Should I forgive my friends?

@soleya (1100)
Latvia
October 25, 2009 3:26pm CST
Ok, I just found out that my friends went on a trip all together and didn't even asked me if I want to come with them. I got very upset and now don't know what to do. I guess my friends don't care about me at all if they acted like this? What do you think? What would you suggest me to do?
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21 responses
• Australia
25 Oct 09
Well i reckon it could be time to have a break of your own, go on your own trip and forget about them doing that. A clear frame of mind will help you make the right decision on what to do here. There are more opportunities out there for better more loving friends.
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@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
25 Oct 09
Have you had a tiff with any of them recently? If not (since that could be a reason) then I would ask them casually, without tone, why they didnt ask..or better yet say something like "wow I would have liked to have gone too", again say it without tone....Maybe they have a valid reason...who knows...But I would try to get to the bottom of it before deciding whether or not they even NEED to be forgiven ya know..
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@JamesKYTan (1605)
• Malaysia
1 Nov 09
There must be a reason for not inviting you for the outing. May be the car was fully packed. May be one of your friends does not like your company. Whatever reason, forgive them and forget the incident. Start a fresh and built on your strong point. Be helpful friendly and sincere and slowly they will notice you. Then they will include you in the next trip. Be of good cheer.
@adinata (106)
• Indonesia
26 Oct 09
Soleya, forgive your friends. I think it just a little misunderstanding. Trust me, everything is gonna be alright soon. Never follow your temporary emotion. Better you ask them the reason why they leave you alone. I think it will be more wisely if you solve this problem peacefully. So you could hangout together with them in another chance....
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• Philippines
15 Nov 09
I like that adinata, hi!!! I'm andrea , I responded to Soleya, I told her also to forgive her friends. I told her to be positive, maybe the reason why her friends did not invite her because their is a very important reason. I even told her maybe their is a surprise for you. I think their is miscommunication among them. Their is a saying by old people, " DON'T BURN THE BRIDGE." Ans I know they can settle everything peacefully and in the right place, time and etc. Good day adinata, nice meeting you..... Andrea143
26 Oct 09
I think that you should sit down and talk to your friends. Don't be accusing, just ask them why you were not invited. Once they tell you, you need to ask them to listen to your feelings, explain why you were hurt. After both sides are heard, you may find that you come to some agreement, or find that there was a misunderstanding. If not, and you are not able to work things out, you may need to seriously contemplate your relationship with them. You need to ask yourself, what was their intention and are they true friends. Don't settle for any friends who aren't willing to listen and respect your feelings. Best of luck :)
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@yan_blue8 (1437)
• Philippines
4 Nov 09
Hi soleya! I'm so sorry to hear about what happened. Have you tried to ask them why they weren't able to asked you? Maybe they have their own reason. And whatever that is, probably, they are just concerned about you. Sometimes we may tend to think that our friends doesn't care about us and they acted like that to us. But we need is an explanation. I suggest you ask them to know the real story. Good luck to you!
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
26 Oct 09
Hi dear! It sounds really bad that your friends did not take you along with them and neither did they bother to inform you about their Programme. I think, it would be advisable to talk to them so that exact reasons of leaving you could be revealed. Please do not come to any conclusion so soon that your friends do not care about you, there may be some communication gap and till you communicate with them, it is difficult to guess the exact reasons. If you talk to them and come to know that they left you deliberately, then you can make out that they have started caring less about you and whether they still deserved to be your friends. All the best to you.
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• United States
26 Oct 09
There are so many possible reasons your friends didn't invite you to join them on the trip. I know it sure can hurt (I've been there). If you can talk to them about it light-heartedly, let them know you would love to be invited the next time they plan a trip or other event. You don't have enough evidence to say your friends don't care about you. If it turns out they don't, it's a good time to get acquainted with new people to have as friends. Best wishes.
