Real People Share The Moment They Realized That Their Bestie Isn’t Even Their Friend Anymore
As we get older, it’s more challenging to maintain friendships and forge new ones. Then there’s the inevitable discovery that not everyone we believed was on our side really is.
These individuals have gone through some serious turmoil as a result of their painful friendship terminations. Thankfully, they matured as a result of their experiences and began surrounding themselves with more positive influences.
Their old pals still have time to come to terms with what they’ve done.
58. Moving Out
I lived in an apartment with my best friend. It was going fine for almost a year, no fights or anything.
One day, his dad had a stroke. He could no longer work or pay his bills so he needed a place to stay and my friend was adamant that his dad move into the apartment, meaning I would have to leave.
After some arguments (I was trying to make the case that I shouldn’t be the one to move out because it wasn’t fair on me) I finally decided to be the bigger person and move back in with my parents so that his dad could move into the apartment.
Weeks later, I see a Facebook post about how happy he is that his girlfriend is moving in with him. The whole thing was a lie to get me to leave so his girlfriend could move in. The stroke was real, and I think his dad was struggling to find a place, but in the end, he found somewhere to stay.
My friend just decided to keep the lie going so that I’d leave.
I haven’t talked to him since.
57. Lend An Ear
I had a very close friend I’ve known for 10+ years.
He was always in a bit of a depressive state about his life and I often was the person he could talk to about it all. Spent countless evenings listening, being supportive, etc. He was not full-time depressed, we also shared a lot of laughs and simple-minded, happy moments.
Then for the first time in ten years… it was me that got depressed. I went through a very emotionally abusive relationship and got lied to about a fake pregnancy for weeks (because she didn’t want to lose me).
The experience sent me into an existential crisis and a deep depression…
When I tried to talk about it with this friend of ten years… after five minutes, his words were: “Shut up, dude, you’re so annoying!” He went on to say good night and left. A week later he wrote a message: “Wanna chill?” I told him to find a new best friend. I never heard from him again.
56. Love Triangle
Found out she was sleeping with the same guy I was, the guy I had been in love with for years. We sat down and had a long heart to heart talk and both promised to be rid of him. Found out a week later she had gone out of her way to do that to me and they were now dating.
Coincidentally she ended up cheating on him.
Honestly though, I’m grateful that it happened. It led to me getting rid of all of my toxic friends and I now have an amazing boyfriend and the most supportive group of friends I’ve ever had.
55. It’s Hard to Hear the Truth
He had a long history of drinking a lot and being obnoxious. That said, he was a very good friend other than that.
But he had a very rigid view of friendship. He moved abroad and began complaining that I wasn’t contacting him enough. I got married, had a kid, had a full-time job, but he basically wanted me to be acting like we were teenagers.
He ended up moving back to my area after a divorce. His partying behavior got worse. He got frustrated I wouldn’t just drop everything and hang out with him.
Finally, I told him I was concerned about his drinking, and he went off on me about how terrible a friend I am. We went back and forth for a while until he finally said not to talk to him.