The writer discusses a troubling experience with a friend who, despite their close relationship and political disagreements, appears to have excluded them from an upcoming wedding shower. Although the writer has always been supportive, the sudden lack of an invitation raises concerns about their standing in the friendship. The advice suggests considering alternative explanations, such as miscommunication, rather than jumping to conclusions about the friend's motives, especially in the context of their political differences.
"Unless something else happened between you and your friend, either around politics or the wedding, I'm inclined to take the Occam's Razor approach here."
"Is it possible that your invite got lost in the mail and she assumed that you already had it when she gave the shower invite to your other friend?"
"It just seems overly involved and cruel for her to talk to you about the wedding for months, then humiliate you by inviting another friend."
"To assume that she's being vindictive about your opinions suggests that perhaps you don't actually think everything goes smoothly between you two."
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