Gabriel Mizrahi

I didn't calm down until I was an hour away from home.

It was the quickest four-hour drive of my life.

That was the line for me.

I arranged to get my things I left behind and then I blocked her.

I have never felt so small and stupid and worthless in my life.

I felt like no matter what I did, she would find a problem with it and assume the worst.

And I don't need a friend like that.

I feel guilty for how this decision has impacted my fiancé and his relationship with his brother.

Family gatherings are going to be a little awkward, but I think I did what was best for me.

It wasn't an easy decision, and it's not something I've ever done before.

But I keep going back and forth feeling guilty because this decision has had ripple effects for my fiancé, including not getting invited to the wedding.

Are my reasons justified?

Do you think I should try to make amends?

Signed, something old, something new, something borrowed.

Now we're all blue because I can't imagine acting like this if I were in her shoes.

Agreed.

The only mitigating factor that I can think of is if our friend here did anything inadvertently that upset Stacey, I don't know, communicated poorly, gave the wrong impression, let things pile up in a way that cast other little comments in a weird light, whatever it was.

That's the only thing I can think of.

Even if she did, it does not warrant this response.

I am trying to get clear on this timeline.