My wife and I are (were) very close with another couple, hanging out with them at least once weekly. They have ghosted us the last few months. I talked to my friend (him and his wife are both double injected and boosted) and he informed me they have been hiding because she is pregnant, four months along now. I congratulated him and invited them over for dinner. He texted me the next day asking myself and wife and kids to take a Covid test prior to their coming, which he would provide. I told him no and explained how Kary Mullis the inventor of the test said it can’t be used for that, and I texted him the pdf of “Breaking the Spell” and referred him to the chapter debunking the Covid test which takes less than five minutes to read. He simply replied “then we will decline the invitation”. My wife is upset because we hung out with them all the time during Covid while she was pregnant with our most recent child. We also have several young children (vs. being pregnant with one) and we aren’t asking them to take a test.
Wouldn’t it have been more polite for him to decline the invitation outright, than ask someone to take a test to go to their house for them to make you dinner?!
I’m just venting to look for support and see what other people say about this situation and if I’m crazy for not wanting to talk to these people ever again. Thanks
Unfortunately this is the new reality for family and friends. However you choose to handle it just always put the health and safety of your family first, which you appear to be doing. In March of 2020 we postponed our group family birthday gathering (around 15) because of covid. Since then we are on our normal gathering schedule. We are all unvaxxed, most have had covid and we all freely intermingle (unmasked) with other friends or family that are vaxxed and no one has ever suggested testing. Otherwise we all live normally and have been for 2 years. A couple grandkids have never worn masks. This is how it should be. Truthfully, losing your friendship is their loss. Sometimes you just have to set your boundaries and let the chips fall when they may.
Thanks.