Navigating a friendship can be as complicated and rewarding as any relationship. The stories shared here from various individuals highlight a sobering aspect of human connection: betrayal. These stories of broken trust serve as poignant reminders of the profound impact our social interactions have on our lives.

The betrayal of a close friend is uniquely painful because it breaks one of the fundamental elements of trust and loyalty we expect in relationships. From friends turning into strangers due to unresolved issues to sudden betrayals that leave emotional scars to acts of deceit that destroy friendships, each story shows how deep the cuts of betrayal can run.

Let’s dive into some of these personal accounts, each highlighting different aspects of friendship and betrayal. Through these narratives, we explore the complex tapestry of human relationships and the resilience required to move forward from such deep disappointments.

While some find it difficult to make friends, others effortlessly strike up conversations with complete strangers whenever they walk.

Anyway, have you ever trusted someone and felt safe and accepted in their company only to have them betray you? These cuts often hurt for a very long time.

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Friendship betrayal is especially painful because it is rare for people to expect their closest friends or family to misbehave. On Reddit, some users discussed how their closest friends unexpectedly betrayed them.

Grammar and clarity have been improved in the comments.

1. My friend has decided on his sweetheart

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u/KMApok: I moved in with a friend from my youth (10 years ago). We put down a deposit to rent his parents’ property.

After five months of renting, he meets a girl and pops the question within two weeks. She agrees. With four months left on our lease, they decided to tie the knot. I hate her to the point of extreme hatred.

My friend told me that if I broke the contract there would be no fines; if they moved out with four months of rent I would have to move out when mine was up.

I couldn’t go anywhere else. I managed to arrange it, but the problem was that I thought I had almost six months to find a new living situation, but in reality, I only had five weeks. Our friendship never really healed.

2. She had second thoughts

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u/tapirsaurusrex: I was invited to see my best friend who recently moved to Prague from the United States. We had been planning this for months so it was really important.

I wanted to stay at her place and hang out with her. After two days, she told me that she had changed her mind and threw me into town with my suitcase.

I couldn’t read the signs and I didn’t know anyone.

My cell phone died. It was terrifying and heartbreaking.

I eventually found a cheap motel and used the next six days of my trip to do some exploring of my own. It was fine in the end, but I will never speak to her again.

3. My closest friend left me

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u/Hristix: I’m posting this in honor of my friend who sits next to me but lacks a Reddit account and reliable internet access.

One night I went to a bar with my best friend and some girls we worked with. We drank, the waiter was cute and he was obviously interested in men, so I started flirting with him a bit.

Although he informed us of his sexual orientation the last time we were there, my best friend didn’t notice. He and his friend were also spotted at a nearby club.

He then goes on to say that I am always attracted to attractive men. jokingly at first, but as time went on I began to suspect that maybe he wasn’t.

He performs a five-minute monologue. The other tables begin to calm down and turn to stare at how much he raises his voice. When it’s over, people don’t pay much attention because things like that happen in bars sometimes.

The monologue is coming to an end. I am sorry; I take a close look at what I did to make sure I didn’t attract all the men’s attention or something.

Even though I wasn’t, I was trying to think things through and I was a little teary-eyed at that point. My closest friend goes to the bar for another drink. He wants to leave. It’s alright.

When she’s angry, she acts like that. He takes a step back, sorts things out in his mind, and everything is fine. I didn’t know she went to the bar to get a cup which she then used against me.

Then, before anyone could catch her, she stormed out of the pub. According to eyewitnesses, it only took her a few seconds to go from hurting me to leaving the pub.

I suffered a severe concussion and woke up in the hospital. My ex-best friend was still nowhere to be found, but my family and other friends were wonderful.

After several hours of crying, I was released from the hospital the next day. I was informed that in the event of a blackout, seizure, etc., I would have to return.

Upon arrival, officers collected the report. I gave them all the information they requested.

I found out that my car was virtually totaled and stolen, leading to its impoundment.

It was wrecked by someone who also left dents, painted the engine, bent all the rims, smashed all the tires, and smashed the transmission.

The police agency demanded payment for the removal of the wrecked car. My closest friend continued her education for another two weeks until the end of the semester before returning to Florida.

The police did not even attempt an arrest until she returned to Florida; at that point, they stated that there was nothing they could do and she could be anywhere.

She was finally apprehended two years later after being discovered at her parents’ home in Florida.

Her father practiced law, so she was only sentenced to probation.

I am aware of this because I was subpoenaed to testify in Florida a few days before the finals started. No charges were filed against her because I could not attend without failing every class, so none of the charges were pursued.

The only thing I did against her was to make her pay for my car and all my medical bills.

5. My best friend showed no concern

Two co-workers engaged in conversation

u/vurplesun: We both applied for the same job. She started having an affair with a member of the selection committee for the aforementioned promotion.

Since our organization is fairly tech-savvy and uses an Excel spreadsheet, it wasn’t difficult for them to break into the files that recorded our performance. She then altered my records to make it look like I was a bad employee with lots of mistakes.

