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AIBU to think I am just wasting my time, energy and emotion with this girl?

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SayCoolNowSayWhip · 31/08/2011 10:34

Long story I?m afraid so bear with me ? probably just need to get it off my chest tbh. Had been ?best friends? with this girl for about 6 or 7 years. She?s always been quite emotional and needy but on the flip side was very generous with her time and emotions and very supportive during a lot of crises ? which was reciprocated by me. About 3 years ago she and her boyfriend broke up and she accused me of having an affair with him. This was not true. I had become friendly with him and he had become quite overfriendly with me, to the point of texting me and asking me out for drinks etc. Nothing ever happened with him; I was not attracted to him and although he pursued me quite vigorously, it never came to anything. The pursuing happened after he had broken up with her and although I have to admit I was flattered by the attention, I never ever let anything happen. She refused to believe this because a mutual friend of her and her ex stirred things up, saying that something had. We spent a few months not talking, but eventually had a big conversation about it and moved on. Fast forward to a year or so ago. I became unexpectedly pregnant. From the moment I told her about it, she became distant and unresponsive. Later she blamed this on me, saying that I blew hot and cold throughout our entire friendship which she was constantly forgiving me for, and that I was not supportive of her when she was moving house, which happened to coincide with me discovering my pregnancy. This culminated in some pretty horrific text messages from her telling me that I was full of poison, she?d never trusted me and to fuck off out of her life. I was 2 months pregnant, very sick and full of hormones. You can imagine how this made me feel. Luckily I had a wonderful supportive DP (now DH) but because of this girl, ended up with no friends as she pretty much guilt tripped most of our mutual friends into no longer being friendly with me. A few months ago another mutual friend started talking to me again and admitted that they had both been jealous of my pregnancy and that was probably the reason this girl was being like she was. I have seen the girl on a number of occasions since all this happened and she has completely ignored me, to the point where both my DH and I have said hello very politely and she has literally turned her back on us. The last time this happened was this past weekend, and I confronted her about it, saying ?Seriously, are you not even going to say hello?? It took me several tries before she even acknowledged it, upon which she whirled on me and snapped, ?When you can admit what you?ve done and apologise for it, then we?ll talk.? And stomped off. She has it in her head that all those years ago I did something with this exboyfriend of hers (who is now married to someone completely different) and that I need to face up to it and apologise. How can I apologise for something I haven?t done? I accept that our friendship is over but don?t understand why she can?t at least be civil and acknowledge me. AIBU to expect her to do this? So sorry this is so long, but thanks for reading this far! Also, please be gentle as this is my first AIBU post.

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DraculasMum · 31/08/2011 11:04

siamo do you have nothing better to do other than criticise people? Every time I read a post from you its the same old sour bollocks.

Get a grip and a heart while your there

DraculasMum · 31/08/2011 11:04

siamo do you have nothing better to do other than criticise people? Every time I read a post from you its the same old sour bollocks.

Get a grip and a heart while your there

SayCoolNowSayWhip · 31/08/2011 11:06

Thanks DraculasMum. She is probably right though.... It does sound a bit childish and soap opera-like. Which is probably why I'm quite glad this person is not in my life anymore.

I was quite scared by coming into AIBU but you've all been awesome :o

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LRDTheFeministDragon · 31/08/2011 11:21

MN/AIBU is the place to come if you have stuff to get off your chest, though. Smile

FWIW, I am sure she has her own version of the story, and it isn't going to change, but if I were being critical, I'd say you do make quite a big deal out of your pregnancy (which is lovely, I get that), and it mightn't be out of line to have a bit of empathy for her if she genuinely is jealous - after all, you have a DH who is supportive and nice, you have (or are about to have?) a lovely baby ... it's easy for people to feel you're being smug when you didn't mean it that way. And from the way you call her a 'girl', I wonder a bit if she gets the feeling you compare her to you and think you're a proper adult and she's not.

That said, all those musings are only to the point if by some mad chance you do settle things between you. If it were me, I'd definitely be thinking life's too short and she's mad as a box of frogs. Grin

LadyFlumpalot · 31/08/2011 11:22

OP - I have someone like this in my life - Only, I don't know what I am supposed to have done. All I know is that one day she was fine, literally the next I saw her, said hello and she snarled "Don't fucking talk to me again!" at me. I asked what I had done wrong and she refused to answer. All mutual friends are mystified as well.

This was years ago, I have just gotten on with things. If I see her I either act as if she is a stranger (smile politely if she spots me but do not engage), or if she is right behind or in front of me I say hello, but again only if eye contact has been made.

