I thought I knew my best friend, Jake. We’d been through everything—college, breakups, late-night heart-to-hearts. So, when I got an invite to his wedding, I was excited… until I saw that my girlfriend, Emily, wasn’t invited. It was just me. Confused, I texted Jake. His reply was chilling: “Not a mistake. We need to talk.” Turns out, the reason Emily wasn’t invited was even worse than I imagined. Jake and his fiancée, Clare,
had purposely excluded her because a jealous bridesmaid, Lisa, had a crush on me. They didn’t want her to cause drama at the wedding. I was furious. I confronted Jake, but he barely defended himself. Clare scoffed, telling me to just let it go for one night. I wasn’t having it. I told them both I was done with the wedding and with our friendship. I went home and told Emily everything. She was stunned,
