quot Would I Be The Jerk For Not Sending A Gift For A Wedding I Wasn t Invited To? quot

quot Would I Be The Jerk For Not Sending A Gift For A Wedding I Wasn t Invited To? quot

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“ Would I Be The Jerk For Not Sending A Gift For A Wedding I Wasn’ t Invited To ”

Oleg Tarasenko
BoredPanda staff Wedding stories vary – happy, sad, funny… And sometimes they are really strange, leaving behind that very elusive bewilderment: "What was that all about?" The feeling that will accompany this story every time the participants tell it over years and years. There have been many situations when, after the wedding, the husband or wife still considered it most important for them to maintain good relations with their relatives, not taking the side of their spouse in all possible confrontations. This is definitely not very good. But it is no better when a person distances themselves from their relatives – especially from those with whom they were friends since childhood. For example, the author of this post in the AITA Reddit community has a similar situation. The original post has about 14.7K upvotes and more than 2K different comments as of today. Many of these comments, by the way, share the bewilderment and resentment of the Original Poster. So, let's just talk about everything in order… More info: Reddit

The Original Poster was always close to her cousin until the man met his future fiancé e

Image credits: demxx (not the actual photo) The Original Poster was always close to her cousin "Ted", literally since their childhood. And even as adults, they continued to be friends and keep in touch. Until Ted met "Maddy"… Image credits: u/hiddenconcert

The OP says that she and Maddy perhaps simply didn t click

The OP admits that Maddy is quite a nice person, and she was quite comfortable talking with her on various topics, but in general, they just did not click. The OP was always polite and nice to her, but it was hard to say that the girls had become besties. Image credits: u/hiddenconcert Although, we must say, there were people who wanted them to become the closest of friends. For example, Ted's mom constantly pushed Maddy on her at parties, family meetings and outings. It got to the point, the OP recalls, that it was like childhood stories where you were literally forced to play with someone you didn't want to play with. Image credits: u/hiddenconcert

The OP was offended when her family made her move her graduation party as Maddy was busy at her work

Moreover, the OP's graduation party had to be postponed due to the fact that Maddy was busy at work and could not come on the original date. The OP was not happy with this, largely because after the party was rescheduled, many of her friends could not attend it. Image credits: u/hiddenconcert

The OP suddenly discovered that all the relatives but her received wedding invitations

And so, Ted proposed to Maddy, and they were soon going to tie the knot. However, the OP herself did not know exactly when the wedding would take place – until one of the relatives asked what she was going to give the newlyweds. The OP was surprised and said that no one had invited her yet. As it turned out later, the whole family received invitations – except for the OP. Image credits: u/hiddenconcert

Finally the OP made her decision that she wouldn t send Ted and Maddy any wedding gifts

The OP was indignant and decided not to send a gift for the wedding at all. The OP's father, though, to whom she went to discuss her decision, said that she should not be petty and should do like everyone else by sending a gift. Image credits: menj (not the actual photo) But the OP had already made up her mind. Moreover, she declared that in the future, she would not invite Ted and his wife to any of her personal celebrations at all. She didn't initiate this confrontation, and she doesn't want to try to impose herself on those who don't want to communicate with her.

People in the comments backed the OP and simply claimed no invitation &ndash no gift

Most of the people in the comments were in full support of the OP, stating that it's generally strange to move her graduation party because of a cousin's girlfriend. Well, as for the gift for the wedding, everything is simple and logical here: no wedding invitation – no gift for this wedding! Some commenters also pointed out that the OP accidentally found out about the upcoming wedding from one of the relatives, so it is weird to expect her to send a gift to the newlyweds if they did not even bother to inform her. In any case, according to the people in the comments, the OP is doing the right thing. As we have told before, there are very strange wedding stories. For example, this other one is about an entitled relative who required the bride to reschedule her wedding only for the reason that it did not suit them. And, as always, we look forward to your feedback on this tale in the comments below the post. Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Share on Facebook Oleg Tarasenko Oleg Tarasenko Author, BoredPanda staff Oleg has master's degree in Economics he got long time ago in a city far, far away. Oleg also worked as a university teacher, sports writer and a BDSM* specialist for several IT companies.

