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To be upset by friends reactions

76 replies

H0pefull · 06/06/2025 19:35

Group of friends all in our early 30’s, been friends coming on 15 years. Recently found out i was pregnant after known fertility issues , but with that came a lot of anxiety and illness, so I politely declined 2 or 3 group events due to not feeling well, both physically and mentally.
I unfortunately had a miscarriage and messaged in the group to apologise for being distant, but that this had gone on and I was sorry for not saying anything, only one of the 7 girls replied. Since then, the group have been meeting up and not inviting me. I messaged one and asked if there was a problem, to which I got a long reply about how most of the girls felt uncomfortable that I didn’t tell them I was pregnant.
I messaged each girl individually to apologise again for being distant but that I just felt like I wanted to keep it to myself at the time, I am now on anti depressants to help with how I’ve been feeling mentally and that I would try to make more of an effort with the group again. Each girl took over a day to reply to me, and all sent back pretty much word for word the same answer, so there is obviously a group chat I’m not in and they have all screenshotted my message and discussed what they would reply.
One of them replied to say “well you know everyone has things going on” which i absolutely appreciate, and is why I kept things to myself in the first place, because I didn’t want to burden them.
Since then I have tried to make arrangements both in the group chat (which got ignored) and reached out to individual girls, one of which replied saying “I’m free in about 4 months”
I feel like the worst friend in the world, all I was trying to do was navigate a tricky time and open up to my friends when I felt ready to, without dumping all my problems onto them as I know everyone has their own lives and issues.

AIBU to be upset with their reactions?

OP posts:
24evergreen · 06/06/2025 19:38

They sounds like awful friends to be honest. I’m guessing none of them have been pregnant or suffered with fertility issues?

H0pefull · 06/06/2025 19:40

@24evergreen half have children but none have / have had any fertility issues (that I know of / they’ve spoken about) x

OP posts:
amyfarrowfowler · 06/06/2025 19:41

Yes that’s awful shitty behaviour from all of them, you have every right to keep things private if you so wish. If this was one of my friends I would be asking what I can do not freezing out and making you feel even more like shit. So sorry for you loss and having to deal with your friends when they should be supporting you.

Cactusmumma · 06/06/2025 19:42

Oh my goodness, you’ve been treated very badly. Of course you wanted time to yourself and it’s been really hard. If you wanted to keep yourself to yourself whilst pregnant and dealing with things afterwards it’s completely understandable. They sound awful and quite frankly cruel to treat you this way. You deserve better friends! ♥️

FloraBotticelli · 06/06/2025 19:42

Of course you’re not being unreasonable. They sound awful. Try to look forward to a fresh start with some people who actually care about you.

Lovelynames123 · 06/06/2025 19:42

Simply put, they aren't your friends I'm afraid. Stop pandering to them and apologising, you've done nothing wrong.

QuickPeachPoet · 06/06/2025 19:42

Disgusting behaviour
So sorry OP

EveryKneeShallBow · 06/06/2025 19:43

It sounds like you are moving on from the stage of life that made you friends. They just aren’t in the same headspace as you anymore so I would set about finding a new group of friends. Some of these may be in touch a little way down the line, once they’ve matured a little, and it’s up to you then whether you want to reconnect.

Vaxtable · 06/06/2025 19:43

We’ll now you know they are not friends

i would look for friendship elsewhere

putitdown356 · 06/06/2025 19:44

They don't sound like good friends to be honest.

Why on earth should you have a duty to tell anyone , even a close friend that you are pregnant, especially after fertility issues.

Some people are just nuts, the more I think about this the weirder it is. Is there a queen bee type and the others are following her lead like a bunch of 13 yer olds?

PomeloOud · 06/06/2025 19:45

They don’t sound like friends at all. They don’t care about you.

SilverTotoro · 06/06/2025 19:45

I’m so sorry for your loss. You deserve so much better than this, real friends would be supporting you not cutting you out.

Funkytuna · 06/06/2025 19:46

Awful people, poor you. I hope you heal and are able to surround yourself with better people in the future. I personally couldn’t have anything to do with any of them after that. Bitchy mentality.

H0pefull · 06/06/2025 19:47

@putitdown356 there absolutely is yes, a “head” of the group type of girl x

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Buildingthefuture · 06/06/2025 19:48

I have no DC and even I can understand that you’ve been through an absolutely awful ordeal.
Am honestly horrified by the “everyone has things going on” comment. What has happened to you isn’t “ something going on”, it’s massively traumatic. These bloody women should be ashamed of themselves. I suggest you be free for them…. never.

arcticpandas · 06/06/2025 19:48

You've seen their true colours. Time to find New friends. So sorry OP.

doodlyfiddly · 06/06/2025 19:50

What a bunch of arseholes!
I'm sorry they are putting you through this. Easier said than done, but you need to find new friends x

CryptoFascist · 06/06/2025 19:50

What a bunch of awful people. You need to drop them and never look back. I'm so sorry this happened to you after your horrible time.

Buxusmortus · 06/06/2025 19:52

They sound vile. No way are they your actual friends, no true friend would treat you like that. It's true when the chips are down you find out who your true friends are.

It's so hurtful when things like this happen, but now you know what they're really like I would advise you to move on from them. Don't contact them because their responses are going to make you feel worse.

Cultivate other friendships and try to get to know other people who could potentially become friends. I hope you have a loving family who can support you through these hard times.

sheknowsitstoolate · 06/06/2025 19:54

Find sone new friends. Sorry about what’s happened.

Aimtodobetter · 06/06/2025 19:54

That is unbelievably shit - I have no idea how people who are supposed to be your friends somehow decided to make your painful experiences all about them. Get out and meet new people - it won’t be hard to find better friends.

Simplelobsterhat · 06/06/2025 19:57

They sound horrible. The definition of fair weather friends. Please don't blame yourself.

The only thing I can think of which could half excuse it is if one of them really does have something even more serious going on and feel you haven't offered them any support or sympathy, but even then only the person in question would really have reason to be distant, and to be fair to you if you missed a couple of meet ups you might not even know about it.

OpalSpirit · 06/06/2025 19:57

Stop reaching out to a group of women who feel good bullying you following a loss.

I am sorry you are being treated so poorly.

BakelikeBertha · 06/06/2025 19:58

First of all, I'm SO sorry for your loss OP, you must have been devastated, particularly after the issues you've had. In my opinion, it was totally reasonable to keep quiet about the pregnancy under those circumstances, and then when you miscarried, it must have been an awful time for you, so to be treated like this, by people who you thought were friends is simply outrageous in my opinion. Maybe it's time to start some new hobbies, go different places, etc., and let this lot drift away, as I could certainly no longer consider them friends after they treated you like that. Sending commiserations about the miscarriage OP. Take care of yourself.

devildeepbluesea · 06/06/2025 20:00

I hope you find some new friends. Your current ones are pretty substandard. Sorry for your loss xx