How hurt (if at all) would you be if someone you were fairly close to told you they were pregnant and the due date was your wedding date (which had been booked for 2 years)?

[GirlsAreLOud]

?

[nappyaddict]

I can't believe people have demoted their bridesmaids over this

[colditz]

not.

[poshsinglemum]

Oh come on now- you cannot be serious!

[daisy5678]

I was supposed to be SIL's maid of honour. She cried when I told her I was pregnant "as the dress wouldn't look right". I was then demoted as we walked in to the ceremony itself. First I knew of my demotion was when SIL asked the other girl to come to the front "as you're the maid of honour"

[neenz]

Givememoresleep. Was SIL a good friend or were you only the bridesmaid because you were the groom's sister?

[curiositykilled]

Why would you be hurt?!

[daisy5678]

neenz a combination. Wasn't that hurt tbh as the whole reaction to my (very stressful, unplanned) pregnancy i.e. seen as an inconvenience to the wedding made me lose quite a lot of respect for her anyway. But was a bit mortified!

[vinblanc]

I would be shocked at myself and embarrassed that I felt so petulant about the coincidence.

Then I'd be happy for the couple that they were having a baby.

[neenz]

Givememoresleep - I have never really understood the 'groom's sister must be a bridesmaid' thing so just wondered whether it was that. I would have been mortified too!