Needy friends

OK I've called this post 'Needy Friends'.


'Needy Friends' are friends that actually think they're you're friends but actually; you're only a 'friend' to 'off load' on.  OK I've just read through this RANT - I love my 'needy friends'.


I've just spent 40 mins on the phone to a 'needy friend'.


'Needy friend' phoned and before I knew it, I'm hearing all about the latest trauma in her life.  Admittedly when I answered the phone she said, 'How are you, what have you been up to?'  I tried to tell her what I'd been up to.........................


..........................Obviously she wasn't interested because 'needy friend' is going through a trauma.  'Needy friend' is always going through a trauma??!!  I've known 'needy friend' for more than 35 years and 'needy friend' has spent her whole life going through trauma's.


At our age middle aged we've all gone through a load of traumas in our life. But for most of us, we just 'dust ourselves down and get on with it.'  Not so my 'needy friend'.  For the last 35+ years my 'needy friend' has been phoning me on a regular basis to discuss the latest trauma in her life.  And believe me - there's always a trauma in her life.


Sometimes I feel a bit guilty that I just sit on the phone agree-ing/disagree-ing/commenting on what she's telling me.  At other times I just think that she's had copious quantities of wine or whisky and won't even remember the conversation in the morning??


BUT.....................  At the end of the day, she's been my friend for more than 35 years.


Yes, she's ALWAYS got problems.  She always will have.  BUT, she's my friend & I love her.


.................And after more than 35 years I'm pretty sure that we'll always be mates!!!!!!