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To not get why friend is like this?

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floaer · 16/08/2024 21:26

Friend can be very competitive in a “I’m so busy with work/social life”’ way, it’s fine apart from being slightly irksome as she obviously has good qualities that outweigh this.

Anyway, she asked me and two mutual friends if we were doing our usual get together in December. Then when we started deciding on a date she said she’s too busy in December … then why suggest it?

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floaer · 16/08/2024 21:46

PinkyBlueMe · 16/08/2024 21:37

I have a friend who think busy-ness is a competition. It's irritating. She will list a whole pile of things she has to do, whether we're speaking or messaging. It'll include laundry loads, cooking, dropping a DC somewhere and so on. She's definitely no busier than the average person. Just shouts it the loudest!

She once moaned to me that she never ever just has a weekend to “do nothing” and then another time moaned it was always her organising things with friends.

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PinkyBlueMe · 16/08/2024 21:37

I have a friend who think busy-ness is a competition. It's irritating. She will list a whole pile of things she has to do, whether we're speaking or messaging. It'll include laundry loads, cooking, dropping a DC somewhere and so on. She's definitely no busier than the average person. Just shouts it the loudest!

JabbaTheBeachHut · 16/08/2024 21:35

Then when we started deciding on a date she said she’s too busy in December…then why suggest it?

Well this is what most people would've asked her.

Please tell me you or your friend did?

PurpleDiva22 · 16/08/2024 21:31

I would ask her directly why she has suggested organising a meet up for December if she's too busy!

Theunamedcat · 16/08/2024 21:29

Personally I would find other people to socialise with in December and when her schedule frees up a little you be really REALLY busy

Theunamedcat · 16/08/2024 21:28

She wants you to know how busy and special she is