‘We Haven’t Spoken Since’ 2 part

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E'd be friends for life.

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Issy, 28

“My friend and I had been close since we were sat next to each other in [6th grade] English. Even though we weren’t from the same friendship groups, we always managed to spend time together here and there and we joked about how it was irrelevant to us that we always be spending time together since we were one of the few people that we knew we'd be friends with for life. A problem that has always ticked me off a little was just how obsessed he was with image and being cool. I saw him leave behind really good friends for the sake of those he saw as being 'cooler,' which really sucked.

“I understood that a lot of it was high school pressure but even after we graduated, this never changed. He was slack with plans, flakey with comms, but never when it came to an underground warehouse party of people who were ~connected~ in some way or another. I finally made the decision to bid him good riddance when I went through something pretty tough and he didn’t reach out once in support. Even when I reached out to him! Anyway, years later, he’s still desperately chasing cool and I’ve accepted that it’s more something to feel sorry for him about rather than mad.”

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I can't even remember how it got so bad.

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Mon, 31

“My best friend and I got into an argument because she didn't like what I had planned for my 30th — a quiet restaurant dinner with 20 of our closest pals over the weekend away we had tossed around a few months back. I can't even remember how it got so bad, but we didn't talk for six months after. She didn't even wish me a happy birthday! The worst part is that, even though we can be in the same room now, for the sake of our mutual friends, we just haven't caught up or even talked about it since — though not for a lack of trying, on my part.”

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I still think there are a lot of great qualities to her,

but she just pushes everyone close to

her away.

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Tara, 26

“My friend and I always had so much fun together. I was always warned about her unreliable, sometimes even nasty, ways but since we didn't spend too much time together, I was happy to enjoy her company when we got the chance. It wasn't until we fell into the same industry that I started seeing the red flags. Where she used to be a helpful confidante, she was suddenly competitive, throwing in sly jabs and backhanded comments wherever she could. Our companies were barely even competitors but she was always trying to put my work down and would even lie about her own.

“I knew it came from a place of insecurity, but it would hurt when would refuse to congratulate me on any accomplishments since I was always happy to see her succeed. It got so bad that she was unbearable to be around. I feel bad because I still think there are a lot of great qualities to her, but she just pushes everyone close to her away with her cattiness.”

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