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When you invite your closest friends toyour wedding, you do so because you genuinely care about them.
You want to share all of your joy with them.
Theres really no right way to throw a wedding!
Some marrying couples prefer small and intimate events.
Do what makes you happy.
This is $5,000 more than in 2022, due to inflation and economic turbulence.
Destination weddings cost around $41,000 in 2023, while hometown weddings were cheaper, averaging around $33,000.
Partnered women spend around $292 while partnered men shell out $254.
The money is spent on gifts, parties, and accommodation.
Though its a very stressful, overwhelming, and depressing outcome, there is a silver lining.
For one, there are no more illusions about who means what.
The author knows that the people she had considered to be her true friends are anything but.
While she was ready to make sacrifices for them, they werent prepared to do the same for her.
While it hurts, the truth is preferable to living surrounded by lies andfake smiles.
That sort of loyalty is rare!
Getting them to tell the truth is like pulling teeth.
True friendship requires mutual respect.
Its not a one-side relationship!
Honestly, thats not how things should be.
Not to be too blunt or anything, but awful communication is a sign that theres something wrong.
It might be an indication that your friends dont respect you as much as you do them.
If you respect a person, youre honest with them.
Youre timely with your responses.
And youre genuinely happy for them when theres something to celebrate!
For them, theres no give-and-take; they only value the take part.
There are a few ways to tell if your friends arent as great as you assumed.
Do your friends overpromise and underdeliver?
Next, consider how they treat any sensitive information that you reveal to them.
Good friends celebrate with you.
Fake friends are envious and dont want you to be successful.
They find ways to put you down.
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