Dear Eric: A few months ago, I discovered I was not invited to my niece’s wedding this summer. She is the daughter of my only sibling. I was told when I asked my sister if I needed to save the date. I have attended my sister’s other two children’s weddings.

I am heartbroken. I question everything about what I thought our relationship was given how unkind this decision was.

It’s important that you keep hearing the true message that this is not about who you are or how you show up in social situations. I know that you’ve done a lot of work in your

I discovered I was not invited to my niece’s wedding this summer. She is the daughter of my only sibling. I was told when I asked my sister if I needed to save the date. I have attended the weddings of my sister’s other two children.

"I was told by my sister it was 'immediate family only.' The kicker is, it turns out it is not only immediate family because my two uncles will attend the wedding. "

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is heartbroken they weren't invited to their niece's wedding due to their neurodevelopmental disorder.