Her Friend Had Her Engagement Dinner Party At A Super Expensive Restaurant She Couldn’t Afford, And Her Friend Says She Feels Embarrassed She Didn’t Order Anything
This 23-year-old girl, while she has a job and earns some money, doesn’t consider herself to be very wealthy.
Her friend, Jane, recently got engaged, and to celebrate, her future in-laws flew in to visit from another country.
Since they lived far away, Jane had never actually met her partner’s parents before, so Jane decided that she would throw an engagement party dinner for all of the family to get to know one another.
Jane invited her and another friend to attend the dinner as well, and it was going to be held at Jane’s house.
However, the morning of the dinner, Jane’s air conditioning went out, and since it was super hot out, Jane decided to have the party at a restaurant instead. Although this seemed like the best choice, Jane ended up choosing a really expensive restaurant.
“My heart immediately sank because I knew I simply couldn’t afford this place, especially with such short notice,” she explained.
She felt pretty embarrassed but decided to tell Jane, who has always been more wealthy, that something came up and she, unfortunately, would not be able to attend the dinner that night.
Jane got pretty quiet after that and started to beg her to come along, promising that she would make it up to her. Out of guilt, she decided to attend the dinner.
So, she got dressed up and drove an hour to get to the nice restaurant, and when she arrived, she sat next to Jane and across from Jane’s future mother-in-law.
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When everyone was browsing their menus, she didn’t take a look at hers and just continued to chat with the people around her. Then, the group ordered their food and drinks, and when the waitress came around to her, she said she just wanted water and gave her a smile.
“Everyone immediately looked uncomfortable, and the waitress asked if I was sure, which did make me feel a little embarrassed, and [I] said yes before looking at my friend for her to order,” she said.
Overall, though, she thought the night went pretty well. She continued to have small talk with everyone, and no one asked her why she hadn’t ordered anything.
She thought everything was fine until Jane texted her the next day, saying she embarrassed her in front of her future in-laws. Now, she feels bad, thinking that she would be the only one embarrassed about the situation.
“I wanted to support my friend, but I should have been honest about why I originally couldn’t come and not have gone,” she stated.
Do you think she should have led with honesty about being unable to afford the fancy restaurant? Or do you think Jane should have responded more kindly toward her?
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