Asking Eric: Future son-in-law has never thanked me for gifts, tickets or dinners | News World

Dear Eric: This may be immature but there’s a snub that has bothered me for 70 years.

Irene was my best friend since elementary school. We lived next door to each other and were inseparable. She was outgoing; I was introverted.

Irene’s parents decided not to invite me to her 15th birthday party to which they invited several young men, fearing that my presence might detract some attention from Irene.

I was profoundly hurt and never spoke to her again.

Even years later, when l was married, my father saw Irene in front of our building pushing a baby carriage holding twins. Irene asked about me, said she would like to talk to me, and gave him her contact info. But l just could not do it. I never called her.

— Still Hurt Friend

Dear Friend: What Irene’s parents did to you was unfair and unkind. It’s not immature to still have feelings about it. It’s a core wound that came at an…