What would you do if a friend opened up to you about something difficult going on in their life? Would you lend a listening ear, or would you cut them off to ask how they liked your outfit?

In today’s story, one friend chooses the second option, yet she somehow is also the one to get her feelings hurt.

Let’s see how this story plays out.

AITA for walking away when I was asked to apologize

For context I used to be best friends a guy who we’ll call Brad and his girlfriend who we’ll call Diane.

Brad, Diane, and I used to all eat lunch together along with a few other friends.

I am usually very chatty and social but my grandpa had been in the hospital the past few days and I wasn’t as chipper as usual.

So when Diane asked me to go with her to throw something away I said yes so I could explain the situation to her (this wasn’t abnormal for us to leave the guys for a few minutes as this was usually a chance for us to talk without them).

They wanted to talk about two completely different things.

When we were away from the guys I apologized for not talking as much and explained how my grandpa was in the hospital.

She stopped me mid sentence and said “do you like my shirt?”. She was wearing one of those black shirts that was tie dyed with a bleach heart.

I, confused, responded with “umm yeah, I guess. Can I get back to talk about my grandpa who’s in the hospital now?”

She proceeded to sigh before saying “I guess,”.

The guys wanted to know what happened.

By this point we had finally gotten back to Brad and the rest of the group.

They saw we were obviously upset and asked what had happened.

Before we could explain Diane had stormed off leaving me to explain the situation.

After I had said what had happened Brad asked “why can’t you just say I’m sorry?”

She didn’t think apologizing was the right move.

It’s important to note that until this point I had been apologizing to Diane no matter if I was wrong or not simply because I thought it was better than fighting.

However, after some much needed therapy I decided to stop doing that and had determined I shouldn’t have to always apologize when things aren’t my fault.

After he said this I was almost in tears because I felt like all those months of progress were going down the drain.

She didn’t explain what was wrong.

Here’s where I may be the jerk.

Instead of staying to explain why I was upset just like Diane I stormed away without explaining or clearing things up.

As I walked away I could hear Brad telling his friend “what did I do?” Which just made me more upset.

So AITA for walking away instead of explaining why I was upset?

It seems like Diane owes her an apology. What would OP even be apologizing for, not being excited enough about a friend’s new shirt?

Let’s see how Reddit reacted.

She needs friends who actually care about her.

She has no reason to apologize.

Diane definitely sounds self-absorbed.

She has nothing to be sorry for.

This is a funny analogy!

She’s the one who should be demanding an apology!

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