Trying to make a long story short: my parents are friends
with this couple who just got divorced. They have three adult kids (ages 19-26)
who I’ve known my whole life. Families grew up together, vacationed together,
etc. All kind of gone our own ways now but the friendship is still there and it
was always my intention to invite them to my wedding. The husband cheated and
left the family to be with his girlfriend, so there’s a 0% chance he’ll be
receiving an invitation. And since none of the kids are in relationships, I was
just going to invite the four of them, putting all four of their names on the
STD (they all live with the mom). They also all know a significant amount of people going to the wedding.
The mother’s divorce-grieving has been messy. Posting
pictures of herself taking shots with “friends” she meets at the bar, driving
on motorcycles with random guys, etc. It’s nothing damaging or hurtful, just ugly
to watch, especially since it’s really obvious she’s trying to show the world
that she’s not a sad, lonely, divorcee. There are a lot of concerning things
about her behavior lately, but first things first, I’m worried she’s
going to make a comment about not being invited with a date just because of her
recent situation. She tends to make snarky comments like that and it wouldn’t
surprise me at all if she finds a way to ask me about her plus one situation. I was hoping someone might have a good solution since I’m awful
at confrontations like this when I’m put on the spot.
Too long didn’t read: I want this person at my wedding but I
don’t want some strange guy she met at the bar with her!