I might be the reason my friend group is breaking up over an a place nearby meatball.
By @avakay · Drama
We're on our first big group trip to Portugal and my best friend is demanding we spend a whole day going to a place nearby. I said absolutely not, and now she's not speaking to me.
The full story
this is so stupid i can't believe i'm even typing it out. my three best friends and i have been planning this trip to lisbon for almost a year, a whole 'hot girl summer finally happening' type of thing. it's been mostly great, but yesterday my one friend—let's call her my bestie—announces her big plan for the day: we *have* to go to the lisbon a place nearby. i was like??? girl what. she has this whole thing where she thinks it's peak comedy to visit IKEAs in foreign countries 'for the plot.' she says they have slightly different items and it's a 'unique cultural experience.' She had a whole tiktok planned about trying the meatballs. i shut it down. hard. i was like, we are in LISBON. there's history, there are beaches, there are a million beautiful things to see. why would we waste one of our few precious days taking a 45-minute uber to a furniture store we have three of back home? she got so mad. she said i was being a killjoy and didn't 'get the vision.' the other two friends are trying to stay neutral and now the entire vibe is tense and awkward. my bestie is literally giving me the silent treatment and i feel like i've ruined the whole trip. should i have just sucked it up and gone to a place nearby for the meme?
How people voted
- Totally Cooked — 30% (89 votes)
- It’s Complicated — 40% (120 votes)
- You’re Fine — 30% (88 votes)
Readers are split: “It’s Complicated” leads with 40% — 297 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@xenafr — Definitely not cooked. You're on a once-in-a-lifetime trip, she needs to get a grip.
@hollyhm — I feel like this isn't actually about the meatballs.
@umaactually — lmao
@elliewelp — Why couldn't she just go by herself if it was that serious?
@wronggroupchat — ah yes the rich cultural history of the lisbon a place nearby.
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