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Ugh...not sure what to do here?

So, my wedding is March 3rd. Invites went out at the beginning of January. There's a girl back home that I was roommates with for a very short time (3 months). I haven't hung out with her in a little over 3 years, since I lived in my hometown. She had some issues with depression and stuff, and sort of fell off the face of the earth for a while. She recently got on facebook, and we've sent a few short messages to each other. I like this girl, but just don't ever see her anymore.

Today I get this message and she put this little poem at the top about true friends, and finding happiness, etc. You get the idea. At the bottom she writes "Please don't forget me for your wedding!".

So, now what? I probably have room to invite her because we've had a lot of no's. But...we only invited those we wanted and had room for. She was never on the original guest list. It never occured to me to invite her. I don't know if she knows my wedding date, but she knows it's coming up soon.

Should I just not say anything and don't invite? I know it was rude of her to ask...but just not sure what would be best here. I don't want to be rude myself either. Thoughts?
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  • Just tell her that you're sorry, but you can't fit her, but you promise to get together with her (or some other pacifying thing) as soon as you guys have time.

    Or... invite her. Totally up to you.
  • If it was me and I had room to invite her, I would, since you like her. I'm not sure if that's going to be the general concensus, just what I'd do. 
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    [QUOTE]Today I get this message and she put this little poem at the top about true friends, and finding happiness, etc. You get the idea. At the bottom she writes "Please don't forget me for your wedding!".
    Posted by angelfish10[/QUOTE]

    I don't know the dynamics of this relationship, but I'd be a little peeved at the whole message.  A poem?  Please invite me to your wedding?  The guilt trip implied?  Yick.

    It's up to you, I suppose.  I'd need to know way more about the relationship than this little snippet to make a decision.  Good luck~!
  • Well, we were good friends while we lived together. But, I had just gone through divorce when we became roommates. I didn't live with her long because I decided to move about 5 hours away to take a better paying job. We tried keeping in touch but like I said, she kinda fell off the face of the earth. We had basically lost touch with each other until very recently, thanks to Facebook. She's always posting these inspirational photos and sayings. I had to hide her because there were so many. She's a nice person, but since we've barely talked lately it didn't even occur to me to invite her. I don't mind if she comes, but now that we are so close to our date it seems weird to send an invite now. If someone sent me an invite so close to their wedding, I'd feel like I was B-listed. She would have to travel down here for the wedding. I had sent my family/friends links to our wedding site about a month ago so they could see hotel info and stuff....but never sent it to her.
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Ugh...not sure what to do here? : I don't know the dynamics of this relationship, but I'd be a little peeved at the whole message.  A poem?  Please invite me to your wedding?  The guilt trip implied?  Yick. It's up to you, I suppose.  I'd need to know way more about the relationship than this little snippet to make a decision.  Good luck~!
    Posted by Joy2611[/QUOTE]

    <div>Same. Honestly, I think this girl sounds a little crazy. And I would't want any crazies at my wedding.</div><div>
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    [QUOTE] If someone sent me an invite so close to their wedding, I'd feel like I was B-listed. She would have to travel down here for the wedding. I had sent my family/friends links to our wedding site about a month ago so they could see hotel info and stuff....but never sent it to her.
    Posted by angelfish10[/QUOTE]

    Oridinarily I would agree. However, it sounds like she's fine with being "B-listed" since she is, at this time, asking for an invite she hasn't received when she knows your wedding date is close.  I don't think it would hurt her feelings.

    If it was me, we had room to fit her in, and I liked her, then I'd go ahead and send her an invite.  However, as an outsider, she sounds a little craycray...
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    [QUOTE]Well, we were good friends while we lived together. But, I had just gone through divorce when we became roommates. I didn't live with her long because I decided to move about 5 hours away to take a better paying job. We tried keeping in touch but like I said, she kinda fell off the face of the earth. We had basically lost touch with each other until very recently, thanks to Facebook. She's always posting these inspirational photos and sayings. I had to hide her because there were so many. She's a nice person, but since we've barely talked lately<strong> it didn't even occur to me to invite her</strong>. I don't mind if she comes, but now that we are so close to our date it seems weird to send an invite now. If someone sent me an invite so close to their wedding, I'd feel like I was B-listed. She would have to travel down here for the wedding. I had sent my family/friends links to our wedding site about a month ago so they could see hotel info and stuff....but never sent it to her.
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  • I'd just ignore her message until after the wedding. Because, um, I might have done the same thing to an old friend from elementary who told me she'd go so far as to catch a ride with my dad to the wedding. Um. No. I just didn't respond to the message. We got married, she saw the pictures, never said a word about not being there. I also had to tell my dad to stop talking about the wedding at the bar where she worked. 

    So yeah, I'd just ignore it.
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  • If it was somebody that I actually cared about beyond a "FB Friendship", I'd probably just send a little message nicely saying something like  "We're keeping the guest list small, but hey, let's meet up for lunch soon"

    If I didn't care if I ever spoke to them outside of FB ever again, I'd ignore it entirely.

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  • It's up to you. If you want to pursue a friendship with her and have room, then invite her. I have the feeling it would mean something to her. I went through a bout of depression and lost a lot of friends during that time. She's trying to reach out and make a connection to someone.

    But you don't have to invite her. If you really don't see you guys being friends long-term, just give her the polite, "we're trying to keep it small, but I'd love to get together for dinner or coffee or something!"
  • Eh...you like her, you've got room, I'd probably invite her. But there's certainly nothing wrong with replying that "it's a small wedding" and not sending an invitation.
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