Woman Shocked by Bride-to-Be’s Instagram Post — Thought They Were ‘Good’ Friends
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- A woman said she recently discovered that a person who she thought was a “good” friend had a bachelorette weekend — and didn’t invite her
- The woman — who found out about the bachelorette via Instagram — said she “can’t believe” she was snubbed
- She shared her story on a popular community site, where people had differing opinions on how she should navigate the awkward situation
A woman says she was shocked to discover that a friend recently had a bachelorette party — and she wasn’t invited.
The woman detailed her experience on the “Am I Being Unreasonable?” forum on the U.K.-based community site Mumsnet.com, a place where women can go to seek advice from other women. In her post, she explained that she and the other woman “have been good friends for about eight years.”
The original poster (OP) said that the friend is getting married later this year in a small “family only” destination wedding, so she will not be attending.
She went on to say that she was recently perusing Instagram and saw that the other woman had a bachelorette weekend “with a large group.”
“This was the first I’d heard about it!” the OP wrote, adding that some of the attendees were people whom the friend “doesn’t even like and has had nothing but bad things to say about […].”
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“[I] sort of can’t believe I’ve not been invited, especially when I have been there for her a lot over the years and thought we had a nice friendship,” she continued before asking, “AIBU [am I being unreasonable]? Has anyone else been in this situation?”
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Post commenters offered differing opinions, with one person suggesting that the party may have been planned by someone else, and the lack of an invite was simply an oversight.
“Possibly the [weekend] was organized by another friend who genuinely didn’t think to invite you? Try not to dwell on it,” they said.
Another person said that the OP may want to use this as an opportunity to “step back” from the relationship.
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They said, “When someone shows you who they are, listen. And remember, if someone is talking about others to you, they’ll be talking about you to others. Take this as a lesson learned and step back from the friendship.”
Someone else recommended a more direct route, stating, “She sounds like a very unkind person. Have it out with her.”
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