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ometimes, with friends, without realizing, we’re the ones always texting, always initiating, and always wanting to talk things out. Some people exit our lives with proper goodbyes, they list reasons why they don’t want to keep sharing their time with us, they blame the weather, their cat, or their busy schedules; other times, people vanish from our lives...

Woman wonders if a friendship is really worth keeping after she is forced to initiate every encounter or text exchange between them: 'I don’t think she’s lying to me but I’m finding it really hard to believe what she says when she’s then just so passive'

Have you ever had a friend who has simply everything going right for him or her? Have you ever had the same friend having everything going right not for a period of time but FOREVER? I had, but I never reacted with jealousy. I don’t want to seem like the moral police here, but I think there can be plenty of postures to take that are much more beneficial than jealousy.

30-year-old woman runs out of the headspace she needs to handle the jealousy she feels towards her decade-old best friend: 'I’ve started resenting her for always having it so easy, always being just “lucky” and absolutely every single aspect of her life;

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Have you ever lost a friend? Not naturally, not through the passage of time, but through concrete action, a good ol’ breakup just like lovers do. I have, many times, some I have gone back to, some I haven’t, but it’s always funny how so many words and songs and books and films exist about the end of romantic love, and how few about the end of a friendship.

Woman breaks up with a long time friend due to him changing his attitude and developing feelings for her: 'Someone who had become such an important part of my life was gone. Years later I still think about him'

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Friend gets mad because she is being used as a babysitter just so the dad can watch the World Cup at a bar away from his kids: ‘I told her I wasn't a replacement dad’.

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Woman brings Tupperware to a restaurant to save leftovers, friend feels embarrassed and confronts her, woman doesn’t see the problem: ‘I was like "Please calm down”.’

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Sometimes a relationship ends but one part is unaware of it I’ve been in this situation so many times, almost always on the aware part, but either way, it never ceases to be heartbreaking. Friendships, sadly, sometimes take the worst part of romances, and people in them exhibit behaviours such as nagging and jealousy outbursts; or you find out one day that you are much more important to your friend’s life than that person is to you.

33-year-old woman is trapped in an unwanted frienship because she is unable to say no to her very insistent friend: 'Every other time, I cook up a lie to say no. The annoying part is she doesn’t even ask or request'

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Friend steps out of cohosting a cookout as she was in charge of all the expenses for people that aren't even her friends: 'I’d rather attend as a regular guest.'

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44-year-old refuses to become legal guardian of friend Beth’s 17-year-old daughter Chloe after raising her for 10 years: ‘I really do want to help her, it’s just not possible for multiple reasons’

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Friends spend 4 years working on a project car together until one decides to sell it to fund a trip to Bali, gets hit with receipts, a 50/50 agreement, and a bill for labor hours: ‘Give me my fair share’

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When something goes missing, we tend to think of anyone who’s not family as an intruder. For instance, the other day I was crashing at a friend's house, and she accused me of unplugging the refrigerator and causing everything to defrost. I said I didn’t remember doing that, but I was ready to take care of it financially .

Mother accuses daugther's lifelong best friend of theft after money goes missing: 'I acted normal when my friend left today, but inside I'm hurt, disappointed, and honestly a little resentful'

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Woman ghosted her friend for 2 years after ruining their girls' trip with her boyfriend and 9 of his friends, calls out of nowhere to announce her engagement and inform the friend she’s bridesmaid

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a young graduate who wants to wear the dress she wants to wear to graduation without her mother threatening to sever their relationship over it.

Mom Threatens to Stop Being Friends With 18-Year-Old Daughter if She Wears a Dress She Doesn't Like to Her High School Graduation

Roommate refuses to let the other tenant buy new furniture after announcing she's leaving and taking everything with her: ‘Wait until I've moved out’

Roommate refuses to let the other tenant buy new furniture after announcing she's leaving and taking everything with her: ‘Wait until I've moved out’

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Friends arrive at airport 6 hours away from home, woman refuses to extend boyfriend's offer to give them all a ride: 'He thinks they're not the right people for me'

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Is one supposed to endure hunger so as not to become an ungrateful guest? Table manners are not an exact science. One might consider leaving a house party early a perfectly fine attitude, while another can find the same to be a crime against humanity. Let’s embark on seeing what we conclude after reading this Reddit post.

Diner leaves a dinner party early because the vegan lasagna didn’t fill him up: ‘There were no noodles, no cheese, and no sauce. It was basically layers of vegetables stacked together’

Miley the Dog Befriends a Donkey and a Horse on a Run With Her Human, so They Make the Friendly Encounter a Part of Their Daily Routine

Miley the Dog Befriends a Donkey and a Horse on a Run With Her Human, so They Make the Friendly Encounter a Part of Their Daily Routine