She’s Not Supporting Her Best Friend’s New Business Because, When Her Apartment Flooded, Her Friend Refused To Help Her Out
This 28-year-old woman and her best friend Emma, who’s 29, have been close for over a decade. Through thick and thin, they’ve always supported each other – which is why she was shocked when Emma suddenly wasn’t there for her a few months ago.
At the time, she had a “major” personal crisis when a pipe burst in her apartment, and her entire place flooded. She obviously had to leave home in a hurry, and she reached out to Emma for some help.
She was hoping that Emma would at least allow her to stay at her place temporarily until her own living situation got fixed.
“To my shock, Emma told me that she was too busy with her new business launch and couldn’t help me out,” she recalled.
She tried to be understanding, even though she was seriously struggling, and she wound up leaning on some other friends.
However, she couldn’t forget how her best friend wasn’t there for her, so when Emma recently turned to her for some help, she turned down the request.
For some context, Emma’s new business is now up and running, so Emma has been promoting it a lot and asking friends and family to stop by.
“Emma’s been sending me messages about how important it is to support local businesses, especially friends,” she explained.
Despite that, she still decided not to support her friend’s new business because she was still pretty hurt that Emma didn’t give her a hand when she needed it the most.
Drobot Dean – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
She didn’t directly tell her friend that was the reason why she hasn’t been supporting the business. Rather, when Emma asked if she was going to buy anything, she just said that she “wasn’t interested” at the moment.
This pushed Emma to confront her, and her friend claimed to feel betrayed by her lack of support – especially after how much Emma had helped her in the past. Then, she even got accused of being vindictive and petty.
The whole situation has left her feeling torn, too, since, on the one hand, she agrees that she should be more supportive.
“But another part of me feels like Emma should have prioritized our friendship when I was in need,” she vented.
Now, she can’t help but wonder if refusing to support her friend’s business after what happened with her apartment is reasonable or an overreaction.
Do you think she should give Emma some grace, or does she have a right to give her friend a taste of her own medicine? Is she acting petty or not?
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