The Most Cold-Hearted Stories of Friendship Betrayals

34. Warm and Fuzzy

I did nothing but support her, cover for all the times she skipped class and made me make up excuses, lent her money and gave her support when she had an unexpected teenage pregnancy.

She called me up after a few months of completely ignoring me and we spent a morning talking about work (We work in the same industry, but different jobs, hers is more admin and mine is more technical.) I later found out that she had poached a (well-paying) client of mine, given the job to her sibling (who is in the business too), pocketed the commission and instructed our client to not pay me even though she had already signed a contract. It got nasty, and I ended up having to let it go.

Found out a few weeks after that the only reason she called me was to see if I had any idea that she had taken my client. Made me feel really warm and fuzzy inside

35. Never Got An Invite

One of my best friends was getting married to my cousin. I had known the guy way before he had met my cousin (I didn’t introduce them) I had this group of friends who I knew for many years. I myself wasn’t close to this cousin. We would get together almost every week to play video games, drink, etc. all year long the cousin would keep showing all the plans, decorations, and sh*t that excited women do.

Then one day one of my other buddies in the circle called me and asked why I wasn’t at the wedding. I never got an invite, the guys wanted me to crash it because I deserved to be there in their opinion. I saw on FB, pictures of the wedding with all my circle of friends. Then everything made sense. I just didn’t see the cues. I heard less talk about the wedding, some of the other friends were told to keep quiet, and some of them had no idea I wasn’t invited. At the same time, I was quite busy getting ready for licensing exams for school and graduation so I didn’t pay attention but I was still waiting for the invitation. I’ve been there for their firstborn, I’ve always helped them out, never asked of anything in return. You know, just being a good friend. So this hurts pretty bad.

After a couple of weeks, I confronted my buddy and he told me they really wanted to invite me but his wife’s parents were bankrolling the wedding and gave him an ultimatum, don’t invite me and he gets money for a wedding or invite me and he gets nothing. So he obviously went for the former. I get it, it’s his father-in-law and all. I was never close with my cousin or her family because they were pretty much scumbags. They would cheat family and friends, manipulate people, ask for loans, lie and try to ruin your reputation if they didn’t get their way, etc. I always kept my distance and I always came to hang out with my buddy and only tolerated my cousin. The funny thing is my buddy knew all about her family and their deceit but he stayed with her because honestly, he couldn’t get another girl and then eventually they had a kid together. So it was far too late to do anything about it. Everything just got awkward from there, so I just walked away from them and my other friends have also stopped contact with me too. In the end, I was better off without them. Just sucked because I got blindsided.

36. Like A Bird

My best friend and I get arrested together for something we were both doing. Made a promise never to rat if we get caught. We get caught. I get interviewed all I say was about my right to a lawyer. The same detective leaves the room I’m in, and walks across the other room they’re holding my friend in. I can see inside from a mirror at a weird angle outside. They’re in there for about 30 minutes, see him moving his lips nonstop. After they were done they uncuff him, make him sign a paper and he walks out the front door with all his property. They come back inside my room and tell me they’ve upgraded my charges as they have a witness now. Turns out he sang like a bird.

37. Nine of Them

Probably 30 years ago now my best friend and I worked in the design industry, mainly freelance to start off with, but we built a great reputation. We got to the point where we really started to look long and hard at setting up our own company. Over a Friday night beer, my friend announced he’d been offered a great job at one of London’s top agencies, which he took and I wished him well. Fast forward 10 years and he’d done massively well, I had done well too, but nowhere near the same cash return. The lease agreement ended on my studio, so it was time to clear out all the years of stuff I had left lying around. And I came across a portfolio, it had his name on it, the date and the company to which it was presented to. It was his job interview from years before. It contained 12 pieces of work- 9 of which were mine!

38. Made Promises

Had to move to another country for work and didn’t have time to complete the paperwork for my dog. Traded my car to my best friend to follow through with the pet transport. He got attached to the dog, understandably because the dog is f*cking awesome, and reneged on the whole deal. We haven’t spoken since. He ended up with the car and the dog. It’s been 10 years and it still breaks my heart. I made promises to that dog.

39. Yeah, Right.

I was assaulted by a guy I was seeing and called my best friend who lived out of state. Her response? “Well, you told me you really liked him. Are you sure you didn’t want it? I’m sure you were sending him some mixed signals.”

Yeah. Friendship over.

40. Not Religious

When I proposed to my now wife, one of my good friends from childhood messaged her on FB and told her I am not a “Man of God, and not religious, so I am not worth marrying and she is wasting her time on me.”

Needless to say, we’re not friends anymore.