Friends Who Aren't in the Bridal Party
I'm curious if anyone else has dealt with this situation.
I'm getting married later this year and going through the wedding planning process right now. I was catching up with a friend by phone and she asked me if I had chosen my bridesmaids yet. I told her yes and she asked me who they were, so I told her. Then it all spiraled from there - she explained how hurt and disappointed she was and that she expected to be a bridesmaid of mine. She was looking for justification for why I didn't choose her - at first feeling flustered, I didn't know exactly to respond but after a moment, I gave her the key reasons - small party size, length of time I knew people and people who know both me and my partner. She continued to push for reasons - am I closer to other friends, where does she rank among my friends, etc etc to the point where I just became frustrated, said it wasnt fair for her to ask me this. The conversation continued for awhile and I basically ended it with apologizing for hurting her and reiterating that her friendship means a lot to me and I don't want that to change.
A few days removed from the conversation and I just don't know how to feel and where to go from here.
Just curious if anyone has any advice or has gone through something similar. Thank you!