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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do not think your friend would even expect to see you there.
I would only go if she invited me personally.

I would likely only attend a funeral for a parent of either my spouse or a best friend.
Maybe also my children’s other parent if they are still young too.[/quote]

I think you're very unique in this. I've been to 5 funerals in the past 3 months.  All elderly people.  All attended by 500-800 people, primarily friends of the elderly person's children. [/quote]

I have a hard time believing this. No funeral I've ever attended has ever had that many attendees. Perhaps we're not from the same culture, but I think your experience is definitely not the norm. [/quote]

I'm not the person you are responded to but it's foolish of you to assume your limited experience is the norm. You sound very provincial. In my experience, the older the deceased is, the smaller the funeral.

Many people are active in their church or other endeavors and many people show up. One of my uncles was a small town cop who everyone knew and loved. The whole town showed up to his funeral and the cars lined up outside touched us all. A friends wife died and so many people who attended school with their children and many coworkers of the couple showed up.

The funerals I've attended that are very small are for much older people. Often all their peers have died. I have an aunt and uncle who were very active in their small town and were well known and well regarded. They built the church they attended and helped it grow. Everyone knew them. They both died in their 90s and there was no one left alive who knew them well. Their peers were all gone and it was sad to see so few in attendence. People from their church that they did not know came because they wanted to pay their respects to the people who built the church. [/quote]

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