英闻天天译： 高价友谊

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英闻天天译： 高价友谊

I have two weddings coming up soon back-to-back. Both are far away. I’ve more or less committed to going to one. The other one I could afford to go to, but I’m not sure I want to, given the cost of the two combined. Is it bad form to go to one but not the other? I value both friends equally, and both are invited to each other’s weddings. I feel like hurt feelings, or an empty wallet, are inevitable.
You’re probably right. So which would you miss more, the money or the friend(s)?
I do think friends owe it to each other to be gracious about taking no for an answer with attendance, since we all have lives and since friendships are better judged on effort over time vs. on one event.
But I also think milestone events deserve a different approach than just, “I’d rather have the $400 in the bank.” I’m well past my days of eight weddings in one summer, but in retrospect I am glad I rallied, even when it left me broke and tired. It’s a moment and it passes. If you can’t pay bills, then, okay, stay home. Otherwise consider that investing in this moment will carry you further than the cash ever would.