It wasn't passive-aggressive. |
I would have written that sarcastically to a good friend. Very weird |
Well your question was making an accusation and while you may have thought of it as a joke, it was an annoying one. |
Email her back and say, "Wait, I was kidding - did you really?" |
This is not a friend. Sounds like a bitch . |
I think it clearly was not a joke because the invitations came out a week after OP said she was going on a trip. If the friend had already planned the date, she would have said at that meeting, "Gee, that's a shame. We're getting married that same day."
OP, did you say something to your friend about having a wedding even though she's already married? Perhaps she felt you were not taking the event seriously. |
Is OP for real? Teen-aged girls don't act this catty or silly. Your friend was joking. Sometimes emails don't convey tone very well. If you really think your friend deliberately planned the wedding so that you couldn't attend then you have a major screw loose. |
No way. I know that's a sensitive subject for all sorts of reasons. |
Haven't read all the responses but if she's not the joking type, she may have taken your joke literally and sent you back a sarcastic response because she was offended. Or maybe she was hurt you can't attend and reacted badly.
I doubt she remembered the exact date of your work trip, regardless!! How would she, unless she made a note of it or you explicitly told her "I will not be available on X date"... |
+1 don't try to read her mind here. |
Op, just curious, how old are you? |
PP here. OP didn't INTEND to be passive aggressive went she sent the joking email, but her friend may have misread her tone, just as OP may be doing the same by feeling snubbed. Communicate directly with your friend, OP. |
On the off chance that you are not a troll, OP, because this situation sounds so ridiculous that I doubt it's true, I recommend that you reply with a smiley face and sent her a heartfelt congratulatory card and gift. She was 100% joking and your first email was out of line. |
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I don't know why it was out of line - I was trying to tell her that I really did wish I could be there. I am a fairly conservative Christian so I really didn't want her thinking I wasn't attending because I disagreed with it. |