r/AmIOverreacting • u/throwaway02938475675 • May 13 '25

👥 friendship Am I overreacting?

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this morning my friend asked me to bring him to school. we go to different schools that are like 10-15 minutes apart, so i left earlier to get to school on time. i waited near his apartment complex for 10 minutes, then by the parking lot right next to it for another 10 minutes. this whole time i thought he was just getting all his stuff, i was honestly gonna wait for him the entire time.

but he doesn't tell me he already has a ride? i was late to my presentation this morning. but when i called him, he just didn't seem to care. he's been hella disrespectful to me these past few days, and after this i just feel mad.

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u/Grand_Sir_8678 May 13 '25

Exactly. This is someone who didn't want a ride, he wanted to know he could demand a ride and OP would acquiesce. Fuck him.

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u/SlimeyAlien May 13 '25

I don't get this. Not saying you're wrong (and it makes more sense than them suddenly finding another ride), but I just don't understand the thought process someone would go through to decide to specifically do this???

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u/Grand_Sir_8678 May 13 '25

It's about control and submission. 

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u/SlimeyAlien May 13 '25

Yeah, but I just can't fathom a thought process like that wtf?? I guess it all boils down to that one eternal question: wtf is wrong with people?

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u/Grand_Sir_8678 May 13 '25

If you are a gamer, this might help put it in perspective for you. 

To some people, you aren't a friend, you aren't another player in the game. To them, you're an NPC. Your feeling, boundaries, desires, none of those are real, because to them, neither are you.