Discovering red flags in newer friendship
Summershy
October 25th
Last Friday, I had a get together at my place with some friends of mine and for the most part had a great time. Of the people who came was a newer friend of mine and happened to see several red flags. 🚩.
- When he showed up, he didn't seem like he was that excited to be there
- He told me that he was tired
- He kept asking me when we were going to open gifts because he got me one
- When I asked him about a friend of his, he told me that he did not want to talk about it and not to ask him about her anymore because they fell out
- He didn't really interact with anyone
- After he left before everyone, he sent me a very rude text in which in criticized me by not only giving unsolicited advice but also told me that I had to change
- He told me that he was only telling me this because he is my friend and cared about me
- During an exchange in text messages, I attempted to set boundaries
-He minimized what I said with "Happy Birthday and Goodnight."
-He also wanted to keep having the last say
-He gave me a fake apology
-He wanted to have the last say and argue back
At that point, I didn't even say goodnight, I just stopped responding and then unfriended him and deleted his contact information.
8. Then after I unfriended him, I noticed that he and this woman, who he said that he fell out were still friends on FB.
-Though I don't want to gossip, I do question him on what he told me. 🚩