Redditor Asks For Advice After Finding Out His Best Friend Lied To Him About Vacation

"Let the friendship die its natural death."

Stephanie

• Published in Interesting
• August 28, 2023

Friendships can be fragile at times, and this is never more true than when one friend feels betrayed by the other. So, when Reddit user u/RelationQuest0 recently discovered his best friend lied to him, he turned to the Reddit community for advice.

The OP explained that his and his best friend's birthdays are only two weeks apart. So, when his bestie mentioned that she wanted to do something special for their birthdays this year, the OP suggested they go on a trip together.

The OP says his friend has been struggling financially, and he has been helping her out, so she was reluctant to agree to him paying for a vacation. But he reassured her that he wanted to, so she said yes.

However, when the OP tried to get his friend to come up with ideas for their trip, she wasn't very enthusiastic about it. She said it was difficult to make plans since she had just started a new job, so the OP told her she could just let him know when would be a good time, and he would make all the arrangements.

But, fast forward a couple of weeks, and another one of OP's friends sent him a text saying he saw the Redditor's bestie was in the Caribbean, according to her Instagram story. The OP was confused because he hadn't seen any stories from his bestie, so he asked his friend to send it to him.

When the OP saw the story (which his friend had clearly blocked him from), he realized she had gone on vacation without even telling him. The Redditor says he feels betrayed since he's been planning their special trip, yet his friend decided to go on her own trip and lie about it.

Now the OP is unsure how to approach the situation. Keep scrolling to see how people reacted.

The OP asked for advice when he discovered his friend had lied about a vacation.

He explained that he had been planning a birthday holiday for himself and his best friend.

But the OP's friend seemed reluctant to make any concrete plans for their trip.

The OP was hurt when he discovered his friend had gone on a holiday to the Caribbean without even telling him.

Now, the OP is feeling betrayed, but he's unsure how to approach the situation.

Here's how people reacted.

"Real friends don't need to be sneaky."

"Why would she hide a whole trip from you?"

"You're a better friend to her than she is to you."

"What does your guy say?"

"Do not put any effort into the relationship."

Ditch the holiday plans!

"This doesn't sound like a healthy friendship."

"She never really wanted to go anywhere with you."

"This relationship has way too much grey area."

She's only interested in the money.

"You can never fix sneaky, dishonest people."

It's time to move on.

"Let the friendship die its natural death."

"Take another friend."

"A convenient friend."

"People like this don't deserve friends."

What's your take on this situation? Do you think the OP is overreacting here, or is it understandable that he would be feeling betrayed and hurt by his friend?

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Stephanie