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What to text back when your friend says « didn't know i wasn't invited »

Already decoded. Here's what they actually meant, the specific words doing the damage, and three replies ranked by what we'd send.

Bestie

didn't know i wasn't invited

Hurt with a shrug

What they actually meant

They saw the photos. This is hurt with a shrug on it, and the shrug is there so they don't have to admit how much it stung. Don't over-explain, just acknowledge it.

How loaded this is · not in your head

Replies you can send

Keep it calm

We'd send this one

that was a bad call on my part, i'm sorry. it wasn't deliberate

Hold your ground

it was a last-minute thing, not a snub. i get why it looked bad

Change the game

you're coming to the next one, no question. free friday?

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