Hi Kelsey,
Women simply do not do well in threes! I honestly only have women over who either already know each other or I WANT them to become friends as I am not attached to them.
In the future if you see your other friends getting along like a house on fire, I would just quietly drop them. They can’t help having a great chemistry between them. I’m sorry that they made it so obvious though.
Another thing with us women: We don’t ask if anything is wrong. And if we do dare ask if anything is wrong, the correct response is “I’m fine”. Once a woman says to another woman, “Well, actually, I have a grievance…”, even if you talk it out… The relationship is NEVER GOING TO BE THE SAME. It’s maddening, but that’s how it is!!
You have to accept people for who they are. People stink. They are rude, imperfect, and won’t live up to the roles you put them in. I’m sorry they broke their “my two best friends” roles and cast themselves as “Team Emily/Shannon BFFs 4-evah!” but they did.
And it’s totally normal to be bothered by this two years later. You lost two BFFs, after all.
Blessings,
Inky
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