He Doesn’t Want To Attend His Friend’s Wedding Anymore After His Friend Made Him Feel Like A Loser For Not Having A Date
When you’re in a relationship, attending a wedding can be a really romantic experience. You get to watch newlyweds say “I do” while sitting next to your partner, soaking up all of the love and fantasizing about your own future.
On the flip side, if you’re forced to go to a friend’s wedding without a date, the experience can be pretty depressing – and you may even feel alienated for flying solo.
This man is currently in the same boat. He’s 30 years old, and he and his girlfriend only broke up a couple of months ago. One of his friends is also set to tie the knot in a few days.
Unfortunately, he simply wasn’t able to find a date, either, so he had planned to attend the event alone.
“Most of my female friends are already settled down, have kids, or are married,” he explained.
But while he was actually fine with this, he recently went away on a fishing trip with his friend, the groom, who made him feel terrible about it.
It all began when they were just drinking and catching up, and his friend decided to broach the topic of his ex-girlfriend. Then, his friend proceeded to jokingly ask if he planned to bring his ex as his date.
“And I said no. I said that I was going alone,” he recalled.
At that point, his friend pointed out how he was the only person attending the wedding without a date. Afterward, he was kind of put down – because his friend literally asked, “How do you not know any girls, bro?”
AntonioDiaz – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
The teasing and judgment didn’t sit well with him, either, and he’s been annoyed at his friend ever since.
“I mean, if it were 10 years ago, sure, I’d probably have a couple of different options. But again, all of my female friends are settled down,” he reasoned.
He realizes that they were both drunk and poking fun, which is “what guys do.” Nonetheless, he thought his friend’s remark was the wrong thing to say, especially in light of his breakup a few months ago.
“I felt like my friend was insinuating I was a loser or something, I don’t know,” he vented.
The comment left such a bad taste in his mouth that now, he’s even considering not attending his friend’s wedding at all.
Still, before he goes through with that, he can’t help but wonder if that would be justified or an overreaction.
Would you want to support your friend on their big day if they said something like that to you? Does he have a right to skip the wedding or not? What would you do in this situation?
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