Dear Prudence,
As our male friend group has rounded 30, we’ve had the good fortune of none of the fellas dropping off, but a threat looms. Nick is marrying Mandy, and she wants nothing to do with us. She’s averse to group hangouts. She RSVP’d, then no-showed my wedding. The pandemic widened the gap; only about 30 percent of the group is invited to their wedding, and Nick is leaving out two guys for whom he was a groomsman. From what we can tell, the small wedding was her idea because she doesn’t have close friends of her own. Nick has rarely stood up for himself in relationships past, and when he finally does, it’s abrupt and leads to a breakup. We think this is headed that way, but no one’s brought it to his attention because he’s a grownup. Yet these wedding snubs feel like the end of the friendship. Do we say something? What do we say?
— Worried for Our Boy