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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Give her some grace. She regrets it and she’s trying to apologize. Your feelings are hurt, and I get that. Mine would be, too. But this is forgivable, especially because she’s trying. Now go prove her wrong![/quote]

Op here. I’m not going to end the friendship but I definitely need some time and space. We’d ordinarily talk/text/or see each other several days a week, but I need at least a few weeks off.

The thing is, I don’t need to prove her wrong. Like just even having that thought tells me this is not the right kind of friendship for me. [b]My friend should be rooting for me.[/b] [/quote]

I'm wondering how many people you interact with regularly... Some friends are the cheerleader type. Others think they're caring by warning you about potential pitfalls. This one sounds like the latter.[/quote]

+1 It seems like this friend is more of a "fixer" and is warning OP of pitfalls, whether she's right or wrong. OP seems like she's very passive and quietly seethes then explodes. It's hard to tell exactly what's happening within the context of their relationship. I do think that OP needs to think about her role in these interactions and see if there's some way to tweak it. She should communicate clearly during interactions instead of passively taking it then getting back in part at her own inability to react appropriately. It would be completely fair to tell the friend that all discussions of OP's business are off the table for the sake of their friendship. [/quote]

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