Only The Lonely
My best buddy had a long-standing casual relationship. His girlfriend asked to bring an extra guest to our wedding because my pal would be busy fulfilling his best man duties and she didn’t know anyone else.
Politely, my wife and I turned down her request. I know it sounds mean, but she never really tried to blend with his friend group. One evening, after maybe one-too-many drinks, I was chatting with my friend on the phone. On that call, I ended up bringing up that I was a bit appalled at his girlfriend’s request.
I think I was just a little ticked off about her reluctance to socialize with his friend. But I had no idea I’d made a huge mistake. Turned out, the girlfriend was around during that phone call, and my ramblings were loud enough for her to overhear all my remarks.
From then on, my best man’s guest list was one person short.