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?

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  • I want to start of by thanking you for using paragraphs: Thank you!

    You are normal, or at least I think you are.

    I can think of a few reasons for why your are experiencing all of the situations you mentioned and I have some advice:

    1) You are more considerate than most. A lot of people feel that they are truly considerate, but the truth is, only a small percent of people actually are. You are rare in this quality, but it's a good quality, so don't change.

    2) If you are a highly considerate person, then you will naturally make others who are less considerate feel bad about themselves - sort of like when people choose a healthy lifestyle, some of their fat friends will resent them.

    3) If your friends are not at the same level of conscientiousness, then they may feel that it takes too much effort to be the friend that you want them to be.

    4) Most people have only a few close friends, and the rest are just acquaintances. Maybe your expectations are a little too high?

    5) It takes years to develop closeness & quality in good friendships, so make sure you're not rushing people.

    6) Don't reveal too much about yourself too soon to new friends and potential close friends; unless they ask you to, but even then, exercise some self-restraint.

    7) Unless you have a true besty to talk to, then you are better off expressing your sorrows to a professional, like a life-coach or psychologist.

    8) Most people have their own scary issues to deal with too. If you offer your shoulder for them to cry on, then that's your choice, but you should not expect them to reciprocate - do it because you are a good person, not because you expect something in return one day.

    9) Some people simply ARE too busy to maintain a close routine friendships with others - other things in their lives are more important to them. Don't think that it's a reflection on you because it isn't.

    10) Just like in sexual relationships, if you're giving it (yourself) away for free, then it loses it's value and desirability. Let them instigate things as often as you do, if not more, otherwise you'll seem needy. People like the thrill of the chase in friendships just as much as they like it when finding a mate.

    Think back through your life, about the people who have wanted desperately to be your friend, but you didn't find them suitable. There's probably at least one person that you inadvertently shunned out of your life for one reason or another. It's completely normal.

    It's better to have no friends at all, than a bunch of random people who could care less about you, especially when you need a little care. People like people who make them feel good about themselves and don't expect anything in return.

    Good luck making some new friends.

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  • No, it's not normal. If you don't want to get rid of these "friends", then you are a sucker, desperate for some attention.
    Real friends are really hard to find, and it takes many years to develop such friendship. These people obviously dont like you, ditch them already, and get some self respect, you don't need to take shit from anyone.
    I've gotten shit from "friends" too, when i was younger, and from then, i've become very bitter, and consider EVERY person i meet an asshole by default, and it takes a hell of a lot of time & effort for them to grow in my eyes. Of course i act politely around them, just don't trust them so easily. I think it's a much healthier way of living.

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  • Most people will take advantage of you if given the chance and if it suits they're needs. Either you learn to deal, stand up for yourself, it cut them out of your life. You don't need leecehes as friends do you? Especially since you have so many.

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  • If you are studying find a new school, you would definelty find some new more caring friends there. The attitude of your friends are judgemental and see's u as a social nono ( Meaning having you around would ruin there social life). You should find a new group of friends that have the same problem as you do and they won;t turn back to you I promise.

    Good luck on finding new friends , Sorry for what happened

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  • People can be the most rotten self-centered idiots and they can also be the kindest most loving generous angels. One person can be both extremes. After many years of being super sensitive to the bad side of individuals, I am trying to see the good, and laugh at the bad. We are human after all.

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  • If I were you I'd go with your option b. Just taking all that stuff from them is not good. If you tell them though, they can either see how mean they've been to you which would help them be a better friend or they can just end their friendship with you, which might also be a good opportunity to find some other, nicer people who do not treat you like an outcast and are not ashamed to know you.

    Not normal though.

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  • yes paragraphs is good:P

    if I were you...I would leave those mother farkers and never contact them!

    Why should I waste my time on people who will be using me? it's like you like being used!

    I have people like that on Facebook, they add me...they don't even contact me and when it's birthday time those kind of people don't even wish me birthday.

    I really wanna delete them, I just don't wanna meet them again and they question me why I deleted their ass:P

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