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Hi everyone! I'm Creep but I couldn't get back into my account for some reason so made a new one.

So an update:haven't spoken to her since. I found a great feature on messenger when you get put someone into your "spam/other" folder so even if they messaged you won't know unless you actively look. I felt like it was the best way to remove her without removing her and causing more issues. If that makes sense?

It's been a few months now! My life isn't amazing but I feel more free now. No more worrying about whether I'm wrong for tagging my mum etc 🙌

So I have actually seen her since we stopped talking. It was an event and I didn't realise she was going to be there. I felt awful and it's not something I normally do, but I full on blanked her. She was in a group talking with my husband there and I went straight past. I'm currently undertaking assessments for Autism and idk if that was right or wrong of me to blank her so dramatically but even my husband said it was odd for me. I usually "fake it til you make it" but seeing her was a complete surprise to me and I didn't know what to do?

I was expecting a barage of messages for blanking her but I didn't. She only tends to message when I post on fb from what I can see! Even as recently as a few weeks ago. Luckily I can see the "spam" messages but she can't see I have?

She's usually pretty far out of my mind, until she goes on a spamming spree with likes on my profile and I think she's probably messaged and she usually has. I don't react or respond and it doesn't bother me. Again I feel mean but it's the way I can keep her at arms length.

Anyway, I hope you're all doing well. Sorry I haven't been around much 💕
 
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Hi everyone! I'm Creep but I couldn't get back into my account for some reason so made a new one.

So an update:haven't spoken to her since. I found a great feature on messenger when you get put someone into your "spam/other" folder so even if they messaged you won't know unless you actively look. I felt like it was the best way to remove her without removing her and causing more issues. If that makes sense?

It's been a few months now! My life isn't amazing but I feel more free now. No more worrying about whether I'm wrong for tagging my mum etc 🙌

So I have actually seen her since we stopped talking. It was an event and I didn't realise she was going to be there. I felt awful and it's not something I normally do, but I full on blanked her. She was in a group talking with my husband there and I went straight past. I'm currently undertaking assessments for Autism and idk if that was right or wrong of me to blank her so dramatically but even my husband said it was odd for me. I usually "fake it til you make it" but seeing her was a complete surprise to me and I didn't know what to do?

I was expecting a barage of messages for blanking her but I didn't. She only tends to message when I post on fb from what I can see! Even as recently as a few weeks ago. Luckily I can see the "spam" messages but she can't see I have?

She's usually pretty far out of my mind, until she goes on a spamming spree with likes on my profile and I think she's probably messaged and she usually has. I don't react or respond and it doesn't bother me. Again I feel mean but it's the way I can keep her at arms length.

Anyway, I hope you're all doing well. Sorry I haven't been around much 💕
Glad to hear you are well ❤❤I don’t think for one second it’s bad you blanked her, I blank anyone that has been awful to me.

Merry Christmas to you and yours ❤
 
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I have this friend that will only talk to me if she wants to talk about herself. Example, she'll message me saying 'hi, how are you?' she doesn't really care how I am, she just waits for me to respond with 'I'm good how are you?' so then she can just send me an essay about how her life has been that week, what she's done, what she's eaten, where she's been with her boyfriend etc.. it absolutely drives me insane. It's got to the point now where I don't respond to her at all, its a shame because I've known her since we were at school together and we were really good friends but I'm just so fed up with how she treats me. She constantly lies about stuff too. I don't know what to do going forward, I want her in my life but I also don't at the same time.
 
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I have this friend that will only talk to me if she wants to talk about herself. Example, she'll message me saying 'hi, how are you?' she doesn't really care how I am, she just waits for me to respond with 'I'm good how are you?' so then she can just send me an essay about how her life has been that week, what she's done, what she's eaten, where she's been with her boyfriend etc.. it absolutely drives me insane. It's got to the point now where I don't respond to her at all, its a shame because I've known her since we were at school together and we were really good friends but I'm just so fed up with how she treats me. She constantly lies about stuff too. I don't know what to do going forward, I want her in my life but I also don't at the same time.
i had a friend like this, and whenever i got in touch first she would answerme but never ask anything about me
 
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I have this friend that will only talk to me if she wants to talk about herself. Example, she'll message me saying 'hi, how are you?' she doesn't really care how I am, she just waits for me to respond with 'I'm good how are you?' so then she can just send me an essay about how her life has been that week, what she's done, what she's eaten, where she's been with her boyfriend etc.. it absolutely drives me insane. It's got to the point now where I don't respond to her at all, its a shame because I've known her since we were at school together and we were really good friends but I'm just so fed up with how she treats me. She constantly lies about stuff too. I don't know what to do going forward, I want her in my life but I also don't at the same time.
There's absolutely loads of people like this, either continue as you are doing or block her or just tell her that shes only interested in herself/her life and there's no point being friends when someone has no absolutely interest in you?. I've known people like this and I've either just walked off or repeatedly changed the subject.People should understand there has to be give and take in conversation. Its not all about them.
 
