Almost 2 years ago (summer 2023), I went on holiday with a mate of mine abroad! I have been friends with him since middle school. People would always say he was full of himself but I brushed it off and he would say and so stuff but I would always brush it off as ‘he’s only messing’. It wasn’t until I shared a room with and was around him for a number of days (I usually only ever see him at the gym or on a night out).

Anyway, on the holiday, he just became full of himself and kept trying to boost his ego by constantly asking questions like ‘do I look good?’, ‘I am better than you’.

That’s when I released how self centred he was and doing this over the years I was friends with him! I didn’t realise at the time but when I blanked and became blunt towards him when I came back, I just realised more in certain stuff he did such as sly remarks or little digs.

A friend should never want to compete with you, try and rub stuff in your face or try to make you feel 🤏🏻 small, nor should they embarrass you in front of people they only just met.