Is it normal to be friends with someone you hate?

There was this person I knew at work. We hung out during lunch and sometimes met up at events.

One evening, she said something really evil to me, saying I was working too many long hours and that it's not fair to the rest of the team.

After that, things were the same. We still hung out. People in the office were outgoing so they tended to ignore personal issues. Everyone thought we were still best friends.

In my mind, though, I deeply hated her and every time her back was to me I wanted to strangle her. When she quit I even invited her to a farewell dinner. But in my mind I was imagining that she was eating poisoned food. I watched her eat and knew I was going to cut off contact as soon as she left.

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Comments ( 6 )
  • tonyyaa

    Lmao women these days

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  • Keepsake

    That's a pretty dumb reason to hate someone over. It's even dumber that you still hung out with her despite resenting her.

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  • Ellenna

    How can you be friends with someone you hate? You can pretend to be, for whatever reason/s, but hate and friendship are mutually exclusive.

    You sound like a drama queen to me: what's so evil about what she said to you?

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  • Pseodonihm

    You aren't her friend if you are wishing she would eat poison, If you hate her, why do you care. I would try to be more forgiving in life. But that's up to you.

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  • mysticritic_

    How evil of her.

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  • You sound stressed.

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