Woman's Reaction After Friend Goes Through Closet to Get Dress Back Slammed

Weddings can be a great occasion to pull friends closer together, but in this case, taking care of a wedding dress might have torn one friendship apart.

In a viral post uploaded to Reddit's Am I The *******page, user weddingdressintheatt explained that she handed over her wedding dress to a friend to take care of during house renovations two years ago.

She said the friend offered to keep the dress, which was also her mother's wedding outfit, in her closet until the renovations were done.

"After we finished the renovations, I asked my friend for the dress back. She kept saying she'd get back to me. I kept asking and she'd make up excuses. I found it weird," she said in the post, which can be seen here.

The Reddit user once again asked her friend about the dress as her sister was due to get married and wanted to wear it.

"I told my friend I need it back. She claimed she couldn't find it. I was perplexed because how does it just get up and walk away?" the Reddit user said.

"She apologized and offered to pay me the cost of the dress, which I turned down because it wasn't about money. The dress was sentimental and I felt terrible my sister couldn't wear it."

But when the Reddit user went over to her friend's home to water the plants while she was away, she decided to look for the dress herself and found it in a "very cluttered closet" and believed it could have easily been missed.

"Instead of being happy for me, she asked why I rummaged through her closet. I said I just wanted to double-check," the Reddit user said.

"She told me I had no right to go through her things. I said that because of her clutter, my sister almost didn't get to wear the dress she always dreamed of. My friend told me that I could've asked her to look again but I pointed out it took two years for her to even look in the first place."

Since being uploaded to Reddit, the post has attracted an estimated 14,000 upvotes and an estimated 965 comments.

Newsweek has contacted weddingdressintheatt for comment via Reddit.

Dress's Sentimental Importance

"A wedding dress—whether it's brand new or been handed down—is hugely sentimental as there is so much emotion attached to it," wedding expert and Hitched.co.uk editor Zoe Burke told Newsweek, explaining the importance of such an item to a family.

"Choosing a wedding dress is something of a ritual for nearlyweds. Finding that one special dress that makes them feel like the very best version of themselves, then keeping it a secret from everyone until it's revealed on the wedding day.

"The dress is only worn once, typically, and whether it's a timeless style or specific to its time period, these are things that add to its charm.

"With a handed-down wedding dress, you know your loved family member was the last person to wear it, and that it has a lot of love, joy, and happiness associated with it. It's really special to be able to give life to a sentimental family wedding dress once again, and it's even more special if the original owner of the dress can see their bridal gown come to life again, with someone they love."

Online Reaction to Reddit Post

The majority of people who commented on the viral post agreed with the woman's decision to look through the closet and, in many cases, praised her for it.

Reddit user Squinky75 said: "I would have just taken it and never told her. Let her think that she lost her mind."

Eclesticsed added: "Something I have recently learned from personal experiences is that weddings make people lose their God damn minds."

MetalCareful commented: "Some folks are low-key jealous of friends and make weird choices."