Is it normal to have a massive amount of bad friends?
All of my so-called friends are fair weather. I am not even kidding. They only wanna talk to me if all is well and I got no issues and complaints. Nothing.
One friend says she has no money and time to go travelling with me, but she got 15 grand from her parents and went travelling at least 6 times now. When I told her - in the nicest way possible of course and without sounding bitchy - she flat out told me it was none of my business and that she didnt owe me.
Another "friend" told me that she can only hang out with me every "2 to 3 months" and that only "in a group setting." She didnt think she could be a "regular" friend for me.
Something tragic has happened in my life and basically none of my so called friends have called to see how I am doing at least and how i am holding up. Nothing. One of them is in NYC partying - even though I asked her if i could join her as I didnt want to be alone and really needed company. She ignored me.
NONE of them even wished me a happy birthday and i think facebook announces those. So if even despite facebook reminder your friends dont wish you a happy birthday, something is off. The stories go on.
I am a nice person. I am a loyal friend. I am not an a-hole to my friends and go out of my way for them so I dont understand why they all treat me like crap. My options are now limited to
a) just taking their crap and hypocrisy and uncaring behavior or
b) not taking their behavior and calling them on it, but risk being un-friended or isolated or ignored.
It has happened before. This one friend once told me he couldnt go to Hawaii with me because "I wasnt ready to undertake that sacred journey" with him (he is a weird Australian shaman dude and thinks Hawaii is sacred - dont ask) but 3 months later i saw pics of him with half a dozen sluts roaming the beaches of Maui. Aside from his "you arent worthy" behavior being insulting and hurtful, I dont get why he thinks those girls are worthy and i am not. When confronting him and trying to talk, he un-friended me and with it ended out friendship. WTF?
I feel like I am not allowed to have ANY expectations for ANYTHING from ANYONE cause that would be demanding or taxing.
So what CAN I expect from them?
Is this behavior normal? Do a lot of people deal with crappy friends and am I just being overly sensitive? What do most people do when they are being lied to? Brush it off? Am I just taking this too hard or is it legit? I am confused because I dont get how someone can have so many useless, uncaring, inconsiderate and flat out mean and two-faced friends like i have.
Please dont tell me i should find new friends. That's not the point of my question. Plus, what if they also turn out like that. I am starting ot think this is how all people treat each other and i am just overly sensitive maybe. Maybe a-holishness is the norm these days and i am missing something?