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That's just hurtful. No, she absolutely does not need to send a gift. Not out of spite, just out of etiquette. It is absolutely her choice to send a gift or not since she didn't get invited. I just want to give her a hug. 56 56points reply Catherine Kane Catherine Kane Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. according to the story they weren't ever close -17 -17points reply Load More Replies... Anonymous Panda She/Her/Hers Anonymous Panda She/Her/Hers Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago Actually, according to the story they were very close right up until the cousin started dating his fiance. Just one more red flag. 27 27points reply Hey! Hey! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago She wasn't close to the girlfriend, but close to her cousin. 22 22points reply MrsOG MrsOG Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 3 weeks ago Are you the cousins gf? All you seem to be doing is finding ways to stick up for AHoles who clearly couldnt care less about the OP! I have 15 cousins and not one of them would exclude ANY one of us! They made themselves clear by excluding her and trying to delude yourself about it is laughable. 14 14points reply James016 James016 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago Not invited means that you don’t know about it. If you get my meaning. 50 50points reply Amused panda Amused panda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago Yep, and if you ask was my invitation lost in the mail you can't deny knowledge the same. Having said that, often if there is a gift registry it would be linked to the invitation, so if you've not received an invitation you don't know what they want.... 16 16points reply Load More Replies... Penny Brown Penny Brown Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago I mean your going to know about it. When everyone in the damn family won't shut the heck up about what are you getting them. Nothing bro. They didn't invite me. I am not important enough to send an invite, they are definitely not important enough for a toaster. 6 6points reply Casey McAlister Casey McAlister Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago Why would you buy a present for the people who don't want to see you at their wedding? It's not the first story here when people prioritize their son/nephew's girlfriend's convenience over their own child's interest. Weird. 42 42points reply CL Rowan CL Rowan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago Sounds like her family is a bunch of narcissistic a$$holes who are only interested in 'knowing' someone through other relatives. Screw that nonsense. 14 14points reply Load More Replies... Load More Comments POST Lisa H Lisa H Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago I'm pretty sure the cousin purposely excluded her, which makes me sad for her, especially since they were so close at one point. That's just hurtful. No, she absolutely does not need to send a gift. Not out of spite, just out of etiquette. It is absolutely her choice to send a gift or not since she didn't get invited. I just want to give her a hug. 56 56points reply Catherine Kane Catherine Kane Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. according to the story they weren't ever close -17 -17points reply Load More Replies... Anonymous Panda She/Her/Hers Anonymous Panda She/Her/Hers Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago Actually, according to the story they were very close right up until the cousin started dating his fiance. Just one more red flag. 27 27points reply Hey! Hey! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago She wasn't close to the girlfriend, but close to her cousin. 22 22points reply MrsOG MrsOG Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 3 weeks ago Are you the cousins gf? All you seem to be doing is finding ways to stick up for AHoles who clearly couldnt care less about the OP! I have 15 cousins and not one of them would exclude ANY one of us! They made themselves clear by excluding her and trying to delude yourself about it is laughable. 14 14points reply James016 James016 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago Not invited means that you don’t know about it. If you get my meaning. 50 50points reply Amused panda Amused panda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago Yep, and if you ask was my invitation lost in the mail you can't deny knowledge the same. Having said that, often if there is a gift registry it would be linked to the invitation, so if you've not received an invitation you don't know what they want.... 16 16points reply Load More Replies... Penny Brown Penny Brown Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago I mean your going to know about it. When everyone in the damn family won't shut the heck up about what are you getting them. Nothing bro. They didn't invite me. I am not important enough to send an invite, they are definitely not important enough for a toaster. 6 6points reply Casey McAlister Casey McAlister Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago Why would you buy a present for the people who don't want to see you at their wedding? It's not the first story here when people prioritize their son/nephew's girlfriend's convenience over their own child's interest. Weird. 42 42points reply CL Rowan CL Rowan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago Sounds like her family is a bunch of narcissistic a$$holes who are only interested in 'knowing' someone through other relatives. Screw that nonsense. 14 14points reply Load More Replies... Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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