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.....this is my mum. She doesn't care about anyone but herself. She hasn't a clue what I do for a living, if I try to change the subject to me or my husband or something that is not her she glazes over and manages to bring it straight back to her.
It's toxic.
It's so draining
I've vowed to only see her every 6 months for a max of 24hours from now on.
I also ignore her messages until I have to respond.
Life is too short to have these people in your life.
 
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I have this friend that will only talk to me if she wants to talk about herself. Example, she'll message me saying 'hi, how are you?' she doesn't really care how I am, she just waits for me to respond with 'I'm good how are you?' so then she can just send me an essay about how her life has been that week, what she's done, what she's eaten, where she's been with her boyfriend etc.. it absolutely drives me insane. It's got to the point now where I don't respond to her at all, its a shame because I've known her since we were at school together and we were really good friends but I'm just so fed up with how she treats me. She constantly lies about stuff too. I don't know what to do going forward, I want her in my life but I also don't at the same time.
i have a friend exactly like this. we were best friends in school but i’ve got a solid friend circle now into my 30s whereas she seems to recycle her friend group on the regular.

all conversations loop back to her somehow. it became really apparent to me over lockdown when my job didn’t allow me to work from home but hers did - every text would start with “are you at home or in the office?” and i’d have to say “in the office. like i said before”

i take her for what she is at this point as we don’t see each other much but she has huge difficulty in retaining any information that isn’t directly about her 🤣
 
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I have this friend that will only talk to me if she wants to talk about herself. Example, she'll message me saying 'hi, how are you?' she doesn't really care how I am, she just waits for me to respond with 'I'm good how are you?' so then she can just send me an essay about how her life has been that week, what she's done, what she's eaten, where she's been with her boyfriend etc.. it absolutely drives me insane. It's got to the point now where I don't respond to her at all, its a shame because I've known her since we were at school together and we were really good friends but I'm just so fed up with how she treats me. She constantly lies about stuff too. I don't know what to do going forward, I want her in my life but I also don't at the same time.
I had a friend like this, absolutely draining. I know all about her problems, her husband's problems etc etc. I had to stop seeing her for my own sake.
 
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One of my friends was once on holiday with a group and one of the women was the worst bragger ever and never let anyone get a word in edgeways. She used to say things like she was so beautiful, her legs were so long and slim that she couldn't get trousers to fit.( Get mens then) Children used to come up to her and say Mummy its Rapunzel or a beautiful Princess etc because she had a long plat etc. Her wedding was the best ever, she was a radiant beauty etc.
Anyway my friend ended up on a balcony with her and was edging away towards the door and it was on some type of latch and it clicked shut. She was stuck with her for absolutely ages like hours before they were rescued...She nearly split up with her boyfriend because he left her all night without coming to see where she was.
Funnily enough this boastful woman's husband is so nice and kind its unbelievable.Hes not like that at all, just a normal person.
 
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It's a bit of a relief that I'm not the only one with a friend like this. I was really starting to think she was just taking me for a mug and using me as a way to off load. But it seems like its a common thing with people. Someone said above they purposely change the subject, I've done that a few times and funny how the conversation quickly dies her end 😂 we were supposed to meet up a few months ago, she tried to change the date once but it wasn't good for me so I said no so then she told me her boyfriend broke up with her the day before we were originally supposed to meet and she was devastated so she didn't want to socialise, I really felt for her and was there for her. But yep, that was a lie! He never broke up with her at all because after that weekend she messaged me and told me they were back together.. I had a feeling she was going to say that. She also forgot that she cancelled the plans with me that weekend because she was 'heartbroken' and posted pictures of her and another friend on her Instagram story, out, having a GREAT time! Not one sign of a tear or broken heart lol. Ridiculous. If you've double booked plans, just be honest? But this isn't the first time she's lied to me. We stopped speaking for about 4 years because she kept lying and then she reached out to me and we became friends again, she apologised to me and said she was going through a bad time etc so I accepted it, I'm an understanding person. Nothing has changed though, we are back to the lies and selfishness.

edit - I did call her out on the lies but she's great at turning it on me and making herself the victim. I just can't deal with it.
 
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Any of you who have friends who come out with unprovoked put-downs, ditch them now. I put up with someone like that at school for too long.
 
