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What is the name for a ‘friend’ like this?

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KarenNotAKaren · 14/01/2024 13:28

We know what a Wendy is but what is the name for a friend who basically out of absolutely nowhere makes dickish and critical comments?

I messaged a friend this morning, who I’ve known since age 11, we were very close as teenagers. I said I was chatting to someone we both knew at the pub last night and this person reminded me about the time we all went to a Boyzone concert and made signs to take in the hope the band would see them but actually they we’re written in biro on A4 paper 😂 .

So I mentioned to my friend that we were reminiscing over our crappy signs and she said “oh yes I remember. Remember how much you used to fancy Mikey from Boyzone it was sooooo embarrassing”.

Now this is a massive first world problem but she does it all the time. We will just be having a normal conversation and she will make a shitty remark, 90% of the time it will be referring to me when I was a child/teenager. For example we were once messaging about our going out clothes and I sent her a picture of my new boots. She said “Nice! Better than those awful spice girl platforms you used to wear haha”.

Is there a name for someone like this? I’m thinking she hated me or something when we were kids. I’m differing between saying something and just cutting her off.

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HalebiHabibti · 15/01/2024 09:58

Do the same thing back to her. Every time. I did that to my jellyfisher (literally said "Yes, the thing X did to me is just like the thing Y did to you, isn't it?" and funnily enough she didn't mention that topic to me ever again.... she'd have denied that she did it if challenged though. But she was.

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