My best friend keeps rubbing her new boyfriend in my face. What's wrong with me that it annoys me a little?

[Anonymous]

I recently went through a rough time in this section and she knows. I tell her everything. How kinda bad i feel about myself right now after being heartbroken again and again.

And i feel like she's rubbing her relationship in my face. I really am happy for her but litterly every conversation of ours includes talking about how sweet he is for half of it.

Like i said i really am happy for her but if it was the opposite and she would be going through a hard time with her heart breaking time after time, i would be a littleee bit more considerate and not gloat about my boyfriend every two minutes in the conversation..

i mean of course i wouldn’t bother if it was normal like with my other friends but its almost like she's trying to get to me damn.

[Anonymous]

oh she's definitely bragging. honestly i think she's a toxic friend. i've had a friend like this. either you stay friends and hate her secretly, or go your separate ways and feel free.

in the mean time while you figure out which one you want to do, just change the direction of the conversation every time she brings up her "boyfriend"

[Anonymous]

I’m literally going through the exact opposite situation as you. I’m the one with the boyfriend (I never bring him up to my friend because she’s struggling in the dating world) but she is CLEARLY not happy for me.


My advice to you: just talk to her and let her know how this is making you feel. If she is a good friend she will apologize and stop doing what she is doing. If she's anything like my friend she’ll make the situation about her.

[ProbablyClueless]

There's nothing wrong with you being annoyed about the fact your "friend" is making a point to brag to you about how she has something you don't.

[Billlewis]

I've had a fair number of women do this to me, as well.

[eternal_heck]

Ok so, there’s two ways to look at this.


1.) she’s rude and trying to rub it in your face.


2.) she’s genuinely happy and he’s all she thinks about (I’ve done this myself before).


Now, if it’s #1 she needs to go OR you need to have a talk with her and be like wtf. If it’s #2, ask her to tone it down because it makes you feel bad. If she’s your close friend, that should be a reasonable request and she should understand.

[IslaTheWitch]

People in happy relationships don't feel that they own conversations sharing their happiness.

I would talk to her, sharing that it's not something you need now.

[Drumlin2001]

She sounds like a great friend... if the behaviour is bothering you talk to her or make some distance between you

[Sarahng]

Maybe she really is rubbing it in your face, maybe she's just happy and inconsiderate. Either ways, you do need some time away from her until you move on and get your life together, don't tell her everything that happens in your life.

[Luckycharms12]

It's bit much do it in private

[BigDog1989]

You're jealous, of course