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Friend picking on me on holiday and I snapped

304 replies

Poolsiders · 21/09/2024 14:04

Have been on holiday for four days with friend in Turkey and she hasn’t stopped making comments to me the whole time.

Ever since the airport, it’s been this sly little things and I don’t understand. I’ve just snapped at her and now she’s gone off saying I’m unreasonable and I don’t think I am.

Started with putting my case down, “you’ve got a lot of black in there are you here for a holiday or a funeral?” Then at the bar “why are you having that cocktail, why are you wearing that to go down to dinner, why why why” questions.

Constantly listening to stories about all her family members including great aunts, sisters lives stories but tried telling her about something I’m going through and got a “I’ve already heard this you typed it on the group chat” And then resumes to show me pics of her aunts dog :/

Sat on the sunbed, not feeling the most confident as I’ve gained weight recently but friend is bigger than I am. Never mention her weight ever to her. she keeps I think hinting people find me gross?

“That lady keeps looking over at you?” Me “oh is she, I don’t know why” “yeah she keeps giving you really dirty looks” I was like erm ok.

Then today at lunch, “that lady over there looked at you so disgustingly when you were eating that tomato with your hand” I did pick up a bit tiny that I couldn’t cut but usually manners are brilliant “she obviously thinks you’re disgusting”

I was like ok, then got up and wiped my hands and she said “are you seriously leaving that tissue you’ve wiped your hands on your dirty plate?” And I just snapped.

I actually don’t think that holidays with friends are for me. Had this once before when I was younger I think tensions run high when you’re away with someone.

my mum actually fell out with her best friend of 15 years on holiday and they never spoke again apparently it’s common to lose friends when holidaying!

OP posts:
forgotmypassagain · 21/09/2024 14:06

YANBU!

tell her to fuck off

Onlyonekenobe · 21/09/2024 14:06

I think it depends on the friends.

YellowphantGrey · 21/09/2024 14:08

That sounds exhausting. Is she normally like it?

I'd have told her to fuck off by now. What did she do after you blew your lid?

SauviGone · 21/09/2024 14:08

She’s probably like this with you a lot of the time, you’ve only just really noticed it as it’s so intense being with someone 24/7.

Tell her to fuck off, enjoy the rest of your holiday alone, and ditch her completely when you’re home.

Chickenfriedriceismybestfriend · 21/09/2024 14:09

Tell her to go and do a running jump! Horrible cow. Hope you can enjoy the rest of your holiday OP 😊

Spenditlikebeckham · 21/09/2024 14:09

Go buy some headphones and ignore her... Then ltb when you get home.
*lose the bitch....
She isn't your friend..

NopeToThat · 21/09/2024 14:10

So sorry you're having a horrible time. I experienced something very similar a good few years ago, except in my case it escalated to a full on breakdown of the friendship and I never saw supposed friend again. My advice? Go off and do your own thing from now on in. Friends do not treat each other like this honestly. If she has a sudden awakening and apologises for being a cow, reassess and go from there, but do not continue to sit through the insults and digs.

User14March · 21/09/2024 14:11

She sounds super uncomfortable herself. Is this out of character?

poppyzbrite4 · 21/09/2024 14:11

So she's never been like this before and has turned into a complete arse on holiday? Just tell her to keep her opinions to herself and dump her when you get back.

Funkyslippers · 21/09/2024 14:12

It's always very different when you're on holiday with a friend. An old friend of mine was a total bitch to me on holiday, would put me down, flirt with anything that had a pulse and to top it all, left me in a nightclub to go and shag someone she'd just met. She also had zero sympathy when I came down with food poisoning. So YABNU to lose your shit with her. How dare she speak to you like that!

TrishM80 · 21/09/2024 14:12

She probably doesn't even realise she's doing it.

Nordione1 · 21/09/2024 14:13

What's her problem with you leaving your napkin on your plate? She sounds a weirdo. Bad luck you're on holiday with her. I'd just laugh at her every time she's a bitch. She will soon stop.

Commonsenseisnotsocommon · 21/09/2024 14:13

Are you both actually old enough to have left the country without your parents? I feel like I'm hearing about a playground spat, all very immature. Just tell her you'll be doing your own thing for the rest of the holiday and make the best of having some space from her.

pictoosh · 21/09/2024 14:13

She sounds absolutely bloody awful.
How rude she is.

FloatyBoaty · 21/09/2024 14:14

Yeah I went away for a week with a really good friend to Berlin once. She was absolutely vile to me to the extent that she made me cry. I didn’t speak to her again after that really. It was such a shame because we’d been great mates for years.

DoreenonTill8 · 21/09/2024 14:14

If you're not sharing a room, the joint holiday would be over for me!

Poolsiders · 21/09/2024 14:14

We aren’t really this kind of intense friends. Usually meet for a few hours for coffee or a meal but never together in such close capacity. Haven’t noticed before about the digs but she has admitted she has an issue with over-sharing, I wouldn’t care usually listening to it all if she faked any interest in my
stuff.

OP posts:
Moulook31 · 21/09/2024 14:15

forgotmypassagain · 21/09/2024 14:06

YANBU!

tell her to fuck off

Lol

Poolsiders · 21/09/2024 14:15

Commonsenseisnotsocommon · 21/09/2024 14:13

Are you both actually old enough to have left the country without your parents? I feel like I'm hearing about a playground spat, all very immature. Just tell her you'll be doing your own thing for the rest of the holiday and make the best of having some space from her.

We are in our thirties so not children. I agree. It’s ridiculous and I feel like a child but had to say something.

OP posts:
Funkyslippers · 21/09/2024 14:15

Commonsenseisnotsocommon · 21/09/2024 14:13

Are you both actually old enough to have left the country without your parents? I feel like I'm hearing about a playground spat, all very immature. Just tell her you'll be doing your own thing for the rest of the holiday and make the best of having some space from her.

No, the friend is the one with the problem not OP

uiqpwgfhpuoweg · 21/09/2024 14:17

Enjoy yourself alone. Spell it out to her exactly why. I would put it politely, but detailed, in a WhatsApp so it cannot be twisted. Rubbish way to communicate I know, but what you said cannot be twisted that way as if she is so awful she probably thinks she is fine and will have no problem telling a version of what happened.

FrogsLoveRain · 21/09/2024 14:18

Commonsenseisnotsocommon · 21/09/2024 14:13

Are you both actually old enough to have left the country without your parents? I feel like I'm hearing about a playground spat, all very immature. Just tell her you'll be doing your own thing for the rest of the holiday and make the best of having some space from her.

Bit harsh. It sounds very one-sided in the immaturity of the situation.

Commonsenseisnotsocommon · 21/09/2024 14:19

Funkyslippers · 21/09/2024 14:15

No, the friend is the one with the problem not OP

Exactly so own the situation and tell her you'll be doing your own thing from now on. Stop giving her control over your holiday by allowing her to impact you.

doodleschnoodle · 21/09/2024 14:20

She sounds incredibly negative and draining. Don't go away with her again, go and get some space from her on this trip.

MazeRunner · 21/09/2024 14:20

She doesn’t sound like much of a mate, sorry op.
She obviously has many insecurities & is taking it out on you. She sounds jealous and self obsessed.

I would ditch the ‘friend’ as soon as I got home. There’s no room for people like that in my life.