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Just Said Yes January 2019

I'm tired of always being left out of wedding parties

Jacob , on July 7, 2018 at 10:10 PM

Posted in Family and Relationships 22

I'm a guy and I have never been in a wedding party as a groomsman or best man. As a kid I was never in a wedding while every other cousin was asked to have roles. I'm very good friend and have gone out of my way to help people in college, work, and friends groups. I feel like such a loser because I...

I'm a guy and I have never been in a wedding party as a groomsman or best man. As a kid I was never in a wedding while every other cousin was asked to have roles.

I'm very good friend and have gone out of my way to help people in college, work, and friends groups. I feel like such a loser because I have never been asked to be in a wedding. One of oldest and closest friends just announced his side of the wedding party and I'm not in it. I'm upset as I've planned to have this guy as my best man in my wedding. I'm engaged, but we won't be getting married until my fiancee is discharged from the Air Force.

I hate that I'm never good enough to be in anyone's big event. It hurts all the time and I can't talk to anyone about this because I doubt anyone understands. It sucks for me that I've spent years going to friends and relatives' weddings and see the wedding parties being honored and having fun with the brides and grooms. It sucks that I visted friends and relatives' wedding sites and had to read the wedding party bios while knowing that I wasn't good enough to make the cut in any of those weddings.

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  • Samantha
    VIP October 2022
    Samantha ·
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    What social cues, though? We don’t have any idea why this guy wasn’t asked to be in a wedding. It’s a bit unusual that he uses that as his barometer of closeness - It very well could be that he is not nearly as close to these people as he thinks.
    So many brides on here agonize over who to have in their wedding parties and worry about offending people, it can be a very hard choice to make. Not being picked for the wedding party, all things being equal, is an unusual thing to change a friendship. If the friendship was supportive and positive before that, why throw it away over not being in a wedding party?
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    Devoted August 2020
    Valerie ·
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    I’m never been in a wedding before but I am getting married next month. Let me tell you from the POV of bride/ groom, we did our “picking” out of obligation. It had less to do with honoring people. Also, I had regrets after making initial picks and so did my hubby. Things things aren’t talked about but that doesn’t mean one of your cousins doesn’t feel like a jerk years after not picking you. Sometimes the choices we make in the moment don’t seem so great in hindsight.
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