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AITA for questioning why my friend now demands that I delete photos of herself from some of my posts when she previously approved those photos and said those were the ones I can use months ago?
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Anonymous 2w

You’re always allowed to ask questions

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Anonymous 2w

You can always ask questions, it’s your right, but I would obviously respect her wishes because people can withdraw consent (even if it’s just consent to have someone’s photo up) at any moment.

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Anonymous 2w

They've been up for months and she looked at them, liked, and commented on them but suddenly today she said she wanted them gone from my page so I was confused as to why (I still deleted them btw but she demanded I do it this instant)

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 2w

She then said she is going to ask other people to remove her from their posts because she suddenly doesn't like theirs as well

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 2w

I guess I'm mostly bothered by the fact that she didn't ask and just demanded it

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 2w

Yea like i said in my comment I did take it down, my concern now is if I should just not post her all together, this is like the third time despite her giving me the photo to post😭

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

She got really upset when I did and kept demanding I take it down immediately

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

She kinda has a bad habit of looking through my page a few times a week

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 2w

I mean, it’s her face, I’d take it down if I was you. But I’m still curious why. Idk I’m most likely autistic, and I don’t understand why neurotypical people get mad sometimes when you ask them questions. There’s a lot of subtleties in conversation that I see no point in, I like to simply exchange information. I don’t understand what it’s like to be any other way.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

I’m autistic (dx’d at age 3) and just learned to not ask questions a lot. Most people with autism have this innate need to know things and want to understand and NTs tend to be bothered by it. The best thing to do is just learn to accept and move on, because people don’t need to explain themselves and it falls on us to accept an answer regardless 👍

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 2w

I asked because this wasn't a one time thing, it happened 3 times now where she kinda wakes up and sees a post of us and decides she just hates it and demands me to take it down, think im just gonna stop posting her all together 😭 I was just trying to understand her perspective bc I know she's gonna trip about her not being on my page. I also thought the problem would be solved if she picked the pictures which she did

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 2w

Body dysmorphia?

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

Maybe? But I don't know if im comfortable with her making this everyone else's issue, i think its excessive to tell everyone to suddenly remove her from their social bc today she doesn't like her face

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 2w

But then get offended when they're not posted...

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 2w

Definitely insecurity. Maybe narcissism or another type of cluster B personality, but I’d need more info

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 2w

in the future i’d say just to not post her. it is YOUR page and you should be able to post or not post whatever you want (within reason). i know you said she gets mad at being asked questions, but id recommend you get clarification anyway as to not potentially make her upset by you not understanding something she’s not willing to communicate at first

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 2w

i had a friend like this, and it turned into a toxic cycle of them changing their mind and getting mad at me for whatever was approved to be posted (i took the photos down). i stopped posting them altogether and they also got mad at that. it eventually turned into them gradually resenting me and we stopped being friends. best decision ever it felt like walking on eggshells whenever we were together

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 2w

That’s most likely NPD

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

NPD does not present like this. You are waaaay off base. It occurs in very may forms but simply changing one’s mind frequently and having mood swings about it is not a sign of NPD.

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