Then she would go around telling all our mutual acquaintances how much I hated them and was so good at it that I suddenly stopped hanging out with them.

She lied to get a promotion and then got another one inside the company causing my career to stall. She even told absurd lies, such as claiming that I threatened her or that I was mentally unstable, which of course is not true.

The most frustrating part was that I wasn’t prepared for all of this. It was too late before I realized that was what he was doing.

I had no idea that she had betrayed all of our friends, and I didn’t understand why I was suddenly fired from several job boards despite my innocence.

Looking back, I’m pretty sure he’s a bit of a psychopath. He now lives in another state, which is fortunate, but the damage was done.

I recently got a promotion, but it was after a change in management and after about three years.

7. My best friend from high school

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u/halpiee: My best friend (Alex, let’s call her) and I were inseparable as freshmen in high school.

We slept at each other’s places every weekend. We agreed to be bridesmaids etc. Then when she was taking her driver’s ed she ran into a girl named Becca.

Becca and I became close and we had a great relationship for a while, we even went on dates alone.

Subsequently, Becca confided in Alex about me, saying absurd things like I had sex with her boyfriend and called her names behind her back.

Alex was furious, but Becca told her it would be best to use my allergy to my disadvantage and warned her not to talk about it with me.

The next time Alex comes over for a sleepover, Becca advises her to put peanut oil on my pillow.

By the time her boyfriend, who I was also very close with, told me everything, Alex was ready to put her plan into action.

8. Watch our dog, please!

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u/lil_bit: I moved to Miami with my ex and stayed there for three weeks. We hired a friend to watch our dog and our home.

Three weeks later our dog was covered in feces and pee in his cage and our house was also covered in it when we got home.

In addition, there were two random turtles in a bowl on the counter. We tried to reach the friend for days but never got a reply. Ten years later, I have two strange turtles and my dog ​​is quite worried about the cage!

9. Our separation

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When u/jack_skellington: | was going through a divorce, everyone in my Bible study decided to support my ex-husband.

They initially sided with me and I begged them to change their ways and treat us both fairly. Yet they had to hold someone accountable because they saw divorce as sinful.

First, they accused my ex of having extramarital affairs.

They then declared, “As the head of the home, your leadership has been morally corrupt. This is just the fruit of your corruption. Go, you sinner,” after learning that we willingly had intimate relationships with other people.

After that, I lost my husband, my house, and my job and no one I’d known for ten years would return my calls.

I died for them. The idea that a ten-year friendship with several people can suddenly end is staggering.

My friends are better today. I’m actually enjoying my recent job announcement sitting at a friend’s house.

I have individuals who will host me until I get paid the first time. I don’t have any friends from when I was with my ex. It’s not what I expected to have to start all over again at the age of 38.

10. I assisted a friend.

Two women are talking in a cafe.

u/ihaveapurpose: One of my friends got divorced and started seeing a woman he had an extramarital affair with. He no longer wanted to associate with her because she became hysterical and bossy.

He asked me for help in convincing her that she would be better off with someone else since we are friends.

I almost made her go on a date with the other guy she was talking to when we met for lunch one day in a public square and told her that my boyfriend wasn’t worth it if he didn’t reciprocate the feelings.

Once my boyfriend found out I had lunch with her, he accused me of trying to court her. She claimed she said horrible things about him when he confronted her.

He understood that in an effort to get her off my back, I would try to convince her that she was no longer worth it.

He calls me drunk at two in the morning saying he doesn’t know what to believe and that he’s going to end our relationship. Since then we have not communicated.

So it happened, and even though I tried to support him, he betrayed me by “unfriending” me in real life. I’m sure his story would have been different and he called me a traitor. except for Facebook.

Our last conversation was about eighteen months ago. However, I eventually tracked him down on Facebook and he is now happily dating the girl he asked me to transfer.

11. This was not what I expected

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u/MistressLiliana: I went on vacation with some friends, along with my husband. Back then, we had a lot of animals—four cats, a dog, a ferret, two hamsters, a chinchilla, a cockatiel, and two doves—so one friend couldn’t visit.

We paid him a lot of money to supply oil as we were having problems with our heating. Instead of saving this money, he spent it on himself.

When the oil ran out, he used kerosene space heaters. He accidentally poured gasoline into the kerosene tank he had filled earlier.

He set our whole house on fire. Of all the animals, only a dog, a chinchilla, and two cats escaped alive.

We had three days of vacation left when we found out while we were at Disney World. It was hard to have fun, but there was nothing you could do about it and it would be expensive to come home early.

12. My friends from third grade

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u/SmoochyDaisy52: This third-grade occurrence has been bothering me for a very long time. (I’m currently 23.)

I was a lonely child all my life. I felt awkward in social situations and had trouble making friends.

I was a lonely child all my life. I felt awkward in social situations and had trouble making friends.

I had low self-esteem because my brothers teased me a lot and my parents did nothing to stop them.

I somehow managed to join a group of four girls. I believed we were the best of friends. One of my friends lived in the house behind mine while the rest of us shared the general living area.

