'I don't want to go to my best friend's wedding because I've got a terrible secret'

A woman is facing a gut-wrenching decision - to attend her best friend's wedding or not, despite being the maid of honor.

The dilemma? Her best friend is marrying her brother .

Sharing on Reddit , she revealed that while they became pals when they were just youngsters, she fell head over heels for her friend, even though her feelings weren't reciprocated due to her friend being heterosexual.

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"I thought they'd have their fun for a minute, then break up, and we'd all laugh about it someday. It's clearly no longer the plan."

She confessed with heavy emotion: "For me, the sun doesn't rise in the morning before I talk to her. She's the light of my life."

Being her friend's maid of honor was something she had always expected. However, nobody could have prepared her for this predicament her brother becoming the groom.

While she hasn't directly spoken to her brother about her feelings, he is aware of them, which has caused an uncomfortable rift between them.

"He's always been awkward mentioning their relationship around me, and extra much so when he pulled me aside a few months back to tell me he was proposing. I was hoping the feeling of betrayal would fade away with time but if I'm being honest, it hasn't."

She's dreading having to stand next to them on their big day, as well as make a speech about their love. She's already miserable and worried she'll make the day even worse.

So she's considering skipping the big day without explaining why. In the comments, people told her she'll regret that decision.

One person wrote: "You were asked to play a major role in their wedding. Dropping out would ruin their wedding. We're not just talking about your friend here. This is your brother's wedding too. You have to live the rest of your life with him in it so don't sabotage your relationship just because you're jealous of him."

"Please ask to downgrade your role. It doesn't matter if you say it's "social anxiety" and you can't make speeches in public, or any other innocuous reason. Be at the wedding for them, if you can. You love them both and they love you. That's the focus".