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@jesssp (2712)
• Canada
26 Oct 09
That sounds like a very rude thing of them to do. I would suggest talking to at least one or two of your friends separately and ask them why they did this. It shouldn't be confrontational but asking them why they did what they did is the only way to find out if they had an actual reason for not inviting you. It may turn out that they didn't think you would want to go or maybe they had another reason for it. And it may turn out that they were just being nasty. Either way I think you should talk to them and find out what's up!
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@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
26 Oct 09
I don't blame you for being upset. I wonder if they really are your friends to have done such a thing to you. If they know you are upset I would wait to see if they come to you to straighten things out and explain themselves. If they don't then they are not friends. I then wouldn't waste my time on them. Sorry about this but to leave you out of the trip to me says they didn't want you to come. I wouldn't consider them friends at all.
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@advokatku (4033)
• Indonesia
26 Oct 09
The happiness of the greatest and most importantly is forgive the people because of human is to place all the errors. Give your forgive and forget her/him mistakes so you higher degree than her
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• India
26 Oct 09
You should forgive them, for such things happen in life very suddenly and then one finds himself or herself in a very tense condition. I myself have suffered these things many a time in my life, but the one that I can never forget is that taook place during my 10th Board exams. We used to go to the exam center together and we reserved Auto Rikshaw for this. We were 3 friends. And on the last day of the exams, after the exam was over, we had to return back. My friend, Shalini, asked me to go on my own to the house. I thought that they were just joking. But after some time I found them going back without me. I couldnot understand why the did this, and I got angr. But again after some days I realised that they left me because they were going to meet their boyfriends. the didn't want to let me know this because I didn't like these things and so they feared as if I would break the friendship with them. And thenafter everything was fine. Search for some rasons.
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• Pakistan
26 Oct 09
I think you should forgive your friends ... but if they do it again then it should not be forgivable ..
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@3delma (1)
• Philippines
26 Oct 09
I was once in your situation which pissed me off. They might have reasons why they didnt bother to ask you. The best thing to do is to talk to them and tell them how you feel. Organize a date with them and talk to them as to why they went on a trip without you knowing it. It's good to hear from their sides.
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
25 Oct 09
I know it's hurtful that they did this but they have no obligation to invite you. Talk to them about it and tell them how you feel. Maybe they thought you wouldn't be interested in where they were going or maybe thought you were busy. Regardless, little things like this should not jeopardize your friendship. I'm sure they do care about you.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
25 Oct 09
hi soleya I think if it were me I would ask quietly why they did not ask you to come along. Once you get the reason then you will know how to proceed. If they just waffle around, tell them that you have better things to do than to mess around with them. you will find a new group of friends that will include you in everything.
25 Oct 09
Hi soleya, Just forget about it, they are not really your friends to d that to you, just act as if dind,'t know about or forgot about if they mentioned it to you, they are not worth thinking about, move on and be happy. Tamara
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
25 Oct 09
If I were in your situation, I would try to find out what happened and first of all I would make sure that it wasn't some kind of misunderstanding (maybe I didn't receive a message they sent me or something like that) If I discovered that they didn't invite me, because they didn't want me to come or didn't care if I came, I would become quite upset. It is possible that they didn't care about you, but there could be other reasons, too. Maybe they didn't ask you because you have said no a couple of times, or because you have been too busy spend time with them. There can be a lot of reasons, and you can only find out why if you talk to them about it.
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@Brad2289 (184)
• United States
25 Oct 09
The best thing to do would not be to confront them but to talk to them and see exactly what happened. You never know why you werent invited so its best to take it easy and not be mad or confrontational, i hope i helped a bit.
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• Philippines
15 Nov 09
Maybe their is a reason, why they did not invite you. Be positive, they will surprise you. Don't be angry with your friends. If I am in your place, I'll just keep quiet as if I don't know anything about it and wait for them to be the first to discuss it to you. You're friends care for you, just wait and see. Don't be harsh to them, the more you much show good things to them. Have compasssion and be forgiving. And God will shower you with more blessings. Now a days people must be strong. Don't show to your friends that you were hurt. Life must go on......