u/ZenMasterZee

I'm 24M. My cousin (26F) got married about six months ago, and last month my new brother-in-law (25M) suggested that all of us cousins go on a weekend resort trip. We were all excited, but the plan kept getting delayed.

Eventually they decided on a Goa trip. The problem was that the dates clashed with a wedding I had to attend, and I genuinely couldn't skip it. I asked if we could move the trip, but they said my brother-in-law's cousin couldn't get leave on any other dates and my cousin also said her in-laws wouldn't be okay with postponing it.

Three of my own cousins, whom I've grown up with and consider very close, still agreed to go without me. What hurts is that nobody said, "Let's choose another date so everyone can come." It almost felt like I was optional.

To make it more confusing, this was originally supposed to be my cousin and her husband's honeymoon. Then one of his cousins decided to join, so my cousin said she'd invite all of us too. In the end, everyone went except me.

I know people can't always plan around one person's schedule, but I can't shake the feeling of being left out. Is this just adulthood and conflicting schedules, or is it reasonable to feel hurt that nobody tried to accommodate me?

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