what would you feel if...

Philippines
December 7, 2008 3:45am CST
you and a friend agreed to meet at a certain place because you really need someone to talk to because you're really depressed. now you arrived at the meeting place, waiting for almost an hour for your friend to arrive and then you suddenly receive a text message from your friend telling you that she won't be meeting you because she suddenly found out that our common friend is also depressed and that common friend really wants to see her and talk to her. what would you do? because that happened to me before, actually, almost all the time. and it's always that common friend who steals away that time with my friend. i do understand that he really needs to talk to my friend, but sometimes you just feel sad that you feel no one cares for you anymore. but i just shrug it off though...
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21 responses
@shamsta19 (3224)
• United States
7 Dec 08
Find someone else to talk to. I know sometimes we all need someone to talk to to get things off our chest. I have felt this way many a time. I have also felt the loneliness of not having that person you can talk to. Sometimes even the people who love you and who you see everyday are not the ones you need to talk to at the time. I wouldn't hold it against ny friend but whenever I needed someone to be there for me I'd probably rely on someone else for that. All of our acquaintances have their own specific purpose in our lives, maybe you are just looking to the wrong friend.
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@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
7 Dec 08
Yep that is what I would do as well. I quite agree. If you are depressed you need a good friend who cares not someone who stands you up and cares about someone else.
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@shamsta19 (3224)
• United States
8 Dec 08
I appreciate the best response. I was just being real here. And I think you know what to do now. you'd do better off talking to people here, at least you won't get ignored. Take care!
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• India
7 Dec 08
hey don't feel depressed brother world is too big you just need to find out the right person who love you ,you can share with other friend too,most importantly you can share with your parents .be cool.this is life there are many problems,happiness . or if then only you need her that means you love her and let her know that how much you love her.and make her to love you. be practical friend."all the best"
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• Philippines
8 Dec 08
I do have other friends to talk to, but they are really far. It's either they are in another city or abroad. and by the way, I'm a girl.Thanks for your response! ^_^
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@kunking (1118)
• China
7 Dec 08
hii,friend! i know what's u feelings about this...sometimes it happened to me because my friend has something urgent to do and couldn't come to chat with me...but i didn't mind..however, i wonder that why your friend find other time to meet u? or couldn't he/her meet u when finished talking with his/her common friend? i would feel sad like u if this happened at times..but just don't take it personally, maybe your friend are really in a delimma when deciding to meet which one first...
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• Philippines
7 Dec 08
she couldn't meet me after she talks to other friend because they finish talking late at night. so what i do is i just sleep and hoping that the next day that i wake up, I'd feel better.
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• China
9 Dec 08
I have the same feeling with you. Sometimes I need wait for my friend a long time,but she is not care. She thinks it is reasonable. And sometimes I feel lonely and sad, but cannot get any encouragement from friends. What I want is others' respect. However, I still believe if I really care about others, I will get return.~~ Anyway, I think your friend is a kind person.
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@felher08 (195)
• Philippines
9 Dec 08
For me, I feel I am not important and would be sad knowing that our common friend has been given priority. But, I won't let this happen again. I have to make it sure that what has been agreed upon should be done. You should let your friend know what you feel about that she did not come at your meeting place.
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• China
9 Dec 08
Well, I am sorry to hear that, but I think you are a strong people. Luckiy, such things have not happened to me. If that happens, maybe I would be heart-struck first. Why my friend makes such decision, not only once but always? Maybe I am less important in her heart or she trustr me and thinks I can get away from depression and deal with it well. Of course, I think that would be the second case in fact. After a transitory grief, I would try to forget what had happened just now, live the meeting place, go home or to any other place, and try to get rid of displeasure and depression. I would not like to force someone to do something especially for me. I would esteem the choice my friend makes.
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@palonghorn (5479)
• United States
7 Dec 08
the old saying 'fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me' comes to mind. if this friend did that once to me, ok, i would forget it and go on. however, if it became a pattern, i would find a new friend to talk to. and i would make myself unavailable to that person. after all why should i make time for them if they can't do the same for me?
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@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
7 Dec 08
I would feel that she cared more about the other person than me. I would also think it was rude of her to leave you waiting there for an hour before telling you she was not coming. I would find another friend to talk to. Someone who really cared out you. She does not sound like she cares about you if this is a common occurrence.
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• Philippines
7 Dec 08
if this happens to me i would really feel bad since i was the first one who asked for help and needed a person to talks to but at the last moment i was put second with another person. that is if this happens really often but if this happened one's make i can let it pass thinking that his problem night be greater than mine.
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• India
7 Dec 08
hey the world is populated with millions of people. What is one friend if he/she can not give you a few minutes when you really need them? forget it! MOVE ON. don't get stuck to people who do not value you or your time. i woudl pick up a fight with a friend who ditched me like this. What the hell! i can't be taken for granted. Forget it. Find someone else. a friend in need is a friend in deed. if teh friends deserts you in need then it is of no use.
