“Mai, that sounds terrible…You’ll rock it, Em…. Lin, OMG, hilarious! … Okay, can we talk about me now?”
Monica Baros, 31, has multiple groups of friends that she keeps in touch with via group chats. If she doesn’t keep on top of her three or four regular groups, she can expect to be confronted with multiple comments that she must respond to before being able to start a new topic of conversation.
The popular real estate agent said, “It takes up loads of time when really I would prefer to be talking about myself.”
In the past, Monica would ignore all previous messages and jump in with a new topic that interested her. A group of school friends blocked her from the group for ‘being a bad friend.’
Monica tells, “They said I never took an interest in their boring lives and that I only wanted to talk about myself. But in my defence, I was having a major issue at the time and I needed their support – I was thinking about getting hair extensions. Hello. Crisis talks!”
The dismissal inspired Monica to try a new approach with her other friendship groups. She is now meticulous and makes a point of responding to every message or comment before changing the topic.
Monica adds, “It’s paid off. I didn’t get the hair extensions, thank God. I guess being a good friend has its benefits.”
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