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Should I confront this friend or just delete her number ?

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Trinity20 · 05/01/2020 20:42

I have known her for over a year now. Used to see her daily at work but now it's more like monthly.
When I was writing emails at work to HR and the like she used to read them over my shoulder and then read them out aloud which was a bit annoying. Apart from that we got on and had a good laugh.
We usually keep in touch on Whatsapp,and talk every day or almost every day.

A few months ago I found out a guy had completely led me on and was with someone. I had gotten quite invested in him and she was being supportive. Equally she had had relationship issues which I supported her over.
About a week or so after i'd found that out about the guy she told me, "Not being funny but you just need to get over it. No point talking about it." i was a little taken aback but I got what she meant.
I tried to say in a jokey way that we were both guilty of doing it. She said, "well I only bring it up when you do, I don't randomly spew out info."
Anyway for about 3 days after she seemed really off and cold. Didn't contact her and she didn't either, then after a couple of weeks she got in touch.

It got back to normal with daily texting and stuff. And recently she has just trailed off. Not sure why but she seems to have zero interest in talking to me. It's always been me starting the conversation and she just replies very short things. I told her I was starting a new job and she didn't say anything.
Should I ask her if everything is ok and comment on her being distant, or just stop texting her ?
I know she has her own personal stuff, she's on her 4th job in less than a year and she's had some personal issues.
Just that she's done this before and i'm a bit fed up worrying if i've offended her or anything.

OP posts:
Zaphodsotherhead · 09/01/2020 15:38

Maybe she's jealous that you've got a new job? Is she the kind of person who always likes others to be slightly worse off than her, either financially, emotionally or employment-wise?

I'd just not speak to her. No blocking necessary, just a swift ghosting.

Trinity20 · 09/01/2020 17:05

I don't think it's anything related to work, as she left 9 months ago and started her latest job in December herself.
It was literally just 1 day to the next, I will probably never know, it's very fickle but i'll get to a point of not caring.

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bakewreck99 · 09/01/2020 17:11

friendships are like other relationships - some run their course and don’t end in a mutually satisfying way. It does sound like she’s failing a bit if she’s had that many jobs in a year so maybe she isn’t in the right headspace to be a good friend to anyone for a while.

Try and move on, and don’t worry about the criticisms

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