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I cringed when I saw the invitation. It was an event announcement sent to me via Myspace. My acquaintences Mike and Kendra were getting married, and they wanted me to come. Rather than send me a message via Myspace asking for my snail mail address to mail me an invitation, they decided to just tell me through the Internet.
OK, I could understand this if they had absolutely no money and were marrying quickly and simply. But they're not. They're throwing an average-size event given they're both from middle-class families in Ohio.
I could also understand if they had no way of contacting me except via Myspace. They have my phone number. We have many mutual friends who could have given them my address.
I could have been happy with an email inviting me to the wedding. I can understand wanting to save money. But this just seems so... flippant. Am I completely overreacting here? I feel almost old-fashioned to object to this. It's the wave of the future, right?
OK, I could understand this if they had absolutely no money and were marrying quickly and simply. But they're not. They're throwing an average-size event given they're both from middle-class families in Ohio.
I could also understand if they had no way of contacting me except via Myspace. They have my phone number. We have many mutual friends who could have given them my address.
I could have been happy with an email inviting me to the wedding. I can understand wanting to save money. But this just seems so... flippant. Am I completely overreacting here? I feel almost old-fashioned to object to this. It's the wave of the future, right?
