Should I go to an old friend’s funeral?
Unless the family wants the funeral or memorial service to be private, you are welcome to attend. If you are close to the bereaved or the deceased, live close by and have no extenuating circumstances, then, by all means, go to the funeral. In fact, if you don’t go, your presence may be missed.Click to…
Unless the family wants the funeral or memorial service to be private, you are welcome to attend. If you are close to the bereaved or the deceased, live close by and have no extenuating circumstances, then, by all means, go to the funeral. In fact, if you don’t go, your presence may be missed.Click to see full answer. In this manner, is it bad not to go to a friend’s funeral?Yes. It is bad if you don’t go to a friend’s funeral. If you were close to this person, then it is likely that your absence will leave some questioning the reasons you may have had in deciding not to attend. Perhaps the family members won’t notice though as they’ll have other things on their mind. should I go to a funeral of someone I haven’t seen in years? Exactly. Even if you haven’t seen the deceased in 20 years, if you do see their family and friends, it’s supportive and respectful to go. If you can’t or won’t go, a sympathy card is better than ignoring the whole thing. Supportive and respectful is the answer even when one does not want to be, one should be. Similarly, it is asked, should you go to a friend’s parents funeral? As a general rule, if you feel like you want to attend the service and you’ve been invited, then you should attend. If you’re uncomfortable going alone, it is appropriate to bring a friend; on the whole, the more people that show up to a funeral or memorial service, the more supported the family will feel.Should I go to a coworkers funeral?People attend funerals for many reasons. A minority of people attend as part of a grieving process for themselves alone. You don’t need to go to the funeral to deal with your loss of a coworker, but the thing is there are a number of other reasons to go that you should seriously consider.
