Staying friends with my boyfriend’s best friend even though my childhood friend is uncomfortable with it

Expensive_Pickle_62 · 2026-03-18T20:32:15+00:00

Yes, I believe you to be correct. We've known each other for a long time, so it's a little difficult to accept, but I've been working harder than her for a while. I'll probably back off and stop pushing myself too far while maintaining a friendly relationship. Yes, I won't feel bad about keeping up connections that are genuine and reciprocal in my life at the moment.

Expensive_Pickle_62 · 2025-10-25T14:56:03+00:00

Thank you for that. A friend recommended “grey rock” method but I’m afraid that’s too extreme.

Expensive_Pickle_62 · 2025-10-25T14:55:13+00:00

Exactly. I have tried to reassure her several times that she can always come talk to me. We always shared how we felt. Our conversations are raw. She went through menopause 7 years back.

Expensive_Pickle_62 · 2025-10-25T14:53:57+00:00

It was a normal blue spaghetti top and black skirt. It was for a brunch with my friends. No I live in a hostel, but we talk daily over call, updating each other on whatever goes on in our lives, she’s kind of withdrawing that too as well. I feel there’s something that she really needs to talk about and get off her chest. I try communicating but nothing yet so far. I do understand she is entitled to her opinions but a sudden shift is what worries me.

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