I have a friend that I'm having difficulties dealing with. My husband and I got married recently and the plan was to start trying for a baby pretty much straight after the wedding as we've been together for quite some time but I've been at uni for ages and it just hasn't been right. However, two women in our circle of friends announced (well 1 announced and people guessed with the second) that they're pregnant.
My friend has been really snarky about them and whenever anything pregnancy related comes up, she makes some comment about how ooh, you don't want to have kids yet, you've only just finished uni, you want to live your life a bit, enjoy being free, blah blah blah. I brushed it off at first, but she keeps making these sorts of comments and it's getting to the point where I'm really annoyed. I'm now dreading the thought of ever telling her that I am actually pregnant cuz I don't think she'll be excited at all.
The thing is, she makes comments about how some of her other friends have had kids and she feels left out of that circle of friends because of it, but I actually feel like she's pushing me away by acting like this. I also think there might be a jealousy factor, as she's still single after having had a really bad breakup several years ago.
I want to be a supportive friend but I'm worried this may break our relationship when it eventually happens.
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user1472680009 · 31/08/2016 22:53
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