I remember calling my boyfriend in the house behind me every day after school and asking to hang out, being the socially awkward and ignorant third grader that I was. Yes, I was a little too attached to people, but I believed that’s what friends do.

We went to school together and then we met at a friend’s place behind my house.

When she and her sister were ready to go, we waited outside before going on our merry way.

I arrived one morning and was waiting on the porch. I tried to greet my other friend who had come to wait. She just smiled smugly and turned her head away from me without answering.

I mistakenly believed that we were playing a

I happily engaged in a game of “Who can stay the quietest, the longest game”.

Other friends soon followed. We left as soon as the girl and her sister said they were ready to go.

Then a strange thing happened. Everyone else started chatting and joking around and always ignored me when I spoke.

I tried to get their attention, but no one even looked at me, let alone said anything. I was quite upset. I knew they were ignoring me on purpose, but I couldn’t figure out why.

I chased them all the way to school and begged them to tell me what I had done to deserve their hatred. They finally provided an explanation.

It appears that I wrote a negative comment about a friend who lived in the house behind mine the day before. Nothing like this has ever happened! My friends were dear to me. How could I offend one of them in such a way?

They didn’t believe me when I told them I didn’t do anything. Despite knowing I’d never done anything like that, I changed my strategy and started apologizing profusely, saying it was a mistake and that I didn’t mean to!

The hardest part of today is apologizing for something I didn’t do because I needed human contact so badly.

When I heard everything, my friend’s sister defended me. “Maybe she really didn’t! She looks so angry!”

She didn’t know what she was saying so my friends advised her to stop talking. When we arrived at the school, all the kids were waiting outside until the doors were unlocked and it was time to go inside for class.

They exposed my transgressions and my corrupt nature to all. So from third to sixth grade I had no friends.

Everyone was hostile towards me and made fun of me. No one thought I wasn’t responsible. Even those who didn’t go to that school until the third grade hated me.

Even as an adult, I get scared when a friend, lover, or family member acts strange because I assume they’re trying to get me down, just like little girls did in third grade.

13. She called 911 about me.

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u/aubreyrg: I ​​was raised in the church and had a large social circle. It didn’t really matter that I wasn’t popular at school.

I didn’t get married when I was 19 (OMG I know how awful \thick sarcasm}). And indeed, my group of church friends completely turned their backs on me. They wouldn’t have fun, they wouldn’t talk and they wouldn’t offer me any help.

My “supposed best friend” came one day when I was still living with my family and I spent all my time with my BROTHER in my room!

My dad used to ask me why my boyfriend didn’t make out with me when I was relaxing in my room, reading, or doing something else. She didn’t come to me, I said.

He then went to my brother’s room and threatened to kick her out of our house if she didn’t come visit me. My dad was my hero that day!

It goes without saying that we were no longer friends after that. One person from my “church” days is the only one I have remained friends with.

We remain best friends even though we were 38 when we first met. Nothing can ever break the bond between us – we are like-minded souls. I thank God for her every day!

21. I felt left out.

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u/[deleted]: My best friend was my six-year-old son’s godmother. She was the only survivor of the accident when they went with him to the amusement park that day.

After being accused of being everything, my wife left. I married this “best friend” a year later. She supported me during my loss and once remarked:

“We can always make one of our own.”

Twenty years later I froze when we were packing up our daughter’s things. I was wearing my son’s clothes from that day. Me: Tell me how you managed to survive.

Her: I stayed in the car like I told you. Then you could explain why this is my son’s outfit from that day, I said furiously.

She was silent for a moment before the truth came out, her face was colorless. My son’s death was not her fault, but she withheld certain important information regarding the collision.

She admitted that she had secretly loved me for years and saw the upheaval as an opportunity to get closer to me. She had an ulterior motive, twisted by loss and unfulfilled love, to marry me afterward.

I stood there, devastated and betrayed, the shards of life-based on lies shattering around me as her confession came to a conclusion.

These individuals talked about what it was like to be betrayed by their closest friends. Many were surprised to learn that they would eventually have to part ways with their closest friends. Have you ever lost your best friend to betrayal? Was it a childhood friend or a stranger you met as an adult? We’d love to hear your story.

The stories of these individuals highlight a harsh reality: even those we consider closest can sometimes betray us in the most unexpected and painful ways. Whether it was due to misunderstandings, jealousy, or outright deception, each story reveals the deep emotional impact of such betrayals. These experiences, while undoubtedly painful, often teach invaluable lessons about trust, forgiveness, and the importance of setting boundaries.

Moreover, these stories highlight the resilience of the human spirit. Despite the pain of betrayal, many have found ways to heal and move forward, often with a greater understanding of themselves and the relationships they choose to cultivate. It serves as a reminder that while betrayal can leave deep scars, it also provides opportunities for growth and renewal.

As we navigate relationships, these stories encourage us to be more discerning about who we trust and remind us that sometimes the most important relationship we can foster is the relationship we have with ourselves. By staying true to our values ​​and being alert to signs of betrayal, we can hope to build stronger and more genuine connections with those around us.