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Best friend ignoring me whenever she has a boyfriend

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Bitfeduptoday · 22/06/2025 10:25

She’s in a new relationship and things moved very quickly because within a few months they moved in together. It takes her weeks to respond to my texts and then she acts like nothing has happened. She is a great friend, but not when she has a boyfriend. I have a partner and a toddler and I still make time to reply to people. Can anyone relate to this?

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Reidwood · 22/06/2025 10:33

@Bitfeduptoday sorry to say this but shes not what I would accept a ‘best’ friend to act like..? Or is her bf trying to restrict her contacts with friends ?mmmm🤔

2chocolateoranges · 22/06/2025 10:36

Growing up in our late teens/ early 20s I had a friend like that, any time she had a boyfriend no one heard from her, she didn’t come out with us and really distanced herself, but any time she was single she was all over us.

she is no longer a friend, bizarrely , we now have adult daughters the same age and her daughter does the exact same thing!

Bitfeduptoday · 22/06/2025 10:39

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whynotmereally · 22/06/2025 10:40

So you need to check out if this is down to her partner. It’s concerning they have moved in so quickly. I tend to give friends a bit of leeway in the first few months as being loved up can be pretty heady but after that it’s unacceptable. Friends should be friends regardless of what happening in their love life

Cillaere · 22/06/2025 10:43

I had a friend like this when I was a teenager. Bloody selfish. We are no longer in touch.

Poopeepoopee · 22/06/2025 10:45

I've never liked the kind of woman who uses other women as a substitute for men.

You're just a "filler" for her. Until there's a man around.

Suednymph · 22/06/2025 12:18

I would leave her to it but when it fails and she then needs a shoulder i would be as evasive as she has been. I wasted over 30 years on a friendship with a woman like this and honestly was not worth it. She is not a real friend.

Ihavepaidalotforthisstory · 22/06/2025 12:19

I would rather have no friends than a friend who treats me like this.

Mischance · 22/06/2025 12:20

She's "in love" - it is a form of madness. When she comes down from the high she might be slightly more sane.

2chocolateoranges · 22/06/2025 15:17

Mischance · 22/06/2025 12:20

She's "in love" - it is a form of madness. When she comes down from the high she might be slightly more sane.

No excuse, you don't ditch your friends for any boy.

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