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For feeling like a backup friend and being upset about it?

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LunaRabbit · 26/09/2021 03:03

Summary: I'm upset my friend keeps canceling our altering our plans to hang out with other people.

To give some context, I met this friend in undergrad, and we ended up moving to the same city. I'm socially awkward, and she can tell.

In undergrad we hung out together and even traveled together once. (She made it clear she had asked a bunch of people before asking me, but I didn't mind since we had just met.)

But even after becoming friends, she's done some things.

She's invited me to get a senior apartment on campus with her. I immediately told her okay, then a day later she told me she's rooming with someone else instead. (She didn't mention she was asking multiple people.)

She's invited me to hang out, but after getting there I learned she invited other people and she kind of ignored me. (She didn't tell me it'd be a group thing. To me it felt like a better friend suddenly had time, and she felt bad about canceling on me entirely so agreed to let me be the third wheel.)

She's told me to my face I'm "convenient" for talking to about personal stuff since I'm friendless and can't gossip to anyone. I like being there for people but dislike being called "convenient." I told her that, but she didn't care.

My first weekend here, we agreed to go to a movie and dinner together. After the movie she suddenly told me she's going to hang out with someone else instead and left me there. I ate dinner by myself...

This weekend she asked me to hang out with her again. I told her I'm free, then she suggested hanging out as a group with another person. That other person said she's busy. I assumed us two would still hang out and offered some fun suggestions, then she texted me back she's going on a date instead, even though in this case I'm the first person she texted... I feel like I'm not interesting enough just by myself? I'd chalk it up to a simple miscommunication except I feel she's constantly cancelling or altering our plans to hang out with other people.

I understand there are best friends and backup friends and occasionally plans unavoidably get canceled, but honestly I feel horrible after interacting with this person. I've confronted her casually and she seems to get it but doesn't seem to actually care.

Although I'll say, when we do end up hanging out, she's friendly and talkative.

Am I just being too sensitive? Or am I right in thinking she's subconsciously taking advantage of the fact I'm socially awkward and thinking of me as a backup friend?

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WatchWait · 26/09/2021 07:50

Time to work on the social anxiety and get some decent friends Flowers

Underamour · 26/09/2021 07:52

That really isn’t great OP sorry. Especially when you are already feeling bad. I am sure you are a great and loyal friend. I have had this recently and it also hurt. I used it as a learning experience to get out there and meet new people and try new things and actually, I’ve had some great experiences. I know you feel the fear of rejection but isn’t being aline worse than being rejected? It’s a numbers game- the more people you meet, the more you will meet someone you like.

chocolateorangeinhaler · 26/09/2021 07:58

You block her number and forget her. This is not what friendship looks like. She's treating you appallingly and you're letting her.

There are nice lovely people out there who are exactly your tribe. Don't be afraid of being alone for a bit while you discover them. It will be worth it.

rainbowstardrops · 26/09/2021 08:00

You need to drop her like a hot potato and stop being convenient for her.
She's treating you appallingly but you're allowing her to. Get rid.

Eralos · 26/09/2021 08:06

You deserve better

buddy79 · 26/09/2021 08:07

Cut her out. If she asks why explain just as you have done here. You have been a good friend and she has behaved rudely and hurt your feelings a number of times. She needs to learn this too otherwise she will continue to lose friends. You deserve better.

Dontjudgeme101 · 26/09/2021 08:23

@SpiderinaWingMirror

She is just a user.
This! You deserve better. She is a horrible person. 💐💐
BlusteryLake · 26/09/2021 08:33

Stop initiating contact yourself and either ignore or breezy non-committal responses to anything from her.

DrManhattan · 26/09/2021 08:34

Forget about this 'friend'. She's taking the piss. Step away from this and don't go back.
You don't need people like this in your life.

PoshWatchShitShoes · 26/09/2021 09:10

Stop being available. Make other plans.

LunaRabbit · 26/09/2021 20:01

Thanks for your replies. In my defense, believe it or not this person is actually one of the nicer people from my undergrad.

I'm definitely trying to do a social thing a day to meet people in this city. It's just... hard. :P

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