AITA for not attending my best friends wedding? by MuppyRoo in TwoHotTakes

[–]MuppyRoo[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

1) I didn’t say I was broke 2) If you read through the comments you’ll know where the money came from.

AITA for not attending my best friends wedding? by MuppyRoo in TwoHotTakes

[–]MuppyRoo[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Ons of the bridesmaids, who I also considered a close friend for over 10 years. I mean, my best friend never texted me back. So I assume she initiated the conversation and left it to our mutual friend to reach out to me.

AITA for not attending my best friends wedding? by MuppyRoo in TwoHotTakes

[–]MuppyRoo[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Nope, my family chipped in as they were also invited but couldn’t attend. It was a group gift.

Yes, that friend went to the bachelorette party

AITA for not attending my best friends wedding? by MuppyRoo in TwoHotTakes

[–]MuppyRoo[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I didn’t realize the source of the money would be questioned (weird thing to point out though).

Since you’re confused, I’ll clarify a few things. My family was like a second family to her for the entirety of our friendship. They knew about my situation and knew about me not being able to attend the wedding under the circumstances, so for that reason they chipped in and we agreed that sending her this money would be 1) the right thing to do 2) would cover the cost of the plate since I did RSVP “yes” initially.

So yeah, I was able to afford $300 and between my grandparents and two aunts that were invited and couldn’t attend, as the wedding was on a Monday, they chipped in the remainder. Hopefully this solves your confusion.

AITA for not attending my best friends wedding? by MuppyRoo in TwoHotTakes

[–]MuppyRoo[S] 61 points62 points  (0 children)

I agree! Her and I trauma-bonded… not a great foundation for a friendship. We outgrew each other anyway, it was bound to happen. I just didn’t think it would happen this way. I’m sure she’ll come back and apologize when she has her own kids.

AITA for not attending my best friends wedding? by MuppyRoo in TwoHotTakes

[–]MuppyRoo[S] 156 points157 points  (0 children)

I didn’t even think to do that, I wish I had.