A woman is trying to avoid making a snap decision about ending an “exhausting friendship” over her friend’s ongoing Snapchat behavior.
Seeking opinions, the 27-year-old woman explained her 28-year-old friend’s seemingly pointed Snapchat posts on community forum Mumsnet.
“For context, I’m married and have an autistic child,” she wrote, adding that her friend is engaged and has no kids. “I don’t often reply for a few hours/days because I’m obviously busy with my own life. I try and respond whenever I’m on my phone, but I don’t have time/energy to even be on it.”
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“I haven’t responded to her for 24 hours as I’ve been extremely busy with my son and work,” she continued. “She’s now put a story on Snapchat (yeah, this happens regularly) with a quote: ‘People who ignore you until it suits them to talk to you, are not worth your time or friendship.’ ”
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Feeling slighted, the woman now wants to confront her friend: “I always apologize if I haven’t answered, but I’m just sick of feeling like I cannot have a life without rushing to message back. I get she may be worried, but she never expresses that concern — just gets annoyed that I don’t reply. Am I wrong for calling her out and dissolving the friendship?” she said.
Mumsnet users rallied around the woman, primarily pointing out that this “passive-aggressive” behavior is a red flag in any type of relationship.
“A person that needy will never be able to manage an adult friendship properly,” one user replied. “She doesn’t own you, you don’t owe her any kind of response in any timeline whatsoever, and passive-aggressive social media posts are the worst kind of childish melodrama and manipulation.”
Another simply wrote, “Just get rid. What on earth is there to ask about?”