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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A friend asked to join my book club. The thing is, the women in my book club have known one another for a decade (we all had daughters in the same preschool) and have been meeting for 10 years. It's a pretty specific dynamic.

The friend who asked to join also lives in our town but doesn't know any of these women; she's my neighbor and has been looking for a club to join. She is lovely, and I want to be inclusive. I also feel like it would just change the dynamic of the book club. I'm typing this and feeling weird. I want to say yes! It's also just this certain group from a certain time period of people who know each other really well and have never had a new member for years and years.  Maybe those of you in a longtime book club get it.

She just texted me asking if she could come to the next meeting. What do I say?[/quote]

My impression based on your post is that you are a closed-minded person. My second thought is that you may be a snob.

I am not trying to be rude, but you remind me of cliques that format some wealthy high schools and small colleges.
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No! Not at all! And we actually read trashy chick-lit and pretty light novels! I DON'T want to be cliquey. [/quote]

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