ADOPT THEM ALL ! !!<| sep |> Five tries but it happened . Woot ! <| sep |> Mega Flygon when <| sep |> This post is invalid due to the previous post being invalid . <| sep |> That makes sense . It ' s definitely good to trust your instincts though and check these things out . One good way to handle this particular kind of thing in the future , if you do have rules and faq with you you can load PDFs on a phone if you don ' t want to print them , is to say , Well , here ' s the general rule , can you show me where this special exception is ? If someone is claiming a special exception to a rule , the burden is on them to show where that exception is created . <| sep |> It ' s certainly possible . Think back to the last trip , or the last year , could you have intentionally or unintentionally made your friends or a friend in particular feel inferiour , perhaps their job , or income , or a hobby . Think back to your last trip , did you insist on paying for the tab maybe a few too many times ? If your wife has picked up on something . Okay , she ' s probably feeling a bit the same . Dial it back a bit . When invited , at least occasionally , join a friend on one of their hobbies or activities instead of inviting them to join you in yours . It shows an effort to share an interest of theirs , instead just sharing yours . Friends don ' t have to like all of the same things , obviously , so don ' t take it personally that they don ' t want to ride a bike ! The fact that your snowboard buddies are operating under radio silence speaks badly for them , they should be communicating , yes or no , rather than stringing you along . Something in the last year happened , you may not have picked up on it , but something ' s changed , be up front and ask , and if appropriate , apologize .