEW LOOK ON LIFE,

HE DECIDES TO SHARE HIS EXPERIENCES ONLINE

TO GIVE OTHER BROKEN HEARTS A FEW LAUGHS.

I THOUGHT OTHER GUYS GOING THROUGH WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH

WOULD APPRECIATE MY PICTURES.

Schirripa: 101 USES FOR A WEDDING DRESS.

WHO KNEW?

Kevin: I START THE BLOG myexwifesweddingdress.com,

AND I STATED ON THE BLOG, "I HAVE 60 WEDDING-DRESS USES,

"BUT MY GOAL IS TO COME UP WITH 101.

HELP ME."

Schirripa: KEVIN FINDS OUT IN A HURRY

THAT HE'S NOT THE ONLY GUY WHO'S BEEN LEFT HIGH AND DRY.

IN JUST FIVE SHORT DAYS, THE BLOG GOES VIRAL.

Kevin: I WAS BLOWN AWAY BY THE FEEDBACK.

COLIN, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

THE HIT COUNTER'S GOING CRAZY.

WOMEN AND MEN.

I THOUGHT THAT WOMEN WERE GONNA HATE WHAT I WAS DOING

BECAUSE IT WAS A WEDDING DRESS.

IT WAS THE EXACT OPPOSITE.

Schirripa: 75,000 HITS,

DOZENS OF SUGGESTIONS FOR THE DRESS AND COUNTING.

Kevin: SOME OF THE UNIQUE IDEAS

THAT I LIKED FROM COMMENTERS ON MY BLOG --

JUMP ROPE WAS ONE THAT I HADN'T THOUGHT OF.

HAMMOCK.

[ LAUGHS ]

SOMEBODY SUGGESTED HAMMER PANTS.

[ FUNKY MUSIC PLAYS ]

THE SNOW-CAMO APPLICATION WAS A LOT OF FUN.

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]

Kevin: I DON'T HUNT, IT'S NOT PARTICULARLY COLD HERE,

SO I WOULD NEVER THINK TO USE A WEDDING DRESS

AS SNOW CAMOUFLAGE.

YOU KNOW, AND THAT ENDED UP BEING

ONE OF THE BETTER PICTURES.

Colin: I GOT TO LAUGH AT KEVIN

SCANTILY CLAD IN A DRESS IN THE SNOW

AS HE FROZE HIS BUTT OFF.

Schirripa: SO FAR, THE DRESS HAS SEEN A LOT OF ACTION.

BUT WILL IT STAND THE TEST AND STRESS OF TIME?

Kevin: IT'S THE MAKE-OR-BREAK.

I THINK IT'S PRETTY REMARKABLE

THAT YOU CAN PULL A CAR A MILE WITH A WEDDING DRESS.

I DON'T KNOW WHY A WEDDING DRESS NEEDS TO BE SO TOUGH.

I ACTUALLY CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO LET THEM KNOW

THAT THEIR GARMENT IS UNBELIEVABLE.

IT LOOKS GOOD.

Schirripa: A WEDDING DRESS THAT LOOKS LIKE

IT WAS TOSSED UNDER THE BUS.

WELL, MAYBE IT'S NOT THE BEST FORM OF ADVERTISING

FOR ROMANTIC BRIDES,

BUT FOR KEVIN COTTER, IT'S BEEN A LUCKY CHARM.

I THINK THE EXPERIENCE WAS VERY VALUABLE

IN TERMS OF MY MOVING ON.

THE PREOCCUPATION WITH THIS PROJECT

WAS REALLY A GREAT DISTRACTION

FOR ME AT A TIME WHEN I REALLY NEEDED IT.

Schirripa: TODAY, KEVIN'S WRITTEN A BEST-SELLER,

"101 USES FOR MY EX-WIFE'S WEDDING DRESS,"

AND HE'S NOW GOT A NEW FAMILY.

Kevin: I'M IN A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PLACE THAN I WAS.

I MET A YOUNG LADY.

WE GOT MARRIED, AND CURRENTLY,

WE'RE EXPECTING TWIN BOYS PRETTY MUCH ANY DAY NOW.

WE'RE GONNA BE BUSY.

Schirripa: AND WHAT ABOUT THE WOMAN

WHO WALKED DOWN THE AISLE IN THAT FAMOUS DRESS?

WELL, LET'S JUST SAY SHE'S NOT EXACTLY HAPPY EVER AFTER.

AFTER THE BLOG CAME OUT, SHE DID WANT HER WEDDING DRESS BACK.

WHICH IS CURIOUS, WHY SHE DIDN'T TAKE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE,

AND NOW THAT IT'S TATTERED AND GOT MUSTARD ON IT,

SHE WANTS IT BACK,

BECAUSE WHAT'S SHE GONNA DO WITH IT AT THAT POINT?

Schirripa: SO NOW IT'S THE WEDDING DRESS

THAT JUST KEEPS ON SAYING, "I DO."

I ENCOURAGE WOMEN, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GONNA DUMP YOUR GUY,

AT LEAST LEAVE HIM THE DRESS.

GIVE HIM SOMETHING.

SO, WHO KNEW A BEAT-UP WEDDING DRESS COULD FIX A BROKEN HEART?

I WONDER IF MY WEDDING TUXEDO HAS 101 USES.

NOT THAT I'M EVER GONNA GIVE MY WIFE THE CHANCE TO FIND OUT --

WHEN I SAID "I DO," I MEANT IT.

PERSONALLY, I DON'T MESS WITH KARMA,

BECAUSE KARMA -- SHE CAN BE A REAL BITCH.