“She pressured me to do stuff I was uncomfortable with.
She had COVID and hung around me, knowing my mom had health issues and couldve possibly died.”
Recently Reddit userthrowbackblueasked the community, “Why did youend your friendshipwith your best friend?”
Unfortunately, folks had a lot of heartbreaking stories to share.
like proceed with caution.
“I ended the friendship after lending money.
Its true what they say: money ruins relationships.”
u/Complex-Bobcat5391
“A decade-old friendship ended due to this.
We were a group of eight who had been friends since about 7th grade.
This friend called each of us to ask for money because he said he couldnt pay rent.
It turned out he was buying weed and not paying rent.
It felt like a betrayal, especially since we were all struggling and some of us had kids.
It felt rude.”
u/UnderlinedRed
2.
It’s safe to say my mental health is THRIVING now."
u/AssociateBusiness670
3.
“My dad died.
I told them I didn’t want to have a big party.
They said that was cool.
I showed up and they invited a ton of people for a huge house party.
Then they got pissed that I was ‘just sulking on the couch’ and were shitty to me.
Our friendship never recovered, and now we don’t talk at all.”
u/Responsible-Onion860
4.
He was constantly insulting me, embarrassing me in front of other people, and belittling me.
I just thought that’s what friends did.
I had to make real friends to learn that’s not the case."
u/ImInJeopardy
5.
“My ex-boyfriend got my best friend pregnant.
Both of them are out of my life now.”
u/passionate_brittanyy
6.
“We were friends for 20 years.
I took her cats to the vet and helped her when she lost her house.
For 20 years, I asked her for nothing.
My husband ended up suddenly being diagnosed with brain cancer.
So, I called to ask my friend if she could stay with him while I got his meds.
She told me no because she wanted to go to the store with her boyfriend.
I called my neighbor, and she watched my husband instead.
I never talked to my friend again.
It’s been almost 10 years.”
u/softshoulder313
7.
The conversation that followed revealed that he was extremely jealous of the relationship my now wife and I have.
We had been friends for 20 years."
u/brotherfrank
8.
I embarrassed her in front of everyone.
u/lilwolfie420
9.
“We were friends for over 40 years (friends since childhood).
Years later, I asked why he had done it.
His answer was, ‘Because you’re an atheist.
You rejected god, so you deserved everything you got.’
And that was that.”
u/Virtual-Werewolf-310
10.
“We grew apart.
It sounds cliche, but life took us in different directions.
I got married, moved to a different city, and had kids.
He stayed in our hometown, stayed single, and we just stopped having common interests.
Sometimes thats just how life goes.”
u/No-Extent-2396
11.
“It happened because of a girl.
As a result, they started to develop feelings for each other.
She left me and started dating my friend.
My friend betrayed me for a girl.
After half a year, I laughed when I found out that they had broken up.
He traded friendship for a six-month relationship.
What the fuck?”
u/Neat_Concert_3440
12.
“We kept on arguing about politics and religion.
We didn’t share the same principles.
It was so annoying.”
u/SimpForHerGrace
13.
“Because I terminated a complicated pregnancy.
She sure wears that pussy hat and feminist sweatshirt proudly, though.”
u/No-Solid-4255
14.
I started dating a girl who just bought a house in the town I moved to.
This caused a year-long dramafest of epic proportions.
He started getting upset that I never planned things or invited him anywhere, which was partially true.
I would occasionally head back to my hometown and invite him to places both over here and over there.
But, he continually blew me off or wasnt happy with my suggestions for activities."
u/BCA1
15.
“She told my kids they were the reason I tried to attempt suicide.
I dont even have words to describe the emotion I felt.
Heartbreak, anger, confusion…none of them applied.
I was just numb to it all.”
u/kytamore
16.
“She had extremely high friendship needs that started to drown me.
It was like managing a romantic relationship instead of a friendship.
Her anger was also super unpredictable, and she felt like everyone was always out to get her.
I started to get massive anxiety any time I visited home and had to hang out with her.
It sucks because she also had good qualities, and I still do love her.
u/furkfurk
17.
“She pressured me to do stuff I was uncomfortable with.
She had COVID and hung around me, knowing that my mom had health issues and couldve possibly died.
We weren’t able to go back to how things were, so we ended our friendship.”
u/Sea-Usual7823
18.
“It was 2016, and I was in love with her.
When she got engaged, I decided I had to tell her how I felt.
So I stopped writing to her.
I specialize in unrequited love.”
u/No_Amoeba6994
19.
“I cared way too much, and they didn’t care at all.
I got blocked the moment I showed even the slightest hint of a spine.
Years later, I got a very hollow and fake apology sent via ‘vanishing message mode’ on Instagram.
No apology, no explanation.
Two weeks before, he asked if he could bring a last-minute date.
I told him absolutely he had been my best friend since the fourth grade, after all.
But then an 18-year friendship just disappeared.
My other best friend moved to California without telling me, but he told my family.
I haven’t spoken to him since.
Friends can be so disappointing.”
u/Ztflana
Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
