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Fallen out with friend on holiday

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RichTea90 · 12/05/2024 10:14

I went away this weekend with my friend. I was already feeling a little anxious on the run up to it.

It was a girl’s weekend, and she proposed it as an early bday celebration for me as it’s my birthday this month. She’s newly married. She suggested it as her husband is in a band and played here while we were away. I had my suspicions that maybe she’d suggested this destination so she could tie in seeing her husband play but I thought hey what there’s nothing wrong with killing two birds with one stone I guess.

While we were away, she was incredibly flirty with lots of men - to the point it made me feel really uncomfortable. She gets lots of attention when we go out. On the second night out, she was getting lots of attention as always when one bloke approached the other guy we were chatting to and said “Which one do you prefer?” My friend started laughing and found it hilarious. I did not. I would rather not be objectified and treated like a piece of meat?! It was about 2am at this point and I just wanted to go to sleep. I told my friend I’d like to leave. When the guys asked why, she told them it was because I was tired. So I kind of felt blamed there and framed like a killjoy. Upon leaving the bar my friend said “hahaha isn’t it funny how that guy asked him which one do you prefer?” I gave my friend a scathing look and walked away as I needed space. She was completely unable to pick up that I was upset. When we returned to our room, she lost it with me and told “it’s always about you!” “I’ve been pandering to you this whole trip.” Which I completely don’t understand how considering everything we’ve done has been her idea, and we’d done nothing I wanted to do. I felt like I’d been dragged along to see her husband play and was then subjected to feeling bad at the bar while she flirted with lots of men.

OP posts:
SuprasternalNotch · 12/05/2024 10:18

rubyslippers · 12/05/2024 10:15

She’s sounds ridiculous and you sound a bit passive - sort of going along with the weekend even tho you didn’t really want to
I’d take a step back from the friendship

Yes, this friendship isn’t working, and you have very different ideas of what constitutes a good weekend away.

leaflywren · 12/05/2024 10:17

holidays with friends are generally tough going! she does sound a bit lacking in self reflection / self absorbed.

rubyslippers · 12/05/2024 10:15

She’s sounds ridiculous and you sound a bit passive - sort of going along with the weekend even tho you didn’t really want to
I’d take a step back from the friendship

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