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Aibu to think my friend enjoys rubbing things in my face?

124 replies

Malibuandpineapple32 · 28/04/2018 11:08

Both been friends for 10 years.
Both work.
Im currently scrimping and saving to buy a car,second hand one ..so far only managed £500 but plodding on,hopefully get a decent run around under £2000.
Friend passed her test a few weeks ago and couldn’t wait to ring me telling me her dad had bought her a 5k car and put the insurance in his name so she only pays £30 a month..that’s great I’m pleased for her BUT then she says “awww don’t worry you will get a car one day,just keep saving your penny’s”
How much you got saved? I couldn’t live without my car now.

Then last night we went for food and I ordered a dessert and she goes “you will never get a car you” I say why and she reply’s “spending money on dessert”

OP posts:
witchofzog · 28/04/2018 20:48

WhatshallIdonow. That is far from helpful and you are coming across as a bit of an arse actually Hmm

TheAntiBoop · 28/04/2018 20:51

The amount op has to save is irrelevant because her friend did not have to save at all. It's not a question of her being jealous of a friend with higher earning power.

HighwayDragon1 · 28/04/2018 20:52

Reply with a quip about daddy's credit card and see how she takes it. After all she's allowed to "banter" right...

Aeroflotgirl · 28/04/2018 23:30

Wow whatshall, how nasty are you!

JenBarber · 29/04/2018 00:52

Loving the apostrophe criticism, yet the comment below doesn't have a full stop.

WTF?
Hmm

JenBarber · 29/04/2018 00:53

I meant her second sentence, BTW. Not the post below.

Sparklesocks · 29/04/2018 00:54

Ditch the bitch

tinkael · 29/04/2018 01:06

she's a cow

Petrify · 29/04/2018 17:35

Ex friend I would say. Spoilt little rich girl. Yuck x

Katherine2626 · 29/04/2018 17:51

She's no friend - she just wants to feel superior. As someone else has posted here both she and her father are committing insurance fraud and if the crunch comes (literally) and the insurance company realise what has happened she will find she is uninsured. They are not daft, and try very hard not to pay out! Perhaps tell her that a) for her own sake and b) to wipe the smug smile off her face and then perhaps find a decent friend? Good luck with the saving - you'll get there! I bought a really nice car for £900 - got a mechanic to check it over first, it needed a few minor things done, mostly annual service type stuff, and it has run, with a few minor repairs, for over three years.

systemlakeland · 29/04/2018 18:01

buy a better car, and rub her nose in it

Eewww! Why would you want your friend rubbing her nose on your new car? Shock

Rainbowsandunicornsandpoop · 29/04/2018 18:11

Ugh, I'm so sorry. I have a friend who is VERY similar. If it wasn't for the fact that our DC are really close friends (grew up together and same age) then I'd end the friendship.

SandyY2K · 29/04/2018 18:17

I'd ditch a friend like that...very quickly.

HumanBeans · 29/04/2018 18:26

Perhaps if you learnt how to use apostrophes you might be able to get a higher paying job, buy a better car, and rub her nose in it!
Prepares to get flamed for offering a helpful suggestion

Only you think that's helpful, when in fact it's bullshit and you're a twat.

Cardiganqueen71 · 29/04/2018 18:43

She sounds awful. Sod her. She has no right to make you feel bad. Can not stand people who live off other people. She’s a failure and you will succeed. Just keep going.

TaliZorahVasNormandy · 29/04/2018 18:44

I had a friend like this. I call her Tilly Twoshits. We are mid 30's now but it seems like I matured and she's still acting like a teenager.

Works part time and pays minimal rent on a 3 bed house that her mum owns. All the bills get paid too. She doesnt act like an adult.

She frequently sneered at mine and a mutual friends cars. If you had something or did something, she's done it better. She even competes over illness.

She was pissed off when I started working and earned more than she did. If I have a hint of a man on the scene she gets all jealous.

The final straw was when she, our friend, me and my DD went on a short holiday. She was a proper miserable bitch the entire time.

She even got stroppy because I got a new hobby.

It got so draining I knew I couldnt be her friend anymore.

IMBU · 29/04/2018 18:47

She's horrible. I would ditch that bitch if I were you.

Foamybanana93 · 29/04/2018 19:05

What a horrible cf, find out who her insurer is and tell them she’s fronting her insurance, I work in car insurance and you are always found out if you lie on your policy, she will get the policy cancelled and struggle to get another policy in her name, karma 🙃

MinaPaws · 29/04/2018 19:07

Just tell her you love being independent and knowing that what you have you've achieved by your own hard work - it's a sweet feeling but aw, maybe she'll discover it one day if she ever dares leave the bank of Mum & Dad.

Ravenesque · 29/04/2018 19:15

She's a dreadful cuntholio.

If you don't dump her now, sooner or later you will. Sometimes we grow out of friends or realise that none of their better qualities make up for their worse ones.

I think you're amazing saving up like that. I'm useless with money and it burns a hole in my pocket as soon as I get it. Good luck with getting your car, that you'll have paid for, and you'll insure (legally, unlike little miss dipstick) and that will give you a sense of independence that she will never have.

treacletoffee23 · 29/04/2018 19:21

Tell her to look up " fronting" Her insurance may not be valid.
Esp as it sounds as though she is the main driver, not her parent.

Crushedgrapesworkforme · 29/04/2018 19:23

What a belittling shallow cow.. obviously entitled, smug one upmanship ... worst kind of non-friend... Ask her what the ride is like on daddy’s coat tails ...

Defo reduce contact,don’t waste £5 on a coffee put down meet up! Try not to beat yourself up.. it may be a longer road to ..

Mxyzptlk · 29/04/2018 19:37

Save some additional money by never going out with her again.

Great idea.

hks · 29/04/2018 19:42

Nasty self centred friend who wouldnt have a car if it hadnt been for her daddy I hate folk like this who think they are better than everyone else and trying to undermine you

Jazzy11 · 29/04/2018 19:45

She isn’t a true friend and ou don’t need anyone like that in your life. Distance yourself and eat all the fucking desserts you like 😬

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