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[quote=Anonymous]OP should definitely invite her new friend. But she has to tell her that the first rule about book club is . . . . Seriously, this isn't a clique. A clique is part of a larger group that acts exclusionary toward those in the larger group. The women in OP's book club are old friends from their days as preschool parents. The new friend didn't have children in that nursery school and wasn't excluded from the group, so it's not a clique. That said, when you make friends with someone who is new in town or who just seems eager to meet new people, the kind and friendly thing to do is to include them in social gatherings where it's comfortable. So, OP can explain that this book group is really less of a book group and more of a regular hangout with a bunch of old friends, but that it happens that OP is hosting some neighbors/friends next week for drinks and nibbles and would love to have new friend join them. [/quote]
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