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My friends have fallen out with me but is it my fault?

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Findmeatthegym2020 · 23/09/2020 13:52

I was in a relationship with my good friend of 10 years brother a few years ago. She was always supportive of the relationship and it was her who actually set us up. We split up and he ended up starting a new relationship with a mutual friend of mine and his sister. Me and his new girlfriend fell out as I wasn’t comfortable being friends with her and we left it at that. They split up a year ago and we made up, however we both knew this was more of a civil friendship rather than true friends due to the issues in the past. Anyway, for the past few months I have been having a fling with ‘our’ ex but I recently found out that she has also slept with him recently also. My original friend and his other ex found out about our fling and have fallen out with me. I haven’t spoken to them for months because they said I was sly for going behind their backs to sleep with him even though the other friend has done the same thing. Am I really in the wrong here or is she wrong too? And how can I make up with my friend of 10 years (his sister) as she was one of my best friends and I’m very surprised about how upset she was over this?

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RoseTintedAtuin · 23/09/2020 16:09

I get you think it’s unfair that she isn’t experiencing the same consequences but what you are receiving are the consequences of your own actions, you need to acknowledge that and move on. Your first friend clearly feels hurt by your actions (maybe more so than the other woman if you were closer). I’m sure in time karma will catch up with her too.

ithinkiveseenthisfilmbefore · 23/09/2020 16:09

You sound like a real cow, frankly.

You slept with him because you know she wanted him back. It's that simple. You were getting your own little form of revenge .. and displaying massive hypocrisy while doing so.

I suspect your original friend and your 'ex' friend won't want much to do with you going forward for good reason.

TheWho67 · 23/09/2020 16:14

You're getting a lot of flack here but basically I think you need to have a chat with your mate and ask her why.
Look at it from the other girls side, she had the most recent relationship and it lasted longer than yours. She clearly wants him back rather than a fling. The guy is an absolute dick but I doubt your friend will want to hear that, he's her brother. Grit your teeth and apologise to your friend, tell her you didnt know she wanted him back and you'll keep out of it from now on.

Bluntness100 · 23/09/2020 16:17

It’s nothing to do with the friend wanting him back.

It’s everything to do with the fact the op slept with the guy for a few months, lied about it and got found out. That’s why they are calling her sly and that she went behind their backs.

She even says they were supposed to never find out.

It’s nothing to do with the other girl and what she did. The sister has called out with her due to her repeated lying.

CandidaAlbicans2 · 23/09/2020 16:31

The man with the golden cock. Is that the latest James Bond film? Grin

Anordinarymum · 23/09/2020 16:33

I think you need to widen your circle of friends. What a breeding ground for STI's you all are

TheYeaSayer · 23/09/2020 16:34

I felt like I needed a bath after reading all that.

Benjispruce2 · 23/09/2020 16:44

Oh what a tangled web we weave......

froggygoneacourting · 23/09/2020 16:49

I was gonna ask does the guy have a chocolate cock, but I see several people got there first.

Anordinarymum · 23/09/2020 16:54

@froggygoneacourting

I was gonna ask does the guy have a chocolate cock, but I see several people got there first.
That was disgustingly good :)
Findmeatthegym2020 · 23/09/2020 16:55

I think this is being read wrong, I didn’t know she wanted to get back with him! This was no form of revenge. I genuinely thought they were over until the first time I saw him again and he told me that she’d been going behind my back trying to get back with him even though she knew that would effectively end mine and hers friendship

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DragonPie · 23/09/2020 16:58

Why not just see people you don’t know. Or try internet dating. Seriously.

katieg03 · 23/09/2020 17:01

It doesn't matter whether she wanted him back or not. You don't on your own friends. It doesn't matter who did what first. You all sound as bad as each other. This bloke must look like Zac Efron 🤣 he is probably sat there enjoying the fact you are all falling out over him. I hope you all use protection and get checked for STDs because that will be the next thing!

averythinline · 23/09/2020 17:04

She is not your friend....or if you thought she was before she has decided she doesn't want to be anymore...

  • you feel hard done by but you cannot make people be your friend

get yourself an STD check and move on....who knows where else he's been !

monkeymonkey2010 · 23/09/2020 17:08

the lesson you need to learn is - don't shit on your own doorstep....and have more self respect.

why aren't you pissed off at your ex for dating yet another of his sister's friends and flaunting it in your face?
Both of you girls allowed a 'man' to come inbetween your friendship - and you're still allowing this same 'man' to play you both like cheap hookers who don't charge.

Weave · 23/09/2020 17:09

Yes I agree, there’s no particular reason your best friend should fall out with you but not this other friend. What is her take on it? What’s her explanation for falling out with you?

Does she dislike the casual nature of these liaisons? Was she prepared to get on board with a potential relationship but not with you fiddling with her bro to pass the time?

It doesn’t sound like you’ve done anything worse than this friend, however it doesn’t sound like she has either, so YA maybe BU to get annoyed at her now going after another ex of yours.

Is this guy really good in bed or something? You have to live in a small town or village, where are all the other men.

Butchyrestingface · 23/09/2020 17:12

Do you live in some remote island with 10 women for every bloke, OP?

Suzi888 · 23/09/2020 17:13

She sounds like an awful friend and he sounds like a great catch NOT.
How old are you all? You do realise we are in the middle of a pandemic! Get you’re self an STD rest, stop sleeping with someone who has no respect for you.
Let your ‘friend’ have your sloppy seconds...and move on.

Suzi888 · 23/09/2020 17:13

Test not rest!

OfTheNight · 23/09/2020 17:15

I’m just waiting for someone to say “How unlike the home life of our own, dear queen.” Which always makes me laugh!!!

Seriously OP, no one is coming out of this smelling like roses. Cut your loses and move on.

Eugenieonegin · 23/09/2020 17:35

OP because you didn’t tell her, maybe your friend thinks you are only interested in her to have contact with her brother.

Enough4me · 23/09/2020 17:37

You could have worked out that she may want him back and would have definitely known that she would be hurt over it.

You'll have to look for new friends now.

EarringsandLipstick · 23/09/2020 17:45

Bloody hell love, why are you all falling over yourselves for this mans dick?

Wins MN today, that's a hilarious response 🤣🤣

Worried234 · 23/09/2020 18:00

Grow up, all of you.

PurplePattern · 23/09/2020 18:20

@AriesTheRam

You'll have all forgotten about him when you leave school.
This made me laugh thanks!