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Just Said Yes March 2024

Invite a friend who got married recently and didn’t even tell me?

Anya, on September 26, 2023 at 2:23 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 8
So I’ve gone back and fourth on this for quite some time, but need a non biased opinion! I have a friend whom I’ve known for few years now, she was originally a coworker whom actually was a little part in how I met my fiancé. We’ve been close the last few years but the past year she’s been a bit m.i.a.! Ever since saw in March and she told me she was suddenly getting married to a man she just met online, which okay I understand we find love in unexpected places so I was concerned but mostly excited for her! I was already in the midst of planning my wedding next March. Then i tried to hang out with her again and she said she can’t do anything cause of Ramadan (i guess cause her new to be husband she became a devout Muslim) which was not how she was before. But I have others I see during their Ramadan so I didn’t understand why she just blew me off for the whole month and didn’t even make an effort to reschedule after. So months go by and I try again but she says she’s just too busy and can’t find the time to hangout. So I backed off cause seems like she’s too busy for awhile, so maybe she’ll free up after time has passed. Then I hadn’t heard from her so i got worried and checked in and she said she was fine just too busy! Then by this point I knew she was going to move for her possible to be marriage (wasn’t even sure if was going through!) so I just wished her well on her new life cause i probably will never see her again at this point. I was also a little said she never wanted me to meet him, never talked to me about her wedding (I understand it must’ve been small but at least tell me!) i felt like she was pushing me away for some reason. I really was excited for her when she first told me about him. So then it was my time to send save the dates my guest list is super tight due to budget and I decided well if she doesn’t have time for our friendship maybe just best i don’t invite her (and would feel inclined to invite her man that i have no clue what he’s like and have never met!) now fast forward we’re 6 months away from my wedding and I start posting more on IG about my travels, and she all of a sudden starts responding and messaged apologizing for not seeing me before she moved and that she hopes I’m doing well. She did tell me she got married and moved but didn’t want to make a big deal about it…and while I get that I just hoped we were closer that she could at least tell me rather than me finding out by her referring to her husbands business on an ig story. Idk I’m torn because I wish she included me a little more in her big life moments, but i can’t expect that so why should I try to fit her into mine?

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Latest activity by CM, on September 28, 2023 at 2:57 PM
  • LM
    Super December 2022
    LM ·
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    Each person handles their wedding and new marriage differently, some more private than others. You shouldn't feel offended, nor feel obligated to invite her. Perhaps she just wanted to wish you well on Social without going through the effort of calling which Would pressure you. It's okay to let some friendships fade. You will find yourself a busy newlywed, too.

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    Amy ·
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    I wouldn't invite her. It sounds the relationship has faded.

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  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    The couple did nothing wrong and there are a million reasons why they may kept it small/private. Do you want to invite them or do you feel that the friendship is over? Adult friendships take extra work because people have their own lives that they balance and some friendships become more important and others less important. If you want to keep the friendship, nurture that first and decide on the invitation second. Invites are not fit for tat.
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  • Andrea
    Rockstar January 2024
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    She was fine not to invite you, nothing wrong with small weddings. But not even telling you about it and not having contact for so long certainly sounds like you’re not good friends anymore, just acquaintances who catch up occasionally. In that case, I wouldn’t invite her.
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    Just Said Yes March 2024
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    I totally agree, that’s how it made me feel. Thank you for your input ❤️
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    Just Said Yes March 2024
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    So well put, thank you so much. This helped a lot to hear! ❤️
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    Just Said Yes March 2024
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    Yeah you’re right
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    CM ·
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    I think this may just be a case of her feeling awkward about talking about her wedding ahead of time since you weren't invited. If she announced her engagement in March of this year that's just six months ago so she can't have been married for all that long. My guess is that's what happened and then time got away from her with the move etc. If you want to keep in touch, then keep in touch. If you don't want to invite her to your wedding but feel like checking in now and then that's fine too. Invite her or don't. Wedding invitations don't have to be tit for tat. That said, I think office friendships can sometimes turn out to be relationships of convenience more than anything else.

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