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Old May 28, 2014, 12:15 PM
MusicalRaven MusicalRaven is offline
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Originally Posted by s4ndm4n2006 View Post
The pregnant friend is not necessarily being unrealistic. She did not say "you should be excited, appreciate kids" etc, but that she'd like her friend to be more happy for her having a child. That's not unreasonable. That's not asking her to start loving kids or anything but just be happy something good is happening in her life.

Her friend also mentioned not being able to handle all of it right now. Apparently she feels that the OP depends so much on her that she is feeling a lot of pressure and being pregnant most women are very low on resources and are not typically as available mentally and emotionally to others. Having been through 3 pregnancies, I can vouch for the fact that women that are pregnant need more emotional and mental support and typically cannot give as much. That's what her friend is voicing, as I see it anyway.

I don't see her friend as being selfish and self absorbed, but pregnant. It messes with women's entire being for 9 months and sometimes longer.. their hormones are off, they're dealing with 2 people. Their focus does go inward and it's not something I'd ever judge of a pregnant woman.

Also, I don't see either person being selfish or unreasonable here but that they are facing a new phase in their relationship and it's changing. It's inevitable that it's going to change and it's scary for the OP, which is understandable. both the pregnant friend and the OP are dealing with stress from various things and it's affecting their relationship. I don't see ither of them being inherently wrong or ba d in the relationship.
I want to be happy for her but there are circumstances in her life that just worry me. If it were me having this baby I would be freaking out. Her and her husband live with her mom and both of them have super part time jobs. They are financially unstable and from an outsiders perspective their marriage has been kind of rocky for the past couple of years. She would argue that that's not the case but I don't see it as a happy marriage if the husband won't put out for you, except for the one time he does in a LONG time and you get pregnant. :/

It's also hard for me to be happy for her when she's not supportive of the dating relationship I'm in right now, that actually makes me happy.

Thank you for your kind words. You have opened my eyes to the fact that yes it does sound really self centered the way that I see things but that it's not the fault of either person.

I really am trying to be a good friend here, but she's basically told me that if I don't just "let the past be the past" with other issues we've had that she might have to "take a break" and not see me for a while. Makes me feel like my feelings aren't valid, and now I have no way of telling her that without risking the friendship.