Tough situation with friends, what do I do?

@fpsninja (874)
September 13, 2010 1:55pm CST
Hey all Im in a bit of a pickle. Basically, i have a group of friend, who i really like. But the problem is they also are friends with this guy (Lets call him person a) who i used to be friends with. But one time, person a was nasty to me, i mean proper nasty. I live far away from them all, and he said he would meet me near him (its like over 1 hours journey for me one way). Then, when i got there, he was no where to be seen, wouldnt respond to my messages, and didnt bother giving a reason after, he just felt like leaving me there. Anyway, person a has been on a gap year for a year, and now he is back. And now all my friend want to do is go places with him. And i really dont want to see him again, after the way he treated me, as was rude to me after he did that. What makes it worse is that another friend of mine, who also has been on a gap year, i still havent seen yet, and i really want to see them, but person a is alway there. What do i do?
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13 responses
• Canada
13 Sep 10
Well if it were me, I would speak to your friends, and explain to them that you don't mind if they are friends with you both. Though you do mind, when you make friends with your friends that person 1 is not invited. If its that they don't want to leave him out, make plans with one or 2 at a time, letting the others spend time with guy a. Friendship like everything else takes effort. They shouldn't expect you to hang out with someone you don't like. There would be no fun in that at all really.
• United States
13 Sep 10
Listen to Cookie this would be my best advice. Besides it would make your other friends aware of this one friend who perhaps will not be true to them also. Good Luck!
@fpsninja (874)
13 Sep 10
aha, thanks for the advice! They already know about it, and they dont expect me to hang out. Its just that i think they prefer him to me, so if it came down to a choice, he would get invited instead of me, which is does ultimately come down to really.
• Canada
13 Sep 10
If that's the case are they really your friends? This is sometimes hard for us to realize but true friends would not do that would they?
@zergzerg (94)
• Philippines
14 Sep 10
well i was in one situation like this my friends want to hangout with me and person a is there yes i did ignore him a lot but i got to know him better and everything is okay know because he apologized to what he did to me in the past and he did promised to never do that again. you should try to talk to person a about the problem you had with him since your friends are there you two will get along because friends are there to help you whenever, however they can :D
@fpsninja (874)
14 Sep 10
Aha, i tried talking so many times to this person, like 4-5 times by phone/ text, and face to face a couple of times, and he just didnt say anything back. He said to my friends that he apolgised, and he doesnt know why im so angry at him, but it drives me mad that he says that, and yet says nothing to me.
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
13 Sep 10
Hi...if it comes down to that they prefer person a's company to your own then I reckon you need new friends because these people are not your friends at all. He sounds like a jerk and so if they prefer a jerk then I'd say you don't fit in with this group. Being friends with people should not be difficult or uncomfortable all the the time. Being with a supportive caring group of friends should be lots of fun and with security that your friends care about you as you do them.
@fpsninja (874)
14 Sep 10
Thanks for your input. I have thought that to myself a few times, but i do not feel it fair to say to someone: "Choose me or them", because that puts someone in a hard situation. To say that they choose the guy over me pherhaps was a bit unfair, but its just that he lives closer to them, and is much more social etc than me, so i think they will obviously prefer his presence than mine, as he is more liekly to be around by a long shot.
• Philippines
14 Sep 10
I have a "friend" that I don't want to hang out with anymore, but all of my friends are cool with him, so I kind of know what you're going through. The thing here is you have to decide whether you want him to know that you're kind of not okay with him or you can put up with him always been there. What I'm saying is that, you can tell your friends two things: 1. That you're not exactly in good terms with Person A and request that if you can see them without him tagging along and kind of create some drama, or 2. You can let it pass and hang out with your friends with Person A there, and make everybody happy. You must know your consequences, though. If you decided to go for the first option, well, you can lose some friends on the way, but at least you are being honest to everybody. If you chose the second option, though, you can always just ignore him at gatherings but you can still feel quite annoyed that he's there. Hope this helps! I tend to choose option 2 though, at times that I can't avoid the "friend" I don't like.
@fpsninja (874)
14 Sep 10
aha, i wish i could do the number 2. I seem to have gone down more number 1, but without the drama! I just sort of avoid places he is really
• China
14 Sep 10
The person a is not a real friend of you . At least this situation can prove that he doesnt put you in his heart . Leave you there , but didint give you any reason , didint respond to your messages . If he put your friendship on heart , he wouldnt do like that ! Well , i know that make you feel sad , but please feel fortunate , because of that , you can know him well early . And from this moment , you will not waste more time on him any more ! Because " The role of force is mutual ."
@fpsninja (874)
14 Sep 10
Ye, well i thought i did know him, at the time he did that, i thought we had been friends for a year, but i was mistaken. No more effort being wasted on him.
@khoikhoi (93)
• Vietnam
14 Sep 10
i think in your situation, you must kick him with no mercy, put an end to him, your bad friend. And with all other friends, you can see them as usual
@fpsninja (874)
14 Sep 10
aha, i think kicking is a little far, im not really into violence, but at times i have felt like doing something nasty back to him, i just never really do.
@carolscash (9492)
• United States
13 Sep 10
I would attempt to talk to person A and explain my feelings and I would tell my other friends that I want to spend time with them, but not while person A is with them.I am sure that they would be willing to spend time with you without him being around if you explained the problem to them. It is always best to communicate the problem with friends.
@Angelgirl16 (2171)
• United States
14 Sep 10
Hi fpsninja, I, too, would be highly upset if someone like person A, did that to me. I do think it was quite rude that he or she didn't give you and explanation as to why they did not keep the appointment with you. You definitely deserved an explanation. Now that this person is back, your other friends are flocking around him or her, but you feel uncomfortable being in this person's company, understandably so. Well, there are ways to fix this. First, I would not let this person rob me of my reconnecting with my friends. If you do that, you are give him or her your power, something you should never do. So, I would go to the gathers, if invited by other friends who will be there to socialize with you. Your having a good time should not depend on whether this person is there are not. You see him/her, now you don't. Get it? Second, You should try to clear the air between the ex-friend and you. Until this matter between you is resolved, you will always have trouble being in the same place at the same time. Clearing the air between you two doesn't mean that you will become friends again, it will just allow you to comfortably tolerate being with around each other when there is a gathering of friends, that you both enjoy and should not be denied. Good Luck
@Metatronik (6199)
• Pasay, Philippines
14 Sep 10
I could actually imagine your situation and putting myself on your shoes. Well honestly I won't force myself to mingle with them especially if the rude person is there. I mean it is not easy to ignore the guy who did something wrong with you.
@nancy0618 (477)
• Philippines
13 Sep 10
you really have a situation going on here, but if it will really make you uneasy to be with someone, then i would say do not go with them. with regards to this friend that you do want to see, you could set a time when you want to meet him, you between the two of you
• United States
14 Sep 10
What a hurtful situation to be in but I hate to tell you it is only the tip of the iceberg. I live by the axiom "Go where you are celebrated not where you are tolerated." Figuring out where your acquaintances will land in all of this is not really up to you. You have made it known how you feel now go on with your life. This sounds like an excellent time for an honest reinvention of self and an opportunity to make new friends.
• United States
13 Sep 10
Ignore Person A, and just hang out with your friends. If your friends question why you ignore him, tell them the reason. If he starts making rumors of you, then you will know who your real friends are if they believe you or not.
• United States
14 Sep 10
a similar thing happened to me. i was very nice to him i gave him gifts but after a year of friendship his personality changed, like he's a hypocrite and a liar and he doesn't seem to care about other people. its weird someday he talks to me casually and the other times he harasses me now he acting very friendly to me. its very weird