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So I am currently undergoing tests to determine if I have cancer. Me and a friend were having dinner and I shared that with her, but she was talking about her breakup and said I shouldn’t bring it up while she was ranting. Fair but how do I in the future?
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Anonymous 10w

She’s just being an asshole - sorry you’re going through that

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Anonymous 10w

Get a new friend 😟😟

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Anonymous 10w

I came here because people are brutally honest in this group, and I need advice. I know it was a bad time, but she is ranting about her life every time we talk. So do I wait until it’s definitive diagnosis? Do I ask to have a conversation about it specifically (plan a dinner with the assumption that’s all we’d talk about)? How long should I wait to bring it up again? I’m not sure the best approach, it’s something I really need to discuss with someone so I need advice

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Anonymous 10w

as someone also having genetic testing for cancer and is currently going through a break up, health comes first, and you deserve people who support you instead of thinking about themselves

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Anonymous 10w

She definitely doesn’t care about you and sees you more as an outlet or a tool vs an actual friend

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Anonymous 10w

No but your “friend” is

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Anonymous 9w

This sounds bad on her part with no other context. If you’re really friends, make a point to ask if it’s a good time to bring up something important about you. If she says she’s not done talking about her breakup or whatever, then wait until she finishes or there’s a pause in the conversation

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 10w

Talk to an empathetic person about it, not her

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 10w

I normally would go to someone else, but I’m home for the summer and she’s the only person I really kept in touch with from high school, my closest friends aren’t here and it’s new I don’t know how to drop from halfway across the country. I know that’s a me problem as well and I’m just being a bit difficult here, I just wanna share the news as respectfully as possible, especially since it’s not a definitive diagnosis yet

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 10w

I’m sorry you’re going through that 🫶

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