I have a friend who I've known for nearly 20 years. Her husband is on a 6-figure salary and she lives in a house worth £1m +. Financially she doesn't need to work, but she has a full time job she often complains about, but then says she has to earn and build her pension. I'm a single parent who brought up my ds on my own, often genuinely struggling for money and having to stay in stressful jobs that have negatively impacted my health. If I was in her situation I would give up work.
I never reproach her for her good fortune and wouldn't dream of telling her how easy her life is compared to mine, but I find her constant complaints about being hard up tough to take. She seems to go out of her way to deny the difference between us, belittling my genuine difficulties, which she is well aware of.
Otherwise she has been a good friend, and I enjoy her company, but her self pity is making it hard for me to be around her. I don't know why she can't appreciate her good fortune and be grateful for it.
Any perspectives on this very welcome - her constant complaints really get to me!