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i know i have No Reason to Be Upset, but i am

Veronica, on December 14, 2019 at 9:54 AM Posted in Community Conversations 0 18

I had a best friend let's call her Jane and she was supposed to be in my wedding. Last Christmas, she dropped out because she said she couldn't handle the stress of being in two weddings. She was supposed to be my maid of honor and another girl's maid of honor 1 week later. After she dropped out, I found out she was badmouthing my husband and I to our friends and family. So we stopped being friends. I recently found out the other girl who was supposed to get married didn't. I also last night saw a photo of Jane wearing the dress I picked out for my bridesmaids to a Christmas party with her boyfriend. This has me kind of upset and hurt. Jane and I had been best friends for like 10+ years. I considered her my sister. I even picked her to be maid of honor over my actual sister. I think the fact that she was wearing the dress is what has me the most upset. She dropped out within weeks of purchasing the dress so I thought she would have returned it. It just is upsetting to me to see her wearing a dress I picked out for my wedding because I had a very difficult time with her not being in my wedding. I had always pictured us getting ready ready together and her standing by my side. Although I was the one that choose to end our friendship because of the things she had been saying, but it still wasn't an easy decision. I guess seeing her in the dress is bringing back the pain of losing someone I considered a sister. I know she has every right to wear the dress because she bought it, but it still hurts knowing that she kept a dress that was intended for my wedding and she wasn't even in or at my wedding. She is the one that really convinced me to pick this dress for my girls to wear so part of me is wondering if she never actually intended on being in my wedding and that she just really liked the dress because at that point she had already been badmouthing my husband and I to people. I just needed to vent.

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Latest activity by Veronica, on December 14, 2019 at 8:06 PM
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    VIP September 2020
    Neeva ·
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    Wow this sucks!! I'm so sorry this happened to you! I would be livid!

    Ending a friendship is very difficult. May be a good idea to unfollow her on social media to help you heal

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  • S
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    Stacey ·
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    I agree. You need to delete her.

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    Veronica ·
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    I'm not friends with her on social media anymore. However, I am still friends with her boyfriend on Facebook. He never posts anything so I didn't delete him. The photo of her in the dress was a photo with him and a group of his co-workers and one of his co-workers tagged him in it so I saw it while scrolling through Facebook. The whole thing just brings back all of the hurt and sadness I felt.
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  • Kristen
    Master November 2020
    Kristen ·
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    I am sorry and I get it. Really you're hurt and it sucks when friendships change byt sometimes they do and for the better. Your former best friend was talking bad about you and your FH which us not a friend. Easier said than done but don't let her ruin your happiness.
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    Veronica ·
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    Thanks! I guess I'm just shocked she kept the dress and is now wearing it to events.

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  • Kristen
    Master November 2020
    Kristen ·
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    Understandable. I am sorry that things ended and that she did that. You're better off but sometimes we need to feel our emotions. It's okay.
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    Veronica ·
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    Thank you Smiley smile

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    Veronica ·
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    I am also working on making my wedding album and seeing my bridesmaids in the dress is really upsetting me. I feel like she ruined a big portion of my wedding.

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  • Kristen
    Master November 2020
    Kristen ·
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    I get what you're saying but don't even give her that power. She didn't ruin anything. You had a beautiful day right?
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    Honestly, the dress is the least of it. Thousands of people (in other weddings, or at formal events) will be wearing that dress. The fact that one of them is a person with whom you had a falling out shouldn't be enough to ruin your memories of the day.

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    April ·
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    Vent away GF! Weddings always bring out the true colors of people. You have a great wedding knowing that you have people who truly love you with you on your important day.
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    Veronica ·
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    Everything that happened with her was so difficult to deal with and just seeing her in the dress she convinced me to pick out for my girls just bought back a lot of those memories. I wasn't sold on the dress when I first saw it but she said how perfect it was and really sold me on it. I almost feel like she used dress shopping as a way to find a dress because she normally takes forever to pick a dress for her boyfriend's holiday party. Within 2 weeks of receiving the dress she dropped out of my wedding.
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    Veronica ·
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    Thanks! I never would have expected her to do what she did, but better to find out sooner rather than later.
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    Veronica ·
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    I did. Leading up to it we had multiple problems with the dress. My sister apparently hated it all along and a week before the wedding I purchased a different dress for her. I ended up adding my sister-in-law to my bridal party as I was maid of honor in her wedding and it felt wrong not to include her in my wedding as well. By then the dress was special order, but I luckily found it in a store and we made it work. It was a little bit tight and a seam came loose during the reception, but no one noticed. What I should have done was have the girls that already ordered their dresses return them and allow them to pick something else they liked.

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  • Kristen
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    Another poster just posted about how she has been feeling a little depressed post-wedding and that she can only focus on the things that did not go right with the wedding. I could be wrong but I think that just seeing that picture just triggered on and happy moment and stress that came with the wedding. Even if there were issues the main focus now is that you are married to your soulmate and you will have a happy life together. I am sure no one focused on the dresses or anything rather they focused on you two and your lovely Union. I'm sure the other parts of the wedding went very well and don't look at something and see the sad part of it but look at the pics and remember the Happy Times of it. Sadly many weddings can come with stress but don't let that bring you down just focus on the happy memories and the new memories you're going to build as a married couple.
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    Veronica ·
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    I actually commented on that other post telling her not to dwell, but I guess I need to listen to my own advice.

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  • Kristen
    Master November 2020
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    I know it's easier said then done. Have some wine and reflect on the happiness of your day. 😊😊😊
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    Veronica ·
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    I actually don't drink, but my husband took me bowling because I wanted to go and throwing things helped Smiley smile

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