I don't understand people nowadays do not inform when they get married

@Mintlin (322)
China
February 2, 2013 1:44am CST
Hi, i have this dilemma recently. one of my good friend,actually she is a classmate from junior high school, she left me a message on internet (something like facebook) two weeks ahead before she got married, i was expecting her phonecall when she's marriage is coming but i didnot receive any phonecall from her. when i was married,i called her many times ,invited her to attend my wedding and until the day she got married. she gave a present (it's money,in our custom,the best present is money ) so when she married,of course,i have to return her this present. I was so upset ,i even think i would not went there if i didnot receive her further call. It's it's so impolite to inform a person just by facebook when it comes to your big day. however,i still went to her wedding at the end,just to return her money (present ) and then i went home. I think my relationship with this person will get worse and worse
6 responses
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
2 Feb 13
Would you allow your friendship to die just like that? You think that you were not given too much consideration when she sent you an invitation via Facebook and did not receive the invitation itself? Maybe she has so little time to go around distribute the invitations so she managed to inform you about the wedding through Facebook, instead. I think that since social media networks are a big hit, these has been the medium of relaying messages, and that includes weddings and other events.
@Mintlin (322)
• China
4 Feb 13
I donot want my friendship die just like that of course,but i'm unhappy, in our place,people always inform people by phone call when they get married,it's really not a manner to just type in facebook. she called my other friends many times before she got married,i do not understand how can she ingore me
@kourdapya (924)
• Philippines
25 Feb 13
Maybe she was just busy to give you a call. I mean you were married first before her I'm sure you understand the loads of work to be done when someone gets married. If she could not make the call, you could have done that for her, you should have been the one who called. At least she sent you an email or something, it still shows that she wanted you to be there on her wedding.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
7 Feb 13
Oh yeah, i understand your dilemma in this particular incident. I have had such happened to me too, when a friend's son is to be baptized. Funny this friend of mine told me that i am to be the god mother. And i said, sure no problem, we have been friends more than 5 years then. I told her to just send me invites, and let me know when and where via phone so i could know. I never got to receive an invitation, so i thought maybe they are just busy and i would get it soon when it is near. I will just make time for the friend and adjust... but.... I checked my facebook.. viola! i saw pictures of the celebration. It was done and over with. she tagged me in the photos and said sorry i missed and asked me why i wasnt able to go to the christening. Now I was furious! i saw notifications in my facebook for unnread messages, and there it was! the invite. I never really have expected this! not at all like this. i am mad, angry, or whatever negative emotion you can think of... why on earth did she think that i got the invitation when i never confirmed i recevied the invitation online! People have really lost it, there's no more formal invitation anymore. It is just sad at how people think that everyone is like them, i barely log in to my facebook account and she must have known that too. why on earth would i miss an invitation. she knows my landline, my two cellular phone numbers and not a single sms reached me.
@trisha27 (3494)
• United States
4 Feb 13
Don't end your friendship with her because she didn't properly send you an invitation to her wedding via mail or over the phone. She may not have had the time when putting together a wedding it can be so stressful and there is so many things going on at once that she may not have had the time to send out your invitation and at the last moment she could only invite you via facebook. I wouldn't worry about it too much, I mean at least you went to the wedding. I don't think that your friendship will continue to get worse just because she didn't properly invite you to her wedding.
• India
2 Feb 13
Of course a private mail would be a better way to inform if not a personal phone call. Many people wants his/her wedding a very low-key affair. If her parents have insisted not to call many except very close relatives than what can that girl can do. Just because of this reason, you should not break your years-long friendship. Just give her a call and sought out your problem. Cheers and happy mylotting.
@Raine38 (12257)
• United States
2 Feb 13
Awww, cut her some slack. Most people nowadays just announce their marriage when they change their relationship status on Facebook! Seriously, since you've been married I'm sure you have experienced how it is being a bride and getting all worked up and busy with the wedding preparations. I swear I was very very grumpy and I really need all the help from my very understanding and patient friends. So she must be so busy then and in a daze that she's finally doing it. Just tell her how you felt just to clear it up with her. You will also know why she did that and then you guys can settle it. No need to say bye to the friendship this early. But then, it's still your call.