would you rather loose a long term friendship than swallow your pride?
By jade14
@jade14 (28)
China
September 24, 2010 9:28am CST
i had chat with my friend it's been awhile since we had good chat so we talked about so many things what's been going on with our lives,then came this question,i asked how is one of our friends been coz they are working together so i assume that they are still together since i have not heard from them for so long, she just told me that they had a fight and they are not friends anymore,i was so shocked they've been friends for so long we are like sisters i can even say that the friendship is even closer than that.,so i asked what happened what's the reason?only to find out that they had a fight over a hanky isn't that funny?a hanky my god!my friend(A)had a fight with my friend(B)coz B wants to borrow A's hanky since A is using the hanky she gave B the keys to the locker so she can borrow a hand towel now B frustrated got angry and accused A of being selfish and that's it they never talk again that's the end of their friendship...
A said that she had the right to lend whatever she likes B should know that A is using the hanky and its impossible to lend it to her that's why she lend her the hand towel it's not just some towel it's branded A said but B now already angry said so many bad things..
when they see each other on the train they would just ignore each other...i can't believe this happened it's their pride that is getting in the way...what do you think?
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6 responses
@Sidoghosh (174)
• India
24 Sep 10
LMAO! when I was reading you discussion ,the hanky made fall off my chair .I cant believe that best friends could fight over a petty reason ,well I had a fight with my friend over a job and he got ,So I took the initiative shook his hand and said "the best man won" ,In the end it is about swallowing your pride but one of them has to take the initiative now the question remains who will?,well sometimes a third friend who acts as a moderator also helps in such situations when both parties have a massive ego and help them to bury the hatchet .
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@rosegardens (3032)
• United States
24 Sep 10
Good job my friend. You not only saved the friendship but also gave your friend confidence in his ability to do the job. You are a good friend for that.
@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
24 Sep 10
Tisk tisk, I have to assume these involved parties are very young. Life is tough enough than to be fighting over petty things like a hanky for crying out loud. I have to admit I could not resist the laughter after reading this.
I suppose we can blame it on pride, but pride about what a hanky..
Truly if this is the case what are we saying about pride or it ego...
Imagine the same two in a fight over money, OMG blood would be shed. 
Truly if this is the case what are we saying about pride or it ego...
Imagine the same two in a fight over money, OMG blood would be shed. @sender621 (14893)
• United States
25 Sep 10
Any friendship is valuable to me. A long term friendship is even more dear to me. it has a lot of time and heart invested in it. It might not be the easiest thing for me to do but i would swallow my pride no matter how much it may hurt me inside. I wouldn't want to lose a friendship if i could do anything to prevent it. @rosegardens (3032)
• United States
24 Sep 10
Wow.........I hope they realize the value of their friendship super-cedes that of a hanky.
I would not use a used hanky, but that is me and my little quirk about germs.
The girls must be very young.
The girls must be very young. 
@ergfortes (516)
• Philippines
24 Sep 10
they must have other issues besides this hanky for them to ignore each other and forget about their friendship. how old are your friends? is this the first time they fought? i think the ego or pride issue is the one getting in the way. One of them must lower their pride and start a conversation. A hanky is not worth throwing the friendship they had for long time. If both are your friends, why not be a middle man so both could talk and work things out. I think there are other issues that made them decide not to talk to each other. Talk to both your friends and try to find out. Good luck!
@macey_27 (23)
• Philippines
25 Sep 10
Maybe they got issues before and this "hanky" thingy took up both parties' boiling point. I agree with one of the responses. If pride really is getting on the way, the best solution is a third party friend. Anyway, if no one really wants to save the friendship, maybe it's not friendship they really had before.
