First up I should say I am lucky to have some very excellent friends.
I also have some who, well, I am getting very bored with.
One in particular talks of nothing but relationship problems with her DH and her DD's behavioural problems. It has been this way for as long as I can remember.
She has many good qualities and tries to be a good friend, but I am finding it increasingly irritating and can't really imagine continuing the friendship.
She is right about her dh, he is an arse, he treats her badly, but I do find myself wondering, sometimes aloud, why she stays with him if it is so bad. And I have come to the conclusion that she is comfortable with the discomfort, that on some level she needs to play martyr.
She is also right about her dd who is very spoilt and bratty to the point where I don't do playdates etc. They have been offered professional help through the nursery but they declined because they felt it would be intrusive.
Meeting up with her leaves me feeling irritated because it's a conversation on repeat, and also it's quite negative.
What do you do with friends like these? Do I tell her or do I just fade out? She instigates all our contact.
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So bored with friends who talk endlessly about relationship problems
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treadwarily · 24/03/2012 10:01
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