Asking My Maid Of Honour To Step Down

Need advice!! I`ve been thinking of asking my maid of honour to step down for several reasons:

1. I didn`t ask my cousin (she is a bridesmaid) to be a maid of honour now a I regret it since I am super close to her, didn`t ask her because she lives in Kelowna now and I was kind of upset that she left but now I`m over it and understand that she just needed a clean slate.

2. My maid of honour Trish doesn`t support my relationship with my fiancee and thinks he is a sleeze ball because of something he said to her 3 years ago that by the way she only told me a week ago and I told her what`s in the past stays in the past if you felt like I needed to know you should have told me back then, me and him are way past those times.

3. After that discussion last week I called her to make up because I was pretty upset, since then I`ve been emailing her about stuff about the wedding and she hasn`t responded to one of my emails.

4. My fiancee friends don`t like her, they all think she treats men like crap and is not a good friend. And my fiancee feels the same way

5. 2 of my bridemaids don`t like her either

6. She never gave her congratulations to jesse or made a big deal about the engagement.

7. She met a guy a month ago and is has already picked out a ring and is moving 2 and the half hours to be with him. Since then I`ve seen her once and it was to try on dresses. Talking about getting married, kind of stealing my thunder if you know what I mean.

Now how do I ask her to step down without getting into a big argument, I know she will probably not even want to talk to me, but i know I will regret it, I want my maid of honour to be someone that supports my relationship, someone who I know I will still talk to in 10 years and someone I can have fun with and not think is a complete nutso when it comes to certain situation.
Posted by Lilianne; updated 02/02/09

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Maybe you can tell her what you said in your last sentece, " I want my maid of honour to be someone that supports my relationship, someone who I know I will still talk to in 10 years and someone I can have fun with and not think is a complete nutso when it comes to certain situation." Maybe leave out the nutso part and then thank her for her understanding.
Or just tell her that you feel she is not being supportive to you and your fiance and that you really need support and help planning this event. Again thank her for her understanding.
Posted by Jennifer; updated 02/03/09