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Being dumped by a friend feels worse than being dumped by a bloke!!

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BrightnessFalls · 14/01/2012 15:04

I take it Im dumped.

I have a friend I used to work with. We are the same age (early forties) she's a lp but gets loads of support from her ex dp. In that, every other weekend and one night in the week the dd's stay with him. Without fail.

She was always flaky in that she would make arrangements and drop out at last minute, saying childcare had let her down. When she did come out she would have such a good time and say how pleased she was that she had met me and I always invited her along to everything.

We were both on our own and, honestly, it was lovely to meet up once a month for a drink and a natter.

She was vague about men. In that she would say things when she was drunk and then berate me months after for asking how it was going with so and so, telling me she was freaked by how I never forgot anything Shock but, there was always a drama. Her married next door neighbour who was chasing her, the gardener who was constantly hitting on her, the sleazy dad from school. All of them loaded and all in relationships. I dont know if she ever took it further as she always played those cards close to her chest.

Anyway, at New Year she text to ask what I was doing and, I asked what she wanted to do (we have done New Years Eve together before and had a fab time) surprise, suprise, she never returned the text. Ive text her casually when I know the dd's are away and she hasnt replied, I rang her yesterday morning and she said she was in Waitrose and would ring me last night. She never.

I feel terrible because of all the rl issues are read on her but, its still painfull. I dont know what Ive done. The only time Ive felt like this is when Ive been dumped by a man I have been really into Sad

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BrightnessFalls · 16/01/2012 00:15

I dont think shes a drama queen but she is quietly determined. I remember once asking her if she could lend me the cab fair because she insisted on not getting the bus home and, out of nowhere, she flipped saying that she was a lp how could she lend me money? I ended up walking halfway home at 2 am, even though I'd been happy enough to get the night bus home. She couldnt remember it the next day. I always used to bail her out at the end of the month and, I thought for once she could lend me afew quid. Anyway, its over now. Its annoying when all you get back is "you dont understand, you dont have children" when Im not demanding she goes clubbing just wondering why she never returns calls or texts.

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springydaffs · 16/01/2012 23:28

Have you heard that theory about givers/takers? Quiz: guess which one she is (and you are) Hmm

Clue: she sounds horrible.

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