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Betty
Dedicated August 2020

People coming out of the woodwork!!!

Betty, on February 20, 2020 at 12:34 PM Posted in Community Conversations 0 6

My fiance and I have been together for seven years and we are getting married this coming May.

When we were making the guest list there were people that we kind of decided that we were not going to send a separate invitation to because we don't have any contact with them or haven't in years. One of those people was his niece. She used to live with his brother and then two years into our relationship she moved to live with her mom. She stopped coming to family things and stopped all contact with any of us. We saw her two years ago at a family funeral and just last month when my father in law passed away but other than that nothing.

She sent a message to my fiance's sister out of the blue on FB and said how much she missed us all and was not going to wait around for her dad to include her in stuff or tell her when stuff was going on and she said that we should all get together soon.

Well, I sent the invitation out Tuesday, my fiance's sister in law messaged me on FB and told me that my fiance's niece wanted to know if she was included. When I made out the invitation I said "and Family" so that meant everyone. I am just a little irritated with fact that in the last six years she has not felt the need to reach out to anyone about anything and not come to anything when invited, but now because it means that there is something going on that she wants to be included in she wants to be present.


I'm sorry this is not how I usually am, but this just got on my nerves today for some reason and I needed to vent. I know It just bothers me.

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Latest activity by Melle, on February 20, 2020 at 3:45 PM
  • Hope
    Dedicated August 2020
    Hope ·
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    How old is his niece? she sounds young and I would expect that behavior from a young person.

    I think yes, you should include her, especially since she has expressed her desire to get closer to family members and how she misses everyone. Sounds like she was going through some stuff and may have some regrets.


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  • Betty
    Dedicated August 2020
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    She's 23

    I'm not going to not include her, I would never do that. I am just upset that I feel like the only reason she wants to be around now is because there is a wedding and after we won't hear from her again.

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  • Hope
    Dedicated August 2020
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    So, she's still young.

    well think of this ... she sent the message before you sent out the wedding invites, right? so maybe she is being genuine.

    try to shake it off - put a positive spin on it. go ahead, try..

    much love!

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  • Chantal
    Expert May 2021
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    I can definitely empathize. I had the same reaction to some of my cousins. I think with all the wedding plan pressure, things like this can REALLY get on our nerves. You just need to vent and I 1000% understand that. You're still including her, which is definitely the right call.

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  • Mandi
    Master October 2020
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    I guess I'm the opposite because I will happily avoid anyone for months to avoid going to a wedding. But I'm also not a fan of weddings?
    I'd honestly just assume she actually misses you. But maybe I'm incorrect.
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  • M
    Legend June 2019
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    Aha yea I think when people hear your wedding is coming up they come out and want to congratulate and what not and a lot of people in turn want to be invited to it
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