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Danielle
Beginner November 2019

Should i invite my ex best friend?

Danielle, on April 30, 2019 at 4:57 PM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 6

Hi all! I'm having some trouble making a decision on whether or not to invite my ex best friend. We became friends 14 years ago and she was always fun, supportive and easy to talk to. A few years ago it felt like she was slowly becoming more selfish. When she had a problem I was expected to drop everything to be there for her but when I had a problem she would quickly change the subject back to herself. My family didn't like her and my now fiance didn't like her, saying she was rude and selfish. The last straw for me was her insisting I take a day off work to take her to the city because she "didn't feel like driving herself"and getting angry with me when I couldn't. I decided then I needed some space and we didn't speak for over a year. Last year we saw each other at a friends wedding and we stared speaking. We've been speaking more lately and while I'm not interested in going back to being as close as we used to be it is nice to know we can be friendly again. I know if I didn't invite her to the wedding she would be hurt as we used to have plans to be each others maid of honors and she does seem genuinely excited for me. My family (who are paying for the reception) and fiance would really prefer she wasn't invited and advised very strongly against it but left it to me. I feel like I would like to invite her and her partner to sort of extend an olive branch and take the high road. I also feel that it's unfair that I never complained about guests that my parents/his parents/my fiance have invited who I don't particularly like or want there but they are so against one of my potential guests who they like coming. Should I invite her and her partner or just leave it? Thanks!!!

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Latest activity by Danielle, on May 1, 2019 at 9:25 PM
  • Courtney
    Dedicated July 2020
    Courtney ·
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    That's a tough one! I understand where your FH and family are coming from. They want to make sure that your special day isnt possibly ruined by someone who may be known to be a little selfish. BUT it is your choice and you know best. I would say see how things progress between the 2 of you by the time you send out save the dates/invites. If you are still in a very acquaintance like state and not really buddies anymore than I would leave her out of the day. (Especially if you are having a smaller wedding where you can always inform her that it is more intimate.)

    That may not be helpful but I think you'll make the right decision! Just dont stress about it to much! ❤
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  • Danielle
    Beginner November 2019
    Danielle ·
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    Thank you! You were helpful thanks 😊
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  • Talia
    Super October 2020
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    It's crazy cuz I dealt with this. I suggest you shouldn't because there would be so much drama! I had a friend 15+ years, she was always so selfish. One time she came down to Philadelphia from New York with her friends and I'm only like a half hour from Philly, at the time , it was my MomMom's birthday, I was broke and my car wasn't working at all! She got all pissed at me cuz I couldn't come see her so she stopped talking to me. Then maybe a year later she started up talking to me again. Something else happened she stopped talking to me. Then months later she talked to me again. Then recently when I got engaged in August, she assumes she was going to be in the wedding. My bridal party and I posted on social media that I chose them,etc. She texts me got all mad and hasn't talked to me since. I can't deal with the selfishness and drama of her.


    So that is why I suggest you don't invite her. My friend was going to be a guest until she got mad and stopped talking to me. I've been dealing with this for way to long.

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  • Cristy
    Master May 2021
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    Yeah, it's nice of you to want to extend that olive branch, but is your wedding really the right place to do that? I think if it were me, I wouldn't invite this woman. It's just too much of a risk. I mean, some might say, it's no big deal, how much harm can she really do, you'll have lots of other guests to keep your attention, etc.

    However, if it were me, I wouldn't be able to see her without worrying about what she might say or do, etc. I don't want to feel like that on my wedding day. I don't want to worry about anything on my wedding day!

    You have to decide what is right for you.

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  • Danielle
    Beginner November 2019
    Danielle ·
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    That’s a good point! You’re right I think. I have been thinking she might be rude to my family or try to make it about her.
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  • Danielle
    Beginner November 2019
    Danielle ·
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    Thank you! Sorry you also had to deal with somebody like that!
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