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to have fallen out with old friend over her recent behaviour towards me?

56 replies

christmaspixie · 05/02/2008 15:16

Mmmm, not sure really if I'm over-reacting. I'm 30 weeks pregnant (and rather anxty!),and have a two yr old. Last week me, Dh and toddler had planned a London trip for work to cover two very stressful and packed work days (one for Dh, one for me) I had asked a very good old friend of mine who lives in London if we could stay with them for just one night. (Her and her partner recently came for 2 days free on hol with us, and I put my friend up numerous times when I was the one living in London) All was planned and fine, I spoke to her two nights before and it was all arranged. At 2.30 pm on the afternoon before we were due to go (at 5am next morning) she emailed me to cancel. Only citing that her DP had a busy day at work the following day, and could we find somewhere else to stay. I was pretty livid, and perhaps over-reacted, I emailed back a few choice words asking why she hadn't called me to explain personally. I was having a stressful day already preparing for the work meeting in London, and had to spend the afternoon phoning hotels to find one that was available. Her DP then called me to have a go at me, saying she was crying and I'd better ring her to apologise ?!!! That just flipped me over the edge and I was rather rude to him, I'm afraid. I spent much of the rest of the day in tears! Since then I have emailed and apologised for being rude, but explained how let down at the last minute I felt. She has only contacted me to say how rude she felt I was, no apology, nothing. I feel like not speaking to her for a very long time! Perhaps as she has no kids she doesn't appreciate the stress of combining pregnancy/ toddler and work trip... but even so I think she should have called. Am I being unreasonable? And pregnantly hormonal?

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maisykins · 05/02/2008 16:40

I read it that the OP spoke to her friend 2 days before to confirm the arrangement which had been made much earlier, not to make the arrangement for the first time.

Flllightattendant · 05/02/2008 16:41

VERY loudly...

have some cake as well...here. Pineapple upside down or, Ok, chocolate it is.

Sorry she was so crap.

Ignore totally my previous post. God knows why I wrote all that drivel!

Flllightattendant · 05/02/2008 16:41

Shall I go round and shout at her for you? I'm nearer.

hifi · 05/02/2008 16:42

before we had kids my sister would often bring her dds down, the night before was always stressful, also the extra shopping etc. dh would often threaten to cancel. i never cancelled and never would if i had originally said yes.
anyway yanbu she didn't act in the correct manner and i bet it was him who instigated it.

Chequers · 05/02/2008 16:44

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Flllightattendant · 05/02/2008 16:46

but I still think OP is the one in the right here!

Flllightattendant · 05/02/2008 16:47

x posts!

Sorry OP am being very silly now, it's all that cake I think.

Chequers · 05/02/2008 16:47

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Flllightattendant · 05/02/2008 16:49

Chequers - have more cake dear

Flllightattendant · 05/02/2008 16:50

You're very kind!

Flllightattendant · 05/02/2008 16:51

You're very kind!

I usually get it wrong pix. You know that

christmaspixie · 05/02/2008 17:51

I'm not sure if her intention towards us coming (she probably didn't intend to upset me like this) or her actions and how much they HAVE upset me, and her then refusal to acknowledge it is of the greater importance/ significance? Anyway, reading all of these posts has helped no end to get it off my chest! So thanks x

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christmaspixie · 05/02/2008 17:55

Oooh seem to have missed this whole page! Cake yippeeee!! Am feeling soo much better now full of chocolate cake and sympathy. And I have to agree that FA's post is very balanced and lovely....and made me feel much calmer. (Even though she got it slightly wrong!!) Now I shall take deep breaths and go off to eat a pancake. Back soon x

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TenaciousG · 06/02/2008 01:13

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chipmonkey · 06/02/2008 01:45

Nah, it's the bloke. Controlling tosser.

sparklyfairypie · 06/02/2008 02:01

yanbu at all

Flllightattendant · 06/02/2008 06:16

Ooh change format, Pixie! I have no pages because I cannot cope with them at all! I think you can do it with the customise button at the top.

Thankyou for your outstanding equanimity btw xx

I hope you can manage to talk with her and get some sense. Long friendships can often overcome this stuff, simply because there are few things you don't know, few surprises...which means thereis an actual basis under it all, that you still both want to be friends. But you know that too!

posieflump · 06/02/2008 06:59
christmaspixie · 06/02/2008 11:06

Thanks everyone.....FA what do you mean about format? I'm pretty clueless about using this site!

Well, spent the night awake worrying about it all, and feeling really angry....I have so far attempted 3 times to make some kind of contact...to open lines of conversation with her. I have only had a curt email back telling me how rude I was (she seems to have taken no notice of my apology for being shocked and therefore ruder than I should have been).(And ahem, no HINT of an apolgy for HER rudeness!!) She obviously thinks I am totally in the wrong, and I can't think what to say to make things right, without making her angrier because I'm really still too cross to write anything 100% calm and nice!! Grrrrrrr! Preg hormones are probably not helping! Thank goodness for this site and all of you lovely people

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christmaspixie · 06/02/2008 11:12

Oh, and also, I rang the bloke first the week before to check it was okay with him - it's 'his' flat, he said it was fine. I was anxious about putting them out, so okayed it with both of them. But I do wonder if he's behind it, as it seems weird behaviour for my friend. FA, long friendships are always worth saving in my opinion, but her behaviour towards me has made me feel like she doesn't value our friendship very highly, which hurts- and I'm not going to be treated like a doormat, and just take it!I'm prepared to forgive her, but I do think she should make some effort to put things right, whether she meant to upset me or not.

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Flllightattendant · 06/02/2008 14:01

Oh golly, poor you having no sleep! (Sorry for not seeing this earlier btw)

It shows what a good friend you are that you want to sort it out and have apologised.

She is being a bit strange by the sound of it.

I know it must be really hard but do you think you could give her more time? It might take her a while to realise she was in the wrong.

Format is just the way the pages are displayed. If you click on the 'customise talk' tab above, it gives you lots of options to change the way the messages appear on your screen - I opted for an infinite number per page, therefore no pages.

You can change the colour too - fabulous!
I hope you can find some peace today - it is not worth working yourself up over, really if you have tried to make amends from your side and she is not responding, you can't force it.
It is very hard just to let go, but I think that's all you can do at this juncture.

Wish I could help more xxx (offer stands to go and shout through her letterbox!)

Ps I think you did everything right. I really do.

christmaspixie · 06/02/2008 14:45

Baffy and Twigg, I've just cobled together a version of your suggestions and emailed it to her. So I guess I'll wait and see if I get any response. Now I will just let it go and leave her to it. Some people are not worth worrying over!! If she wants to make ammends, she knows where I am. And she certainly can't say I haven't tried to smooth things over.

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Jackstini · 06/02/2008 14:53

Let us know how it goes pix.
Very rude to cancel in that manner. I would have just turned up - then said "what email? - no, my computer's been down the last couple of days...."
but then I am naughty...

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