In my 20’s I spent around $18,000ish traveling to multiple weddings for 9 friends. I’m now 32, 1/2 are divorced and I don’t talk to 4 of these folks anymore (slowly grew apart with distance and time). In hindsight, I regret spending so much money traveling for these events vs. investing the money.

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So you had no fun yourself?

When I was in my 20s, I probably spent the same amount. Had a blast at every bachelor party I went to, enjoyed seeing all of my friends together again both at those parties and at the wedding, and made long weekends out of destination weekends.

I wish my friends happiness and luckily only one friend of mine got divorced. But I got my moneys worth in memories and have zero regrets about spending that money regardless of what happens.

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Same with people with kids - I’m childfree so I don’t bother with those relationships

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Yearly birthday parties and xmas gifts with nothing in return? Yep, no thanks!

I paid $4K to take my husband to his high school BFF's destination wedding - the bride and groom broke up and so did they.
At least I got a nice vacation

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Regretting spending money going to people’s weddings you don’t see anymore is like regretting spending for someone you ended up breaking up with.

At the time you cared enough about them to spend that money, this is a good enough reason 😉

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Everyone whose wedding I went to or stood up in I basically never talk to anymore. They went off to their married lives and disappeared and are never available

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Ehh the price of community is inconvenience. Sorry it didn’t work out but it was worth it at the time.

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This is akin to me saying I’ve spend insane amount of money on eating out in restaurants and coffee houses and Starbucks and I wish I’d invested that money. I’m sure you had fun, that’s why you kept on attending after the first one. Keep those memories.

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Did you get drunk and have fun?

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Seems you didn’t manage risk very cautiously. Shame!

And this is why I have only ever attended 2 weddings in my lifetime - and I don’t speak to both of those people.

Live in the present! U had fun, met ur friends. Money is not coming back. Focus on what u have now.

I want to be invited to a wedding, ideally a destination wedding, and I’m totally OK paying for the trip 😭😭😭

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