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Good friend upsetting me and overreacting

I have a good friend, whom I met while a student at university, we became rather close throughout uni, but I guess I always regarded him as a 'fair-weather' friend since friends you meet in school, college and uni are often only around for that duration.

We grew close, and would socialise outside uni, go for coffee, do external freelance work together etc.

He'd ask me to do him a favour here and there, and because he isn't fluent English his written English isn't so good. He would ask me to proof-read for typos, spelling, punctuation and grammar, because he knew I was good at that.

Just recently, having not heard from him for a long while, he messages me out of the blue, and asks me to go over his CV and website content to check it over.

He keeps asking me literally everyday or so, and I patiently tell him, I'm working, I'm busy, and just recently came back off a short weekend away.

He did actually have an accident about 6 months ago and hit his head too, which left him comatosed for a couple months, which I found out last week too. Problem is, he's been really weird afterward, and just not the same guy.

He's been very clingy, and just today snapped at me, and told me why did I bother saying I will look over his CV if im not bothered. It really annoyed me and actually upset me, as although I had intended to get it finished for him, I've had a lot on.

In fact, I did start it yesterday and as such I was going to continue it.

After his message I feel less inclined, as he basically told me I wasn't a real friend, and that he "believes in real friendship" but maybe he shouldn't because I hadn't done as he asked.
Reply 1
Strange story
Reply 2
Well you have kept him waiting. He probably needs it done promptly.

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