Wedding brings on family fears
Dear Amy: My birthday is coming up, and I'm dreading it this year.
My boyfriend's brother's name is "Jake." I got really close with his girlfriend, "Trixie." I considered her one of my closest friends.
Trixie and Jake broke up.
They both have moved on, but now Trixie is demanding that I tell Jake not to bring his new girlfriend with him when we all go out to celebrate my birthday.
Jake has said that everyone should just be civil, but Trixie seems hell-bent on making this difficult.
Trixie recently told me that I need to choose between her and Jake's new girlfriend. I told her that wasn't a choice I was willing to make.
What should I do?
-- Upset
Dear Upset: Just once, it would be satisfying to answer an ultimatum like this:
Trixie: "You need to choose between Jake's new girlfriend and me."
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