I (33F) have a best friend Gia(33F) who is getting married later this year to David (28M). We were supposed to go on a bachelorette trip to Thailand but after some back and forth my husband and her fiance decided to join us as well. I had no issues earlier and was honestly quite excited for the trip.

But a few days back the couple stayed at my place and the topic of siblings came up. I was talking about some issues that I face and the fiance David suggested that I should consider meditating because someone who stutters who made ‘weird faces’ while trying to speak was transformed by meditating. I was flabbergasted but I kept my cool, I told him they are not the same thing and he said maybe but you should still consider it. I just kept my cool thinking he is a kid.

Since then I don’t want to go on a trip with them now. The last time I met them together the same thing happened, if I said I don’t like it when someone forces things on me, he said you should work on why does it feel like force to you. Like every magical solution to every life’s problem is meditation.

I think they are stuck in some weird self improvement loop and think they are enlightened enough by meditating but to me they come as smug and pretentious. Honestly their life choices aren’t the best but I won’t discuss them because they’re not my problem.

Now I want to cancel this upcoming trip and I am willing to be the bad guy to protect my sanity. My husband thinks I should cut the guy some slack because he is younger than us and less aware but I can’t stand talking to him now.

AITA for cancelling a trip because of this?