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@ronnyb (6113)
• Jamaica
4 Jan 09
Wow this is a tough one .I am not sure how to deal with such a situation.You wouldnt want to be slefish and take away from your other friend who is also in need of help but I find it kind of weird that everytime you need her this other friend also needs her.This seems to me that this friend means more to her than you or she doesnt want to meet with you.Either way I would start to review my friendship with her but first I would express my feelings about the situation and hear what she says.If the answer is unsatisfactory I would have to seek a new friend who is more reliable to share with and gently move away from her .
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• Philippines
5 Jan 09
maybe she knows I can take care of myself during tough times. lately, when i feel depressed, i just keep myself busy so that i'll forget what i feel. somehow, it works for me.and i just found out that the other friend has some issues with his current situation.but i just can't move away from my friend, i won't do the same thing to her if she needs me. thanks for your response and have a great day! ^_^
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• Philippines
7 Dec 08
hi friend i know what is your feeling, if i were you on that time, i felt disappointed to my friend, all i can say to you my friend, don't be sad coz life goes on, be positive don't be negative... have a good day to you...
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• Philippines
9 Dec 08
I love my friends so much and I do value them. There's no room for jealous or something when it comes to depression whom my friend would incounter. Even if it would take a thousand times that it would happen to me it's alright. Why? Just look at the bright side. Just set your mind that also part of the healing process of your friend even if you are not physically present on the place.
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@wheel416 (1019)
• Canada
8 Dec 08
OK, so you asked for my opinion, here it is... First, if you are sad, down and just a bit lonely and would like someone to talk to that is one thing. If you are depressed as in clinically, or medically so you should see a Doctor, therapist, or counselor. That being said, if you were just sad and lonely and wanted someone to talk to it is probably OK just to let the friend know that you were upset about being stood up, and then shrug off the incident. Another thing you need to consider is whether or not this particular person frequently makes commitments with you and then does not follow through. If that is in fact true, I agree with the earlier statements that perhaps you may want to reevaluate your friendship. On the other hand, if this is just a one time thing letting your friend know that you were hurt should solve the problem. Personally, I would not have waited an entire hour for someone. I would have called and left a message and told them I was leaving. I find it is better to do something when I feel down then to sit and think about my life. The more I think the worse it seems to get and the more down and depressed I become. If you switch streams and try to do something different, I find that my mood changes as well. As for my first point, if you're seriously depressed, call someone, tell someone, go to your Physician or call a hotline. My final thought. Perhaps, if your friends make you feel more sad than happy you may want to consider finding some new friends or at least other friends that you can spend time with when these particular people are not available. Good luck!
• Philippines
9 Dec 08
I'm so sorry for the late reply, I've been busy with work lately that I didn't even have the time to check mylot. Well, I've told my friend how i felt being stood up, and she did say sorry. I really appreciate your comments about this matter, thanks! ^_^
@fifileigh (3615)
• United States
8 Dec 08
i think ur friend should be responsible for her prior commitments that she makes with others. i wouldnt trust her again or even value her judgement, but see her as a liar, and someone not to be trusted or not a close friend, but remain acquaintances with her and chat with her on occasion. and if something comes up, i will tell her i need to go because something more important came up.
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@Erssyl (617)
• Philippines
9 Dec 08
If I have both of them as my friend I will tell both of them that we meet all together and not always getting jealous.I understand how you feel if you are being taken for granted.How it is to be the second best.What is important is that you've got a friend who is always ready to listen to whatever heartaches you have.If your friend can't give you her first priority,maybe because she knows you are much stronger than the other friend.Don't take it negatively.Smile
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@gracie04 (4549)
• Philippines
8 Dec 08
If i were in your shoes, i'd feel upset too.. maybe it's time for you to go and find someone else to talk to.. it seems that your friend is taking you for granted.. i mean, he doesn't care about you.he should have called you at least to check whether you're doing okay or not.. or a simple text message of comfort can do a lot to make you feel better..
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@MizzLadyB08 (1174)
• United States
8 Dec 08
I would be pissed off because I asked to meet up with them first and now they gonna blow me off for another friend. That is wrong. If they can not tell the person that they need to be somewhere else first then what do that say about our friendship. In overall I would just et them know exactly how I feel about the situation and maybe not talk to them for a while and let them try to figure out what is wrong and why I have not gave them a call.
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@mayhem23 (185)
• Canada
8 Dec 08
I would let down as in your situation. This has never really happened to me in the exact same way. I have however arrived at a place to meet someone that I really wanted to but he/she did not make it on time. In fact they were so late we never met because I was on a strict time schedule. It certainly does not feel good.
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• Philippines
8 Dec 08
There may be a reason why your friend opted to be with that other friend of your because he needed the time more than you do. You must hacve other friends to talk to so spend time with them. It is not true that noone cares for you anymore. Sometimes , you know, our friends just need to be somewhere else. But it doesn't mean they love us less. Cheer up!
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