As much as we love, cherish, and appreciate our friends, there are still some certain things they do (this life has no balance, so it’s pretty much inevitable) that really annoy us deep down. Because we don’t want to come off as petty, childish, or overreactive, we don’t really make a fuss about it, but deep down in our chests, it actually upsets us.
You know what I mean now. Those things don’t seem like big deals, but they also are.
Here are 10 things our friends do that we secretly hate:
1. Taking Terrible Pictures of Me When I’m Looking Gorgeous
This is such a friendship deal breaker—it really is. If you can’t help me properly document my slay, what are we doing? Are you really my friend if you don’t know my good picture angles and don’t know how to make me look taller in pictures? Seriously, think about it. This thing can hurt, especially if you’re now looking fire in a new outfit and a perfectly beat face. Not even one decent picture? Suspicious.
2. Telling Their Other Friends Private Things About My Life
I understand that you have other friends, and your relationship with them might even be longer or deeper than what I have with you, but please, for the sake of friendship, don’t use the private information I give you about my life as content for chit-chat with your other friends. It’s so uncool and the ultimate betrayal.
3. Sitting on the Fence When I Have Issues With Someone
I’m not asking you to do the most, but at least show some moral support and pick a side. Especially when it is obvious that I’m being wronged. Isn’t that what friendship is supposed to be about anyway, having each other’s backs?
Please don’t be “neutral” when a close friend has issues with someone, whether you know the other person or not. Don’t be that person.
4. Cancelling Plans Because of a Guy
I can’t be very loud with this one because I’ve done it before. We all do it sometimes, but it doesn’t make it less annoying, truth be told. Especially when a friend cancels plans with you for a man who responds to her messages two business days after she sends them. Like, come on, sis, priorities.
5. Telling Their Partner Things I Confided in Them About
Using my private life, my struggles, and my trauma as pillow talk with your man/woman is a no-no! It’s a violation of my privacy and the trust I have in you, and to be sincere, it is scum behaviour. Why will you sell me out like that?
6. Forcing Me to Give Relationship Advice They Wouldn’t Follow
You know you will still get back together with him, but you will create a WhatsApp group titled “so done with men” and make me gather around to insult and curse a man you will still get back together with in approximately three working days. Come on now; do better.
7. Posting Pictures Where I Look Bad, But They Look Good
Seriously, friends who do this are horrible. It’s better not to post pictures of us at all than to post pictures where I look like Shrek. What if our MCM sees it? How do we explain that that is not our real face? It’s not fair now.
8. Borrowing Money and Refusing to Pay Back
This is actually the worst of the worst. Why else will you borrow money from me and refuse to return it? Is that one even friendship?
9. Refusing to Patronize My Business
Those friends who refuse to patronize you but will go ahead and pay double for that product or service from a “bigger” brand while tweeting “support your friends” on the TL. Judgment day is coming.
10. Scrolling By My Instagram Post and Not Leaving a Comment
It doesn’t matter if I sent you the pictures before I posted them on Instagram. Are you really a friend if you don’t leave a “but who is actually finer than you” comment under my post? That’s a rhetorical question because you are not.
BONUS: Those friends who don’t gift you when it’s your birthday—not even a simple N400 card. Cheesy, cute captions are nice and all, but sis, why won’t you spend your money on me? I was there when you bought Segun that Rolex now. It’s unfair.