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Hii👋🏽 I'm new here... Saw this thread and tought maybe I should tell you about one girl from my school. We met in 6th grade when we were in the same class, she didn't have any frineds so I felt bad for her and tought that it would be great idea if I start being friends with here so she wouldn't feel lonley... She was dressing funky and colorful, had crazy hairstyle, and very religious but was very quiet until I started sitting with here and whenever I wanted to talk or hang out with my old friends that I knew since kindergarten she was following me around and they didn't like that so they told me to decide either I'm going to be friends with them or with her and like I said I felt bad so I decided her (she also has some helath issues so I had to take care of her in school, to be there aorund her )... She started always calling me on my phone on the face time (got in trouble cuz of it,my mom doesn't like face times in her house), she was calling me in the middle of the night(got my phone taken away cuz my mom tought that I had a bf,that I'm secretly talking to him at night), she had wierd assuptioms about me and my family(she thinks my familiy is in mafia just cuz they have money), why I don't go to church every Sunday ( I do just evry Sunday to different one cuz my parents are divorced but i can't tell her that)...and whenever I tried to tell her in nice way that I don't like any of those thing she would just say: IT'S OKAY,I UNDERSTAND,GOD SEES EVERYTHING IT'S NOT ON ME TO JUDGE... Right now we are in high school in different classes, and we are on and off, she blocked me for unkown reason and only unblocks me when she needs some thing for school..
My english is not my first language and sorry cuz it was too long
 
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Hii👋🏽 I'm new here... Saw this thread and tought maybe I should tell you about one girl from my school. We met in 6th grade when we were in the same class, she didn't have any frineds so I felt bad for her and tought that it would be great idea if I start being friends with here so she wouldn't feel lonley... She was dressing funky and colorful, had crazy hairstyle, and very religious but was very quiet until I started sitting with here and whenever I wanted to talk or hang out with my old friends that I knew since kindergarten she was following me around and they didn't like that so they told me to decide either I'm going to be friends with them or with her and like I said I felt bad so I decided her (she also has some helath issues so I had to take care of her in school, to be there aorund her )... She started always calling me on my phone on the face time (got in trouble cuz of it,my mom doesn't like face times in her house), she was calling me in the middle of the night(got my phone taken away cuz my mom tought that I had a bf,that I'm secretly talking to him at night), she had wierd assuptioms about me and my family(she thinks my familiy is in mafia just cuz they have money), why I don't go to church every Sunday ( I do just evry Sunday to different one cuz my parents are divorced but i can't tell her that)...and whenever I tried to tell her in nice way that I don't like any of those thing she would just say: IT'S OKAY,I UNDERSTAND,GOD SEES EVERYTHING IT'S NOT ON ME TO JUDGE... Right now we are in high school in different classes, and we are on and off, she blocked me for unkown reason and only unblocks me when she needs some thing for school..
My english is not my first language and sorry cuz it was too long
I feel like you need to be tough with her and set major boundaries here because it seems a bit stalkerish. Stop this before it's too late and she starts to control your life! You are still in high school you say? so you still have plenty of time to make new friends and build a good life for yourself. This isn't it!
 
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Hii👋🏽 I'm new here... Saw this thread and tought maybe I should tell you about one girl from my school. We met in 6th grade when we were in the same class, she didn't have any frineds so I felt bad for her and tought that it would be great idea if I start being friends with here so she wouldn't feel lonley... She was dressing funky and colorful, had crazy hairstyle, and very religious but was very quiet until I started sitting with here and whenever I wanted to talk or hang out with my old friends that I knew since kindergarten she was following me around and they didn't like that so they told me to decide either I'm going to be friends with them or with her and like I said I felt bad so I decided her (she also has some helath issues so I had to take care of her in school, to be there aorund her )... She started always calling me on my phone on the face time (got in trouble cuz of it,my mom doesn't like face times in her house), she was calling me in the middle of the night(got my phone taken away cuz my mom tought that I had a bf,that I'm secretly talking to him at night), she had wierd assuptioms about me and my family(she thinks my familiy is in mafia just cuz they have money), why I don't go to church every Sunday ( I do just evry Sunday to different one cuz my parents are divorced but i can't tell her that)...and whenever I tried to tell her in nice way that I don't like any of those thing she would just say: IT'S OKAY,I UNDERSTAND,GOD SEES EVERYTHING IT'S NOT ON ME TO JUDGE... Right now we are in high school in different classes, and we are on and off, she blocked me for unkown reason and only unblocks me when she needs some thing for school..
My english is not my first language and sorry cuz it was too long
Hello, I think with her, I'd just keep it Hi and Bye and tell her you are very busy with schoolwork etc and set firm boundaries.She sounds very young and I'd just totally block her never mind having her blocking and unblocking you all the time.Also I'd let her sort out her own school issues, she should'nt be using you just when she wants something. Dont let her do this.
Also your other friends shouldn't be giving you ultimatums, you can be friends with who you want, its not upto them.
 
