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When financial constraints prevent participation in important ceremonies

My best friend is having a destination wedding and I cannot afford to go and I feel terrible about missing her special day.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Economic limitations create guilt and separation from communal celebration.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Ceremony and marking time?”

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