Bitterness

By Anonymous - 07/01/2024 22:00 - Sweden - Lidingoe

Today, I ran into a guy I haven't seen since high school. He started ranting about what an asshole I was for not inviting him to my birthday party when I was 12. We're 50 now, the party was cancelled because my granddad died, and we were not friends anyway, I just hung out with him as I felt sorry for him sometimes. FML
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Chazzster 28

38 years is a long time to carry a grudge for something as minor as that! ... You never know just what is going to be a big deal to someone or how they connect a perceived slight to their general unhappiness. OP, don't sweat it. It was a very long time ago - It's this person's problem not yours. If and only if you know you will have to deal with this person on a regular basis, I'd give a simple apology and explanation but not allow them to emotionally blackmail me into anything more. Sometimes a simple apology helps, even if you don't think you really did anything very wrong. But don't let them use that to manipulate you into anything else.

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Chazzster 28

The thing about friendship is that it's entirely voluntary. You don't have to be a friend unless you genuinely like the person and they like you. Not everyone is going to click as a friend... We normally have both friends and acquaintances. It sounds like OP and the person in question were acquaintances to me. Although an acquaintance is not a friend, it's still better than nothing... Not everyone is going to be a close friend. We need to know the difference and accept people for who they are.

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Chazzster 28

38 years is a long time to carry a grudge for something as minor as that! ... You never know just what is going to be a big deal to someone or how they connect a perceived slight to their general unhappiness. OP, don't sweat it. It was a very long time ago - It's this person's problem not yours. If and only if you know you will have to deal with this person on a regular basis, I'd give a simple apology and explanation but not allow them to emotionally blackmail me into anything more. Sometimes a simple apology helps, even if you don't think you really did anything very wrong. But don't let them use that to manipulate you into anything else.

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Rake 16

I hope your adult 50 knows why hanging out with someone out of pity and then using it as an excuse for not acting as a friend is not a nice thing to do...

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Chazzster 28

The thing about friendship is that it's entirely voluntary. You don't have to be a friend unless you genuinely like the person and they like you. Not everyone is going to click as a friend... We normally have both friends and acquaintances. It sounds like OP and the person in question were acquaintances to me. Although an acquaintance is not a friend, it's still better than nothing... Not everyone is going to be a close friend. We need to know the difference and accept people for who they are.

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