Is my friend just a show off?
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Anonymous
| I cannot tell if my friend is a show off or socially awkward. She basically only contacts me or comes around when things are going well. She has wanted to get married to the same guy forever. He did not want to get married. So, she got knocked up, they went to the courthouse and now she's getting everything she wants. A husband, a baby, a house. All in the last year. All she does is bombard my phone with pictures of her baby or her house.When I tell her something, she doesn't respond to gives minimal feedback. |
Anonymous
| Doesn't matter what you call it, she just isn't a good friend. |
Anonymous
| I dumped a few of these. It's all about them and always will be. |
Anonymous
| She's not your friend . At best she's emotionally needy , at worst she's spiritually bankrupt . She might be a show off , but she doesn't value nor respect whatever relationship you think you have with her . I mean who does that ? Showing pics of her home just for the sake of it , as if she's implicitly telling you her life is 'better' than yours . Based on the snippet you've provided, it's safe to say you clearly don't need such an immature , vapid , shallow and devoid of any substance individual |
Anonymous
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You sound jealous, OP!
People talk about their houses babies, and husbands and yes they show pictures. Did you ever consider maybe she doesn't come around when things aren't gong well because she's too sad and depressed. If you feel she's not supportive of you that's one thing, but just based on this I think this is more about your jealousy than her showing off. |
Anonymous
| She doesn't seem to understand how (good) friendship works. |
Anonymous
| When it's all about them and they aren't concerned about your problems or life, it's time to put that poser friend into the recycle bin. |
Anonymous
| I'm a PP, also wanted to add that you do sound a bit jealous so maybe you are viewing her unfairly. I would never consider getting knocked up and having a shotgun courthouse wedding a brag worthy event, so if a friend told me about this I wouldn't all think that she was trying to show off. So, this probably isn't all on her. |
Anonymous
You must be the friend. The hallmarks of a narcississt. It's all about me, me, me. Yeah cut off the friendship. You can find better friends who have everything yet have the time to be a good friend. |
Anonymous
| I knew people like that. Sorry. You can do better. |
Anonymous
| What do you get out of bring friends with her? If nothing, then ditch her. |
Anonymous
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Not enough info. When people are happy, they tend to communicate more. If she's there for you when you need help, and listens to your achievements and vents, then she's a good friend. If not, downgrade her to acquaintance. |
Anonymous
Actually I'm not. ,but the the fact that OP spends the bulk of her post talking about her friend's latest milestones concluding with " now she's getting everything she wants" Is very telling. |
Anonymous
| She seems very self-centered and people like her usually do not make very good friends. |
Anonymous
The correct phrase is morally bankrupt. |