have name changed in case I'm outed 
small group of friends, say 5 of us. I am the only single parent. Have been single for 7 years (since divorce), work full time, have the kids full time and it's been very full on and hard for me.
Friend A (one of the above 5) gets divorced last year. Divorce quite messy as her xh a high earner and wants more custody of the dcs than A wants him to have. A draws a lot of support from everyone. Loads and loads of messages on our joined whatsapp group saying how she needs help and the whole attention seeking thing where she says she's going to go away and then waits for everyone to beg her to stay and then she stays.
Anyway, in the meantime, I've been having quite a shit time doing online dating. Can't find anyone nice. Had some awful dates. I tell everyone this and it's all a bit of amusement for them as all (bar A) are married so they are more interested in the details than the emotional impact on me. I've found it hard and have felt quite down and lonely but as a friend group, it's all been focused on A for the last 6 months as she's been on her own and coping with this divorce.
Then today, A tells the group that, secretly, she's off away to Maldives for a week with her new boyfriend that she's actually had for almost a year 
. She didn't want to tell anyone as she didn't want her xh to find out so she kept it quiet but they are totally in love and she's incredibly happy and they've been secretly seeing each other behind closed doors.
Now obviously I'm pleased she is happy. But am I wrong in thinking she's been a bit of a cheeky fucker asking for all that help and 'pretending' she was all on her own, flouncing about leaving etc. when she actually wasn't ever on her own? Meanwhile I actually AM all on my fucking own! Friends just say they are happy for her so I am not sure if IABU! I wouldn't ever say anything to anyone, it's all just thoughts in my head but I am bit