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I want to phase out my " friend " but will still have to see her occassionally ...family gatherings etc.

28 replies

malificent7 · 26/03/2024 06:15

Tbf we hardly communicate nowadays but as her mum and my dad are in a ltr we occassionally meet.
I guess I just need to get this off my chest.
Before our parents got together she:
Dated 2 of my exes, laughed about me. ( in front of me) sabotaged a job.
After our parents got together ( 5 months after my mum died) her beahviour was equally weird. Her dd was mean to mine yet she called them cousins ( they aren't,) and said my dd was " horrible" for not wanting to be friends.
Demanded to know why I was distant from her mum and that her mum wasn't after my dad's house ....bored wtiting this now.
Oh ...and she gossiped about the anti depressants I was on to her friend.
Worse...my dad thinks the sun shines out of her arse and is always bangingbon about how talented she is...never encouraged my talent.
Also, she does a tinkly laugh if I confide my misfortunes to her ( I've stopped!).

Anyway as you can imagine...not a healthy friendship. I will have to see her occassionally...how do I act? Plus, I'm desperate to tell her how she's upset me but know there will be epic tantrums. My dh is friendly with her dh so dont want to rock the boat.

She did orhanise my hen do which was nice of her...ill give her thst.

To add insult to injury...i kind of ferl sad to have lost my dad to her...she informed me she will look after my dad in old age along with her mum. Hmmm.

OP posts:
Whatwouldnanado · 27/03/2024 15:03

Don’t let her close enough to pull you down any further. Develop your own interests separate from the family. Smile and be civilised when you have to be in her company nothing more.

Cherrysoup · 27/03/2024 21:58

Don’t stay in contact and if, inevitably, you see her at family dos, keep a polite cool distance.

Darhon · 28/03/2024 10:53

I agree, just see her as a family member you have to be polite to/endure at family gatherings. There’s normally a one or two in any extended family and you’d not usually feel obliged yo
keep in touch between meet ups.

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