In the Media – How to Tell A Friend She Can’t Bring a Plus-One to the Wedding
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September 30, 2015
Weddings can be stressful—not only for the bride but also for her guests. Brides, grooms and their families often have to make some tough calls that don’t make everyone happy.
In this piece for Brides magazine, journalist Jillian Kramer tackles the problem of telling a close friend that she can’t bring a plus-one (date) to the wedding.
She interviewed the Friendship Doctor and wrote:
Despite what are likely very good reasons to disallow your best gal pal from bringing a date your wedding, “It’s always difficult to deliver bad news because we never want to disappoint our closest friends,” says Irene S. Levine PhD, psychologist and professor of psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine and producer of The Friendship Blog.
“In fact, we want to go overboard in trying to make sure they enjoy our wedding day. So if you’re not sure how to tell her she’s got to attend solo without hurting her feelings or chances of having fun, we’ve got you covered.
Then she went on to offer some ways to make sure a difficult talk like this goes smoothly.
You can read the article in its entirety on Brides.com.
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