I wouldn't waste any more of your energy chasing after her, as a PP has said, even if you did apologise for something you hadn't done she likely wouldn't forgive you anyway as she would just see that you had finally "admitted" to it!

Just ignore, pretend you have never met her next time you see her and walk away!

OTheHugeRaveningWolef · 31/08/2011 11:29

She sounds like a crazy caaah. Make some new friends, reconnect with old friends, enjoy your lovely baby and DH but don't waste your time on her.

SayCoolNowSayWhip · 31/08/2011 11:30

I completely did get a bit OTT about my pregnancy - only in that it was completely unexpected and unplanned and my first, and threw me for six. But yes I admit that. She's definitely still frog-mad though :o

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sjuperwolef · 31/08/2011 11:33

she's a cow, ignore her from now on she isnt worth the worry,i know its shit to be accused of something and have someone harp on about it for yrs but just feel sorry for her, she obviously has nothing better to do with her time!

all sorted Grin

OTheHugeRaveningWolef · 31/08/2011 11:36

Yep. Mad as a sack of wet bobcats.

Get rid. Job done Grin

SayCoolNowSayWhip · 31/08/2011 11:37

Thanks Sjupes. :o

Feel a bit sorry for her really as she just seems to cling to the past all the time unlike me as I'm just too darn lazy to hold a grudge

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BoscoIsMyLover · 31/08/2011 11:51

I like a little saying Ive heard, Dont feed a Drama-Llama.. Im sure she thrives on the whole drama of it all...

Why were you asking her several times to say hello? You dont need her, she clearly wants to hold a grudge. You have tried, it hasnt worked so move on. I know its hard, she was your friend...but life is a whole lot easier...

sjuperwolef · 31/08/2011 11:55

some ppl are programmed to be bjitches who cant get over crap, my sister is one such person. they are best left alone to rot in their own vileness

grudge holding gets us nowhere

Pinot · 31/08/2011 11:56

Say this to her...

"Fuck off cuntychops"

All sorted :)

sjuperwolef · 31/08/2011 11:57

"Fuck off cuntychops"

i just hurt my face laughing at that Grin

LeBOF · 31/08/2011 11:59

I love the word dramallama. I tried to nab it as a username, but some fucking cuntychops has got it already.

MrsDBouquetVAMOSRAFA · 31/08/2011 11:59

wot pinot said

SayCoolNowSayWhip · 31/08/2011 11:59

I like that Bosco and will shamelessly steal it from now on

That's exactly what she is - she watches ALL the soaps and reads Inside Soap of all things. I think she thinks her life IS Eastenders. You're right, I don't know WHY I bothered, I think it's just because I hate the thought of someone thinking horrible things about me, and I just don't understand why people go out of their way NOT to get along with someone. Live and let live, surely. But hey ho, I shall take all your advice and ignore the stupid caaaah poor deluded woman.

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SayCoolNowSayWhip · 31/08/2011 12:00

at cuntychops. Love it.

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MrsDBouquetVAMOSRAFA · 31/08/2011 12:01

I think she is like an ex-friend of mine.

Some people need to realise that the world does not revolve around them.

Pinot · 31/08/2011 12:08
Wink
BoscoIsMyLover · 31/08/2011 12:13

I tried to use 'Off you fuck, cuntychops' once.

It does not roll off the tongue well.....

Gonzo33 · 31/08/2011 12:28

Lmao @ Pinot Definately going to be using "Fuck Off Cunty Chops" in future

mummymccar · 31/08/2011 12:40

Sounds like you are better off without this woman in your life. I think if you ever did make up with her she'd be so toxic you'd be straight back on AIBU asking for advice again!
Seems like she just wants a bit of drama and isn't happy unless all the attention is on her. The best way to deal with people like this is to ignore them and move on with your life. You have a lovely DH and baby on the way, you don't need her. If her boyfriend was chasing you then the relationship obviously wasn't going to work even without you in the picture! She just wants someone to blame. There isn't any point in trying to reason with her. If you do have a run in with her again I think you should definitely use 'Fuck off cuntychops' and enjoy the look on her face!

WhoseGotMyEyebrows · 31/08/2011 13:02

Sounds like an ex friend of mine. She came up with all sorts of things I had supposedly done wrong. Hurt like hell at the time as she lost me all my friends by bad mouthing me (she was very believable). She's a shitbag.

SayCoolNowSayWhip · 31/08/2011 15:26

Yup, sounds like her WhoseGotMyEyebrows. That's what gets to me, I think. I don't care that she isn't in my life as I don't need the drama but it worries me that she's badmouthing me to all my other friends.

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