Are they really my friends?

November 7, 2012 8:06am CST
I have been having an issue with some girls I have known since we were at school and I think we always have but I have just been thinking about it a bit more lately and it has really been ticking me off. Basically what happens is that they go to great efforts to throw each other surprise birthday parties for each other or when someone passes their driving test they do a surprise party, but they have never done it for me. I think that at one point we would have considered each other to be best friends but only when they can be bothered really. Last night for instance two of the girls kidnapped another to take her to laser quest for her birthday which was fine. I also passed my masters degree this week and friends of theirs whom I know much less were all saying congrats we are so proud of you and yet got nothing from the girls whom are supposedly my best friends. They then when we got back opened a bottle of bubbly wine and the girl who organized it saying since its said girls birthday and the American elections we may as well and I said and plus I am graduating finally and she cut me off before I was even finished like I didn't even matter.
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@fatlex06 (895)
• Philippines
7 Nov 12
Oh hi there. Have you tried to discuss this issue with them? I think you have great friends, you are lucky to have them. I think you should talk to them about this. Just be sure that you will tell this to them without hurting their feelings or even hurting yourself. It's much better to have an open form about this. Just be true. Atleast, you are honest to them. Maybe there are somewhat insecure with you? Don't you think? I think you are just a little jealous of some of your friends. I hope you and your friends could fix this. You can count them as your friend but if their treatment to you is like that, maybe you don't have to consider them as true friends.
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7 Nov 12
Well they have done other things for instance they said to me when I was unemployed yeah lets all go to Greece or Rome over the summer it will be great! I said I dont have a lot of money but I will invest a lot of time in survey sites and such and save up and I showed them all the places where I was going to get extra money from so we could do referrals and such, I was about half way to the goal to make the payment and they put up an event on Facebook saying "guess what house warming party we just moved into a new house together" First time I heard of it so something I was looking forward to doing they lied about it so that they could move into the house without me instead. They were also going to our local beach on the weekend of my birthday and went going to tell or invite me, I had to ask them if I could come, then I was all like yay going to the beach on my birthday weekend!All their other friends were like happy birthday lovely day for it! They were like "yeah shut up about it already"
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7 Nov 12
I thought it was also kind of uncalled for really it really hurts my feelings but I try to be the bigger person about it though as I think they are really immature in a lot of ways, I wonder if it is because I moved away and made new friends and hobbies whereas they mainly stayed in our home town and didn't explore as much even when I was with them they are like remember that time and that time, they don't seem to have anything new to gossip about. I think I have more in common with the other people they invite to their parties than I do with them as the friends of a friend are so much nicer to me. They meant a lot to me in school but when I come round to think about it I hated school I only started to enjoy myself when I moved away from home to university and from the second half of my first year I became much more outgoing and adventurous person. Maybe they disliked this new me, or were jealous of me having experiences with ought them after we depended on each other for so long during school. All I know is that I really don't have the time patience or energy for these sort of mind games if that is what they are. It happens every time I go visit I just get really annoyed and ticked off its maybe better if I just gradually cut off contact with them and stay closer to the good friends I made throughout my university years. Just cant put up with the childishness of it anymore, I have enough trust issues with ought them making it worse.Its like if I am happy they cannot be.
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@fatlex06 (895)
• Philippines
7 Nov 12
Oh my. That's a lil' rude. I think you don't deserve such treatment. Well, are they the only friends that you have? Because if not, why not hang out with the other? I mean if you are not comfortable anymore of the way they treat you, then you should stay away from them. You don't have to burry yourself to those friends. But I know that somehow even if they are like that, they really mean a lot to you, am I right? Well, I guess you just have two options, it's either stick with it because you can be used to it, or let go of them, have new friends and go on with your life comfortable and happily. But if I were you, I will make some closure first. I can really smell that they are somehow insecure of who you are, or maybe of what you have, or maybe on whom you are with. I felt that you were an unconscious bullied person. Or insensitive bullied person. well, I just felt that based on your stories. I hope you won't experience such anymore. A lot of huuuggggggsssssss to you dear.
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@Sindelle (824)
• United States
8 Nov 12
Between this little story and the one about lying to you about moving into a house I'd be pissed too. Its not a one time thing so I think they're intentionally treating you differently. Even if they didn't consider you a best friend they still shouldn't be doing some of this stuff. I would just confront them calmly. I'd ask them first about the secret move. Then if they try and lie and say you're best friends or something mention the parties. Don't be mean but just be straight to the point. Then when they put their foot in their mouths dump them like yesterdays news. Unless they come up with this logical and reasonable explanation which is highly unlikely you don't need them. They sound like a bunch of high school students the way they're acting.
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8 Nov 12
Thank you, I think I am still too mad to confront them rationally think it may be another while before I confront them, they just tick me off so much. Think I should concentrate on my career and other friends instead.
@Sindelle (824)
• United States
8 Nov 12
Also I almost forgot congratulations on your achievement. You have so much to be happy about right now don't let anyone ruin it.
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@rberon1985 (5359)
• Philippines
7 Nov 12
First of all, I want to congratulate you for passing your master degree for this week. It is a call for a celebration. When I become I license and declared as a board passser, I was very happy. I almost jumped out. I'm sorry to hear about your friends to you lately. It is really disgusting and disappointing. Don't worry, I can feel you. You are not alone. I also experienced that siuation here in our place. What I did was give a space for myself. I do things that makes me happy even without them. We don't know what their reasons why they are doing this to you.Better to have some space between you and your supposedly "bestfriends". Let them realize your worth as a friend or a sister. Don't worry, you have a lot of virtual friends, so don't feel so alone.
7 Nov 12
Thank you very much your kind words are appreciated a lot. I do have other groups of friends maybe its time to leave them in the past and spend more time with my new friends who love and respect me a lot more.
• United States
8 Nov 12
Congratulations with your Master's Degree. If you were closer would take you out for a nice dinner just because. That takes alot of hard work and dedication to accomplish. What is your Masters in? Again Congrats in your Success!!! These women are what I call, users. They are not friends for you. They are friends between themselves and that is it. I have had this happen, even with my family I am treated this way.
8 Nov 12
Thank you so much! Dont worry I wont hold you too it lol. My boyfriend bought me a pair of designer pajamas and my mum and dad are coming over from London to have a proper family party closer to the actual graduation, it is also the fact that degrees are so expensive and the gown rental and the fact that I couldn't get a job while studying and couldn't even apply for job seekers. Was hard work on a lot of different fronts. Just can't be bothered with it anymore is just childish and requires too much energy to deal with.
• China
8 Nov 12
What deserves to be congratulated is that you have passed your masters degree.You seem to feel out of it .I guess You are a studious person ,but the other girls that you consider to be your best friends are too fond of play, so they keep you at arm's length.There is no need for you to take that to your heart and do what is right in your own sight.
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• Canada
7 Nov 12
I would talk with your friends. it seems you feel left out? maybe its time for new friends?
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