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After 2 years of trying to hang on to my two best friends of 20+ years who are constantly leaving me out and just not making any effort. I have decided that if I meet up with anyone and end up coming out of those meet ups feeling down/bad about myself or left out then I will no longer put myself in those situations. I find it hard to let go of those friendships where there is so much history. It's sad to realise a friendship doesn't mean as much to one person as it does to the other.

I have two great friends who make effort and they have much busier lives!
 
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As people have said above, I had a best friend who would talk at me for years. Then when I really needed her in 2019 she was never so self obsessed in her life ( nothing big was happening in her life but had to have the limelight and be dramatic just to get attention)

I was shocked. I had always been so selfless in our friendship ( bad mistake)

there was no reasoning with her. She had to have everything her way. She text me a few months ago and I knew there was no texting with her without her wanting to meet up. Id make up an excuse and she would be pissed at me. ( no reasoning with her remember) So I ghosted her. She has drained me long enough. We are both 32, I do not need this death weight in my life
 
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Hii👋🏽 I'm new here... Saw this thread and tought maybe I should tell you about one girl from my school. We met in 6th grade when we were in the same class, she didn't have any frineds so I felt bad for her and tought that it would be great idea if I start being friends with here so she wouldn't feel lonley... She was dressing funky and colorful, had crazy hairstyle, and very religious but was very quiet until I started sitting with here and whenever I wanted to talk or hang out with my old friends that I knew since kindergarten she was following me around and they didn't like that so they told me to decide either I'm going to be friends with them or with her and like I said I felt bad so I decided her (she also has some helath issues so I had to take care of her in school, to be there aorund her )... She started always calling me on my phone on the face time (got in trouble cuz of it,my mom doesn't like face times in her house), she was calling me in the middle of the night(got my phone taken away cuz my mom tought that I had a bf,that I'm secretly talking to him at night), she had wierd assuptioms about me and my family(she thinks my familiy is in mafia just cuz they have money), why I don't go to church every Sunday ( I do just evry Sunday to different one cuz my parents are divorced but i can't tell her that)...and whenever I tried to tell her in nice way that I don't like any of those thing she would just say: IT'S OKAY,I UNDERSTAND,GOD SEES EVERYTHING IT'S NOT ON ME TO JUDGE... Right now we are in high school in different classes, and we are on and off, she blocked me for unkown reason and only unblocks me when she needs some thing for school..
My english is not my first language and sorry cuz it was too long
Update on my friend: since we were in different classes she found new friends and somehow someone told her that a was just using her and talking bad behind her back wich i didnt ?? So she blocked me and never heard from her since and honestly FREEDOM😂
 
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I have a friend who asks 101 questions about my life and what I'm doing, but rarely shares anything about her own life (I am very careful about what I divulge as I like to keep things private). If we're catching up in person or via phone, I'll stop her and say, "Wait - I'm waiting for you to tell me about ____" to which she'll just divert the subject. I feel as though she only uses me for ideas.

We've grown so far apart over the past few years that I can only think of one thing we have in common. I find many of her ideologies at odds with mine, and exhausting when she climbs atop her soapbox and gets ranting about things. I dislike conflict so don't speak up, but I have noticed that when people do argue her points, or express their own opinions, she gets a bit nasty.

I've taken to extending the amount of time I take to reply to her emails which hasn't gone down very well at all ...
 
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I have a friend who asks 101 questions about my life and what I'm doing, but rarely shares anything about her own life (I am very careful about what I divulge as I like to keep things private). If we're catching up in person or via phone, I'll stop her and say, "Wait - I'm waiting for you to tell me about ____" to which she'll just divert the subject. I feel as though she only uses me for ideas.

We've grown so far apart over the past few years that I can only think of one thing we have in common. I find many of her ideologies at odds with mine, and exhausting when she climbs atop her soapbox and gets ranting about things. I dislike conflict so don't speak up, but I have noticed that when people do argue her points, or express their own opinions, she gets a bit nasty.

I've taken to extending the amount of time I take to reply to her emails which hasn't gone down very well at all ...
I think msybe she is just there to ask info about you and your life and gossip about it to someone else
 
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I think msybe she is just there to ask info about you and your life and gossip about it to someone else
Oh, absolutely. She's always telling me stuff about people I don't know, so I'm sure she's gossiping about me to others. I'm really not interested in what others are doing - and I doubt they're interested in my (very boring) life - so it's a bit strange. Maybe she feels important, knowing all the news.
 
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