{"id":242898,"date":"2023-12-04T10:21:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T10:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=242898"},"modified":"2023-12-04T10:21:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T10:21:19","slug":"man-refuses-to-go-to-best-friends-wedding-as-he-didnt-invite-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/man-refuses-to-go-to-best-friends-wedding-as-he-didnt-invite-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"Man refuses to go to best friend's wedding as he didn't invite partner"},"content":{"rendered":"
A man has come in for criticism after refusing to attend his best friend’s wedding –\u00a0 because they did not invite his partner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Posting to Reddit’s popular Am I the A**shole thread, user @NotAMeteor explained how\u00a0he was asked to be the best man by the groom, which he initially agreed to.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, after official invitations were handed out, he dramatically changed his mind after seeing that his girlfriend was only given an invite to the evening ceremony.<\/p>\n
He said that only 50 people were invited to the ceremony, rising to 100 for the evening, and any additional seats will cost them money.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After finding out that the bride and groom invited people they met online playing video games, the best man said it ‘feels like a bit of a slap to the face, being the best man and not being allowed one space.’<\/p>\n
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A man has come in for criticism after refusing to attend his best friend’s wedding because they did not invite his partner. Posting to Reddit’s popular Am I the A**shole thread, user @NotAMeteor explained how he was asked to be the best man by the groom, which he initially agreed to. However, after official invitations were handed out, he dramatically changed his mind<\/p>\n
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Elaborating on how the drama unfolded, the man wrote: ‘Anyways I ended up telling my friend that not only would I be pulling out of being his best man, but I wouldn\u2019t be going to the wedding and it\u2019s safe to say he wasn\u2019t best pleased’ (File image)<\/p>\n
Elaborating on how the drama unfolded, the man wrote: ‘Anyways I ended up telling my friend that not only would I be pulling out of being his best man, but I wouldn\u2019t be going to the wedding and it\u2019s safe to say he wasn\u2019t best pleased.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘He tried to explain it rationally with there not being space for her but I stuck to my guns, I know this may make me the a**hole because I\u2019m throwing away years of friendship for something that likely wasn\u2019t a huge consideration for them,’ he added.<\/p>\n
Responding to his original post, other users slammed the best man for his stance, arguing that he had no right to feel aggrieved at the situation at it was not his wedding taking place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One user responded: ‘They have limited space and wish to keep the wedding on a budget. It is not for you to decide who watches the ceremony and who doesn’t. Your girlfriend has an invite to the evening reception. It is truly up to the couple on who they wish attends the morning portion and watching them tie the knot.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
Another scathingly replied: ‘Lol you can’t be serious? Backing out of his best friend’s wedding as the best man when he already said yes because his new girlfriend didn’t get an invite to a small ceremony is petty and it absolutely makes him the a**hole.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
Others disagreed, with a third countering: ‘Yeah so much for the \u201cExcuse\u201d of not enough space lol. You’re not the a**hole’.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The original poster then posted an edited update, which saw him state: The point of this edit isn\u2019t to try and convince people that I\u2019m in the right, I can see quite clearly that I\u2019ve over reacted and that things could have been resolved in a different way but I just wanted to give a bit more context into our friendship.’<\/p>\n
He then posted an edited update, which saw him state: ‘The point of this edit isn\u2019t to try and convince people that I\u2019m in the right, I can see quite clearly that I\u2019ve over reacted and that things could have been resolved in a different way but I just wanted to give a bit more context into our friendship.’<\/p>\n
‘The point of contention with me is more-so that if we were together in a years time when the wedding rolls around I\u2019d like to think she were established in the group, I wouldn\u2019t dream of not asking my best friends partners to the most important day of my life.’<\/p>\n
With over 1,000 comments on the thread since it was first posted to Reddit, there appeared to be a heavy divide over whether he was in the right or not to react so angrily in the first place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whether he ends up being the best man at his friend’s wedding remains to be seen.\u00a0<\/p>\n