Friends blowing trumpet

Tiddlywinks

gardner1 wrote: »

You may find they haven't got a pot to pi55 in....they could be up to eyeballs in debt

Then again - they may just have more money than the OP - so what?

KRB2725

If they are friends then they will probably be telling you about their holidays as they think you will be interested and happy for them.

They are obviously not picking up your subtle hints about that not being the case.

I have a friend that doesn't have children, but very much wishes she did. She doesn't expect me not to talk about mine though, in fact she asks and questions me about them often.

I think you should probably just tell them honestly that you find it very difficult to listen to all their travel tales. In all honesty though I think if they're proper friends then it's a shame that envy gets in the way of being interested in their lives.

Mojisola

Muscle750 wrote: »

we just feel like our noses are been rubbed in it somewhat they even tell us how much it cost them.

I think your 'friends' are being very insensitive.

Either they are good enough friends for you to be able to say that they are upsetting you by talking about their regular expensive holidays when they know you are stretched financially or they aren't - in which case, stop meeting up with them.

lika_86

Wasn't there a similar thread to this in the past few months?

PasturesNew

You've nothing in common with them by the sounds of it - and they might be just keeping you around them so they can bleat on and on and on as their other friends are also doing it so they don't feel they are special when they're with them.

If you can, just start to let the friendship slide.

You'll never be able to enjoy time with them if all they do is go on and on about what they've got, where they're going, where they've been.

minimad1970

lika_86 wrote: »

Wasn't there a similar thread to this in the past few months?

I was just thinking the same thing.

Hermia

melanzana wrote: »

And you don't need five massive holidays a year to be happy either. So go figure out what's missing in THEIR lives!

Or maybe they just love seeing the world. Not everyone who travels or goes out a lot is doing it to fill a hole in their life. Some people just enjoy living their life that way.

I don't think there is anything wrong with telling friends about holidays. I would think it odd if a friend went on a fabulous holiday and never mentioned it! If they are good friends a quiet word from the OP about how they are feeling should help. If they don't get the hint than maybe it is time to keep them at a distance.

greyfox

lika_86 wrote: »

Wasn't there a similar thread to this in the past few months?

Do you mean this one by any chance? https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5512813

No prizes offered for guessing who started that one, too!

suki1964

lika_86 wrote: »

Wasn't there a similar thread to this in the past few months?

Indeed there was

suki1964

greyfox wrote: »

Do you mean this one by any chance? https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5512813

No prizes offered for guessing who started that one, too!

Darn, beat me to it