"I Paid a Wedding Gift and Showed Up, Then My Classmate Changed His Number and Vanished After the Wedding" [What Do You Think?]

[Financial News] A story has emerged about a classmate who had lost contact for years but suddenly reached out ahead of a wedding, attended the ceremony to offer congratulations, and then cut off all contact and disappeared after the event.
On the 29th, a post titled "A friend who changed his number after his own wedding was over" appeared on an online community. According to the writer, identified as A, B, a friend from school, had not made contact even once for several years before suddenly getting in touch.
B appeared to have kept the contact information of A and other friends. After the unexpected call, B casually brought up the wedding while reminiscing about school days.
Although it was somewhat surprising to hear wedding news after such a long silence, A decided to congratulate the friend. He took the time to attend B's wedding in person and delivered a heartfelt congratulatory gift.
But about a year later, something absurd happened. After the wedding went smoothly, B suddenly changed his mobile phone number and even quit KakaoTalk.
From A's perspective, who had expected to maintain the friendship after attending the wedding, it was essentially a case of being used for a wedding gift and then abandoned. A felt deeply betrayed by a friend who had approached him solely to fill seats at the wedding and collect gifts, only to sever ties once that goal was achieved.
A wrote, "I just hope I never run into him again in my life," and added, "Even if I hold a funeral, don't contact me for the rest of your life," revealing his bitterness and anger.
Stories like this, often described as "wedding gift scams," are a familiar snapshot of modern society that frequently surfaces online. Internet users who saw the post strongly criticized B's selfish behavior, saying things like, "That's a textbook example of managing relationships just to collect wedding gifts," "He sold off his character for a few bucks," "Just think of it as bad luck and take it as a chance to clean up one relationship," and "Anyone who acts friendly only when getting married should be cut off immediately," while offering comfort to A.


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