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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whenever I meet with my high school friend, who is very wealthy, she says things that leave me puzzled and a little paranoid of my social standing/appearance. For example, she’ll “confide” to me she cannot afford a dentist or her husband is desperately waiting to get paid so they can get groceries. I feel like she wants me to reciprocate and say something like, “I’m struggling too. I cannot afford blah blah blah.” When there is a third friend who is also wealthy she never does this. Thoughts?[/quote]

I have friends across the economic spectrum and the only people I know who talk like this are broke because they spend too much on the wrong stuff.  The ones who are just barely eking it out by cutting every corner possible aren’t the ones who make these comments.  I don’t know why there’s a difference, but there is.  And it doesn’t seem to matter if they’re UMC strivers who stretched themselves too thin vs blue collar or hourly folks.

If this woman is legit wealthy and making comments like this, it’s weird no matter the cause.  Have a little self-awareness.[/quote]

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