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Asking Eric: I Feel I’m Party Crashing when I End up Going to Event I Wasn’t Specifically Invited To
A retiree feels excluded from a 19-woman social group’s main event plans but receives invitations to quarterly birthday parties, causing her to feel like a party-crasher.
- The writer, a retiree who moved to her current town eight years ago, says she was introduced two years ago to about 19 women but has not been added to the group's main planning text chain.
- Her two close friends often invite her to tag along when they notice she wasn’t invited, but part of the issue is the larger group's distinct personality, seeing her mainly as their friend.
- Group members are friendly when they meet the writer in person, and many attend church and civic events she hosts, but when her two friends ask her to tag along, she feels like she’s party‑crashing.
- To address the exclusion, the columnist suggests the writer invite one or two for tea or lunch and start cultivating connections now rather than being covert.
- Some members naturally form sub-relationships within large friend groups, and the desire for a full-group welcome can leave the writer feeling like an outsider among other group members who form closer bonds.
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Asking Eric: I feel left out of my new friend’s group
Dear Eric: After 38 years of military and Department of Defense service, I retired and moved to my current home eight years ago (in a town I’ve never lived in before). I became friends with a woman two years ago and she introduced me to her larger circle of friends (about 19 women). Since then, I’ve become close with her and her best friend and the three of us often do things together.
·Springfield, United States
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The Times of Northwest IndianaNew friend group starts bringing up old insecurities
Dear Eric: After 38 years of military and Department of Defense service, I retired and moved to my current home eight years ago (in a town I'd never lived in before).
·Tulsa, United States
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right1Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution70% Center
Bias Distribution
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