She Already Paid Close To $2,000 For Her Friend’s Awful Bachelorette Trip, And She Doesn’t Want To Pay Another $750 To Cover The Bride’s Share Of Things
Not too long ago, this 27-year-old woman went on a bachelorette trip for her friend. Her friend is not having a traditional bridal party at all for her wedding, so her friend invited five of her closest friends to New Orleans to celebrate.
She was shocked when she went to book her flights and found out she was going to have to shell out $1,000 for that alone.
Her friend then mentioned that she booked a place for them to stay when they got there, and it was going to be $250 per person per night, which she was alright with.
When she arrived in New Orleans and got to the place on Bourbon Street where they were staying, she was not happy to see there were only two beds.
The house had no pullout couches or love seats or anything. So all five girls had to share two beds.
Immediately, her friend’s maid of honor (who is also the bride’s twin) grabbed one room and pulled her best friend along with her.
So that left her standing there with her friend and one other girl she has never met before. All three of them were stuck sharing the remaining king-sized bed.
“While I was in the bathroom, the bride and other friend decided to stick me in the middle because I’m “the most easygoing” (I’m not, I just have a tendency to be a people pleaser) and didn’t ask me,” she explained.
It was so incredibly awkward for her to be in the middle of the bed, but she dealt with it without saying a word about her displeasure.
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It’s certainly disappointing that her friend didn’t think to ask her about how she felt first before volunteering her to play monkey in the middle.
So, she had to spend two nights in this uncomfortable arrangement, but that wasn’t the worst part of the bachelorette trip.
Her friend showed her a part of her personality she had never seen before, and it wasn’t pretty in the least.
“I definitely saw another side to her on this trip,” she explained. “She was kind of encouraging the cliquey vibe and enjoyed that everyone was competing for her attention.”
The whole vibe was terrible, even though she wasn’t exactly surprised by that since none of them exactly knew one another, and everyone was trying to get the bride’s eyes on them.
She kept to herself pretty much, and it was painful for her to have to do that. On one night, they had an expensive dinner, and she offered to pay the $500 to cover all of them.
The other girls did pitch in to pay for meals and drinks for the rest of the trip, but it was a very pricey weekend.
When it was all over, she had to get to the airport ahead of everyone, as she was leaving the earliest.
As she was on her way to catch her flight, her friend’s twin sister sent her a Venmo request for $750 to pay for her friend’s share of the trip.
“I guess we were all paying for her flight, stay, everything, despite me already having paid $500 for a big dinner out,” she said.
“I just didn’t answer and thought I would deal with it when I got home since I was arriving at the airport.”
She never said yes to paying for her friend’s expenses, and the amount is just crazy. She paid close to $2,000 just for herself to go on the trip.
She knows her friend won’t be happy when she declines to pay for her, and she’s worried it will negatively impact their friendship.
When her friend is alone, and it’s just the two of them, she’s amazing. Also, her friend is in the same social circle that she is.
Yesterday, a group text went out reminding them all to pay for her friend’s portion of the bachelorette trip, and she wants to refuse.
She had an awful time, nobody treated her nicely, and she shelled out so much to be there. Also, she’s not sure why she should pay when she’s not a part of the wedding.
“I was thinking of throwing her like $300 and saying the amount wasn’t disclosed and I can’t afford it, or would that be wrong, and I should just pay it and be done with them?” she wondered.
“We are in a lot of larger friend groups together (with our fiancés/husbands), so I will definitely see the bride going forward.”
What do you think she should do?
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