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AIBU to think my best friend has turned into someone I don't like

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irishchick93 · 09/08/2024 15:39

Some info for context.
Best friends from school 20+ years. Friends in a group aswell as separately.
Grown up together. School uni etc even worked together a while. Both with significant partners and 3 children each. Kids are friends. Same school etc. Same stage of life basically.

However, I just think she has gotten so argumentative. I'm pretty easy going but even this is starting to annoy me.
If I said "Aw thats so nice your mum is babysitting the kids will have a great day" she'll reply with. "Well who did you think was babysitting" or another example is we were out for the night and had a few drinks and someone said to her oh what time you going home at? I answered and said we've a cab booked for 1am. I know technically I answered but we were all sitting together. She would snap saying "can you butt out" this is all the last few months and I can really see her picking up her partners argumentative traits. Not traits I've seen in my friend for the past 20 years!

Other in the group have also noticed, and have stopped bothering much with her. I don't get into the gossip about it because I'm obviously loyal to my best friend.

I don't know how to deal with this?!

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something2say · 09/08/2024 15:47

I think a snap back would sort this out. I know you dont want to have to and I know it's hard, but it us a skill best learned as most of us have to stick up for ourselves at some points in life.

Honestly, snap back at her and then if she questions you later, say 'you are becoming a bit rude, I had to stick up for myself.'

irishchick93 · 09/08/2024 15:46

Yes!! I feel like I annoy her.
Yes I have a lot of other separate friends and also play sports, have 5 sisters. I'm not exactly needy but I do like to keep in touch maybe I should just leave things until she contacts me.

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Ace56 · 09/08/2024 15:45

I would step back a bit from the friendship here. Unless she confides in you that she’s got something negative going on in her life that’s affecting her moods, it’s not really nice to be around someone like this.

hildabaker · 09/08/2024 15:45

She sounds like a pain. It is ok not to like someone you used to like when you were kids. Do you have any other friendship groups?

CroutonSpoon · 09/08/2024 15:43

I just take the view that friendships shouldn’t be that hard, and should improve your life. That doesn’t mean you end them over just any old thing or if someone is going through a bad patch but if they’ve stopped enhancing your life (and vice versa, as she seems irritated by you based on the examples), it’s time to think long and hard about whether they’re worth your time - life is too short.

irishchick93 · 09/08/2024 15:43

Sorry forgot to add.

The final straw was today.

A group of us were arranging a day out and i said next weekend doesn't suit on a WhatsApp chat. It suited most others and they were struggling to find a date so I said honestly go on ahead I can meet up later that night after work.

They said "aw no we want you to come etc"

I said no honestly just go on and she replied "we don't need your permission lol" joke with a jag? I was embarrassed. I only wanted to encourage them to go ahead and not to cancel as it didn't suit me.

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