What trivial or inconsequential thing has broken up one of your friendships?

Question

I once told two friends about their mutual crushes, that neither one could come out and talk about. They dated, broke up, blamed me, and have never spoken to me since. Even though when I last checked, they were married!

Sassy Old Broad: Thanks for the $. 02 re: my anecdote. Got an answer for the actual question?

Answer 1

A petty jealousy over a man, on my part, the women did nothing, it was the man that did it, but it came between me and 2 friends. One happened a long time ago and I don't know where she is to fix it. One happened in the past few years and we did fix it, once I apologized for my part, her part is that she is gorgeous, the man's part is he's a bone head and gone out of both our lives.

I am somewhat ashamed to say that I was made jealous by this one male, long story, but suffice it to say I learned a great deal in the whole transaction. I knew early in the relationship that he was NOT the one, but some other factors were in play and unfortunately my girlfriend, who I love dearly, got caught in the fray.

I don't normally choose partners who flirt, it makes me uncomfortable, but this man was so selfish he wouldn't even tell me it meant nothing, which would've been the only comfort I needed. As I said, it is a looooooooong story. And it is done.

Thank goodness.

Peace.

Answer 2

For me, it was about how my friend had the nerve to suggest a makeover. I'm not ugly or anything like that, but come on- she worked in a corporate executive office while I have a job where you often get dirty and it doesn't pay to dress up or doll up. She continued to push it even after repeated explanations- even telling me I needed it to be more of a woman. Nonetheless, I figured if she couldn't take me at face value, then she didn't qualify as a true friend.

Answer 3

I told my friend of 18 years that his 6 year old daughter had damaged my furniture and was being disruptive around my three kids; he broke off the friendship because, in his eyes, I had somehow "dishonored" him.

Answer 4

Dude, I wouldn't call that "trivial". I've learned never to fix up friends cause you get the fall-out!

Answer 5

my friend said because I didn't do drugs I wasn't cool enough for her to hang out with, she wanted to exparament and I didn't need it so we broke our friendship apart.