full story<\/a> below.<\/p>\nI (22F) had a friend (22NB), whom I\u2019ll call Andy, for over 10 years. We\u2019re no longer friends for a multitude of reasons, but this situation has continued to bother me.<\/p>\n
For about a year before our friendship ended, Andy had been acting weird whenever I spoke about my interests.<\/p>\n
Whether I was talking to them or to others around them, they would become standoffish, passive-aggressive, condescending, and even go as far as infantilizing me anytime I talked about my favourite things, like F1, cool edits I found, or other things I enjoyed.<\/p>\n
Some background info: one of the things Andy and I originally became best friends over was our shared love of K-pop, something we have been interested in since around 2016 and admitted to each other in high school.<\/p>\n
Since then, it has been a pretty present part of our lives. Even as they started acting weird about my interests, I always made time for theirs. We talked about K-pop news, I listened to new groups and songs they wanted to show me, and I curated playlists of our favourite songs.<\/p>\n
This woman finally confronted her friend about his weird behavior.<\/p>\n
I found out that they were aware of how poorly they were treating me\u2014something I had unfortunately attributed to their poor mental health\u2014because one day, while we were shopping, they brought it up.<\/p>\n
They seemed like they didn\u2019t even want to be talking about it, but more like they felt obligated.<\/p>\n
They told me the reason they had been acting that way was that they were \u201cafraid I didn\u2019t like K-pop anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t even know what to say, so I told them that, yes, I was hurt by the way they treated me and my interests. That was the end of the conversation, but things never got much better.<\/p>\n
Am I the jerk for talking about my other interests?<\/p>\n
Maybe K-pop is not a strong enough glue to keep this friendship bonded.<\/p>\n
Other people in the comments section are sharing their two cents.<\/p>\n
Truth hurts.<\/p>\n
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A sensible observation.<\/p>\n
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This person makes a solid point.<\/p>\n
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This user finds the story relatable.<\/p>\n
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And people are taking her side.<\/p>\n
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Superficial friendships need to end eventually.<\/p>\n
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