Dear Annie: My daughter “Kate” recently got engaged to her boyfriend of three years. He’s polite and responsible, and they seem happy together. The problem is that Kate doesn’t want to invite her father—my ex-husband—to the wedding. She says it’s her day and she doesn’t want the stress of dealing with him. For context, her father and I divorced when Kate was 12. He wasn’t a great husband, and he hasn’t always been the most involved dad. That said, he has made efforts over the last few years to reconnect. They aren’t close, but they do speak occasionally. Kate says she doesn’t want to fake a relationship for appearances. I understand where she’s coming from, but I worry she’ll regret cutting him out of such a big life moment. I also worry about the fallout. If she doesn’t invite him, he’ll

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