Woman Asked Not To Bring Her Boyfriend To Her Friend's Wedding, Acts Rude, And Leaves Early

Almost every person has their own wedding tale, from their own or from someone else’s ceremony, where everything that could go wrong went absolutely wrong. Such was the case with the author of this post on the AITA Reddit community, user u/Particular_Visual_14, whose story has already gained over 32.7K upvotes and about 3K various comments.

So, the author of the post was invited to the wedding of her friends. It’s a common thing, we’ve all been to other people’s weddings – but the problem was that the OP was specifically asked to come without her boyfriend.

When she asked if all guests weren't allowed a +1, she was told that no, but preference is given to either spouses or couples with a “serious” relationship.

The OP was surprised – after all, she and her boyfriend had been dating for more than a year, and if such a relationship cannot be called “serious”, then what could?

But the newlyweds always set their own rules, and if they “don’t want to see some random guy in the wedding photos” – this, in the end, is their right. Though OP's boyfriend wasn't gonna be in the pictures anyway, maybe in the crowd shots.

OP was confused as there hasn't been any conflict between them and her boyfriend, for he is a nice guy who gets along with everyone. So it seemed like it wasn't about him.

When OP went to the wedding alone, she was extremely surprised, because almost all the guests were with their partners, and many had been in a relationship for much less than a year.

The OP got upset and started feeling surly, but still she smiled and played her part to keep things pleasant.

And then the time came for the reception where all the distant friends were invited and even they were allowed to bring their +1. She was literally the only single person.

To add to her embarrassment, people started asking her about her boyfriend and she had to explain to random distant acquaintances that he wasn't invited.

They would ask the reason but she was equally clueless. But all this made her feel humiliated and her surliness started to show.

Then Dean, the newlyweds’ old acquaintance, immediately approached her. OP was Dean’s crush, but she had made it clear that she wasn't interested, even if she was single.

She had previously ignored his multiple attempts to connect with her via messages. And now Dean approached her again, trying to flirt – and all this was watched with grins by the newlyweds and guests, who looked exactly like “Cupid matchmakers”.

So she became extremely rude with him for trying to target her with unwanted romantic interest.

She was already furious for not bringing her boyfriend. So people got silent and awkward after her reaction.

The OP got indignant, picked up her purse and just left without waiting for the cake cutting or wedding speeches. She arrived at her boyfriend’s house and they spent a good evening together.

It was overshadowed only by a message from the newlyweds that they were “hurt and confused” by her early departure.

However, OP was massively supported by almost all the people in the comments. Moreover, many people wrote that they generally envy her restraint, and if they were in the place of the OP, they would have thrown a tantrum right at the wedding. In any case, commenters suppose that was rude and totally unacceptable of the newlyweds to try to force the OP into being that guy’s date.

Some commenters also believe that regardless of who initiated this venture – whether Dean himself or his newlywed friends, the whole idea looks completely stupid and inappropriate, and it’s the OP who should make it clear to her acquaintances she’s “hurt and confused” by this particular situation.

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