Do you have a jealous friend?

@cjfoust (614)
United States
October 23, 2009 9:55pm CST
One of my friends is a very jealous person. She gets upset when I don't spend enough time with her. I work, am married, have a dog I have to take care of, a baby on the way, etc. When I get home from work, I let the dog out, cook dinner, eat, then I'm ready to relax. She gets upset when I don't spend time with her during the week. I wish a phone call would be good enough, but it's not. I've tried explaining these things to her, but she doesn't understand. To make matters worse, now that we have a baby on the way, due in January, I've been going out with my mom a lot on the weekends. We've been pricing out baby items and all that good stuff. Every time my friend asks what I did over the weekend or what my plans are and I mention that I'm going out with my mom, she makes smart remarks or rude comments. I've even invited her along on these outings, but she declines. What else can I do? This is driving me crazy. Do you have jealous friends? If so, how do you deal with them?
3 responses
@chookie1971 (2271)
• Australia
25 Oct 09
Jealousy is a very bad curse to have. It can destroy friendships. I have a jealousy girlfriend who have tried to break up my husband and I for the last 15 years. I have just ignored it all. I have also come across a jealous girlfriend of my former friend. My former friend and I had a great friendship going for 4 and half years. It was all destroyed within 2 weeks of me talking to her. She told her boyfriend/my friend nasty things about me which are not true. Because he loves her so much, he believes her. He accused me of different things. I have tried telling him the truth but he does not believe me at all. I don't have any proof to back my side of the story. Even though I am very upset that things have changed between my friend and I because of her, there is nothing I can do until he sees the real truth. I am trying to sort things out with him and work out a way we can be friends so that she won't be jealous. Personally, I don't think it will really work. When a person is single, you have all the time in the world for friends. Then one day a partner comes along. You are more likely to spend more time with your partner. It does push your friends aside just a little bit. Good friends will understand and will be happy for you. They are the ones that accept changes. Jealous people may not be able to accept certain things or certain people. They just want it the same way. Your life is going to change in a big way with a baby on the way. You will be dedicating most of your time to that beautiful little person because that little person can not do anything for themselves. Good friends will understand that being a parent does take up alot work and that your available time will be reduced even more. People who will understand will be good friends and other parents. Jealous people find it hard to accept the changes in your life. So what I am going to say, let your friend know that there is changes in your life. You will be there for your friend when you have available time. Let her know that even though you are not together, you do hold her close to your heart. You may give her the option to become part of the family life. If she has no children, it would be easier for her to come to you than what it will be to go to her when you have your baby. If she is decent enough, she will be honoured to become part of the baby's life. Not only spending time with you but she would be spending time with your child too. If she still has difficulty accepting the changes, then it may be best to distance yourself from her but at the same time, still be there for her when you do find time. I am a mother of 2 kids, with one of them being a teenager. I know from my own experience how much time kids can take up of your time. But at the end of the day, you decide what is best for you. You are number one and you will know what is best for you. You may not want to hurt your friend but if it does come too much for you, you may to have be very honest with her about your own feelings and if she values your friendship, she is the one that needs to learn to accept changes.
24 Oct 09
To be honest I don't have the time to deal with jealous people, lol. It might sound harsh but a friend is a friend but a good friend is hard to come by. When I was a kid I used to have a friend who was jealous of all the games consoles and computer games that I had. I noticed that he used to pay more attention to the games consoles than to me! If I had a jealous friend now, I don't think I would have the time to deal with it, but then maybe that's just my attitude towards people: take me as I am, if you get jealous or try to cause nonsense then the situation is not worth my time! Sometimes, some people need to realise that some people just aren't worth bothering with anymore if they cause you so much stress and complications.
@Okebals (110)
24 Oct 09
Try getting more calls across to her & inundate her with more invitations. Into bargain, just make out a handful of times to go & see her if she is indispensible.