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Friend is falling out with me and I am upset

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citygirl1961 · 26/06/2023 21:12

I am hoping for some advice. I made a stupid blunder on Friday night. I message two friends on Facebook regularly, one's a man, the other a woman, we are all friends together. I know they message each other and talk about me (nothing untoward) and I am fine with that.

On Friday my lady friend messaged me to tell me she's ordered an air fryer, something she's always been against, but she said she's got it just for some friends visiting her and she won't use it afterwards. Me and my male friend have always joked about her being against air fryers so I just messaged him to say that she's ordered one, then in one message I just said that it seems daft ordering one just for friends coming if she's going to use it afterwards and she could cook for them in the oven too. Next thing I got a message from her saying 'I know that, be careful who you message'. I had only gone and sent her the message in error.

I replied straight away to apologise and didn't get a reply until today. She said that she feels she can't trust me and I should have told her how I feel before our other friend. I did tell her at the time that I thought it was bit silly buying an air fryer for a friend's visit that she won't use afterwards but she says she is upset by what I have done. She says we are still friends but she won't message me as often as she needs time to get over this.

I am very upset as I don't feel I have said anything offensive. I have reminded her that her and our other friend talk about me in messages but she hasn't responded to that. We are supposed to be booking a holiday next year together as we went away in March this year and really enjoyed it. We have always been good friends and had a laugh together. I do have other friends but I still don't want to lose her friendship over something so trivial. I feel really gutted. Should I just leave her to come round and how do I cope in the meantime?

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Snugglemonkey · 28/06/2023 21:26

Hmm, I would not like this at all of I were her. I see why she feels she cannot trust you.

I have 2 best friends, have done for more than 20 years. We NEVER bitch behind someone's back. We do occasionally talk about the other, but in an "OK, x is having a hard time, how do we cheer her up?" Way. That is why it works. You do not slag off a friend to another. Slagging off a friend directly is banter, to a third party is bitchy.

yellowsmileyface · 28/06/2023 21:44

citygirl1961 · 28/06/2023 20:23

I can see what I've done wrong which is why I apologised and why I feel awful about it. That's the point of the thread, for advice not to be criticised.

You don't really need advice. She's told you what she needs, which is time. There's nothing you can say or do that will instantly resolve things.

I understand it can feel uncomfortable when things are in a state of unresolved, but that's the consequence of what you did. Her need for space overrules your need for resolution right now.

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