Asking Eric: Our co-worker called us stingy for not funding her honeymoon

Dear Eric: Should I tell a co-worker that many of her workmates are criticizing her as selfish and self-centered?

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She got married a year ago but didn’t go on a honeymoon then because the couple, who are both in their 40s, had just returned from two weeks in Europe.

Now they’ve decided they want a “dream honeymoon” at a luxury resort. To pay for it they’ve created an account on a crowd-funding honeymoon website and are letting everyone know they’d like it if we’d all chip in. The items she wants include airfare, a rental car, side trips, resort fees and cash starting at $75.

I gave her a nice wedding gift a year ago, as did many of our co-workers. We’re modestly paid teachers, and a trip to South America is well beyond our budgets.

She’s let it be known that she’s disa