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People Break Down The Exact Moment They Realized Their Best Friend Was A Complete A-Hole

People Break Down The Exact Moment They Realized Their Best Friend Was A Complete A-Hole

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Sometimes we're so blind to the faults of others.

Learning the hard truth about a best friend is never easy.

Especially if that particular truth is the fact that they were never a good friend or good person, to begin with.

But we see people how we see them.

And one day, we see beyond what we want.

You sort of feel bamboozled.

But when someone tells you who they are, whether with their words or their actions, believe them.


Redditor RealTourelle11 wanted to hear how friendships fell apart, so they asked:

"What made you realize your best friend was actually a complete a**hole?"

I've realized far too many times too late, that some people need to go.

Not all friends are friends.

EXCUSE ME?!

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"When she told me she was cheating on her husband, and then I found out she was cheating with MY husband."

7grendel

$40 worth of snacks...

"I was poor and in college, I had the flu really really bad one week and asked my friend (he lived in a dorm across the hall) to go to the convenience store in the dorm lobby and get me something to drink and he could get whatever for himself too. He got me my soda and himself $40 worth of snacks."

"Didn’t notice at the time and I ordered us a pizza, he knew it was all I was going to have to eat for the next few days, and he snuck into my room and ate the leftovers while I was passed out on cold medicine."

"I didn’t even really know how to respond. Like I was already buying him snacks and feeding him… he had a meal plan on campus (I didn’t)… why act like that?"

EmperorMrKitty

Thief

"When I trusted and believed he was like a brother only to have him steal thousands of dollars from me. The money didn’t even matter but the treason hurt for years."

thejourney_89

"Happened to me too. A girl who was like a sister to me stole $80K from my business (her husband did, with her knowledge) and then turned her back on me while I was going through chemo. To be fair, I did tell her the worst thing would be if I lost a huge amount of money like that and that I’d rather have cancer again so I did give her the method to hurt me the worst. So there’s that."

Miqotegirl

Blocked

"Over time we lost contact, then she only reached out when she needed money. I let this go on too long until I found out I was pregnant with my first, and told her then I wouldn't send any money after that. She still asked, my daughter is now over 1.5 yo, and she had never even met her. I ended up blocking her and telling her not to bother trying to reach out anymore."

Beneficial_Affect522

Conversation Over...

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"I started to realize that they only ever talk about themselves. They rarely ask me a question, but then cut me off while I’m answering to make it about them."

onemoretwat

Why can't people realize they need to shut up?

Probably because they don't care.

And Me?

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"Realizing I am always there for them but it is never reciprocated or even acknowledged or even feigned interested in any thing I am doing in life."

Auniqueusername1983

Favors

"Best friend since elementary. In high school When I told her I no longer wanted to be friends because she was mean to others all the time, including me- she said that I had to be friends with her cuz she was my friend In elementary and middle school even tho everyone told her not to be, and that everyone talked behind my back about how gross and weird I was and she stayed my friend anyhow. She worded it like she was doing me a huge favor by being my friend and that I somehow owed her for that charity."

caffeinebee

In the end...

"Probably when my gf at the time admitted to sleeping with him and my three other guy friends while we were together. Not in an embarrassed way either, she was throwing it in my face to hurt me."

"I hoped against my own instincts that it wasn't true but I asked him and knew instantly from the look in his eyes that it was. Basically lost my whole friend group overnight, but... ended up finding much better friends in the long run. It all works out."

sleepingfox307

The Single Life

"All we ever talked about was her - how she hated being single, who she dated, how jealous she was of other people with partners. She skipped my dad's funeral. She ignored my housewarming party. She'd ignore me for weeks at a time, then suddenly call me up crying because she got dumped."

"I drove her to surgeries and sat waiting to drive her home. Watched her kids. Sat through a hundred weepy nights."

"Then she found a relationship. I have seen her 1x in the past 9 months (because I invited her to get together) and haven't heard from her in 3. I guess she must be happy now, doesn't need me to be a shoulder to lean on. She wasn't ever interested in being a friend to me. I was just someone to cheer her up when she was feeling down."

knastywoman

Loser

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"When he got his girlfriend pregnant he got 6 weeks of paternity leave. He lived with me and she had her own place. For months after the child was born he sat home taking advantage of his paid vacation playing 10 hours of video games a day while she struggled with the child."

GuyMansworth

Some people just need to go from our lives.

It's healthy.

Do you have any experiences to share? Let us know in the comments below.

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