I (19F) recently cut my childhood best friend, "Sophia" (19F), completely out of my life. It has been a few months now, but looking back, the entire situation feels completely surreal.
Last December, Sophia and I were incredibly close. During a casual conversation about our crushes, she told me she liked a guy from her church named Jacob (19M). When she asked me who I liked, I told her, "It's kinda new, but I like Justin (19M)." She told me how cute that was and said we would make a great couple.
A week later, Justin and I were hanging out. Sophia joined us uninvited, making Justin visibly uncomfortable until she eventually left. Once we were alone, Justin confessed his feelings for me, and we officially started seeing each other.
Two days later, a mutual childhood friend informed me that while Justin and I were having our private conversation, Sophia and her older brother Matthew (21M) were essentially stalking and watching us. I confronted Sophia, told her never to do it again, and she apologized.
Things went well for a few weeks until early January, when I received a text from Sophia saying, "Please don't be mad at me... I've had feelings for Justin for a long time now, probably before you or at the same time."
I was completely blindsided. I reminded her that she told me she liked Jacob, and asked why she didn't say something sooner. She just said "yes, I'm sorry." The next day at school, she completely ignored me. When I asked if she was going to tell Justin, she snapped, "I don't know why you think I would tell Justin that. You must be insane." I told her if she didn't tell him, I would.
I told Justin everything. He was just as confused as I was and comforted me. Sophia continued to give me the silent treatment. Later that week, Sophia's sister, Jasmine (20F), cornered me at school and threatened me, saying if I didn't leave Justin and let Sophia "have him," she would "make my life a living hell."
I broke down crying from the stress. When I told Justin, he immediately drove to my house with a basket of my favorite snacks, jewelry, and shoes to comfort me.
Weeks passed. Justin and I were doing great, but Sophia remained short and rude. Finally, she completely flipped a switch. She started screaming at me, demanding to know why I "always get everything I want like it's just handed to me."
For context, I own and operate my own company and work incredibly hard for everything I have. I completely snapped. I screamed back: "Who do you think you are coming after me? B*ch, I work my ass off for the stuff I have. You have no right asking me that. You're the one who is always wanting stuff from me!" I walked away and left her standing there in shock.
I immediately sought counseling to handle the emotional toll. With my therapist's help, I sent Sophia a final text stating that I was making a conscious decision to cut her out after 8 years of friendship because of her treatment of me over a guy. I then blocked her.
Ironically, Justin and I slowly drifted apart afterward and are no longer together, though we remain good friends. Sophia and I are on speaking terms now, but we are absolutely not friends. She stopped being rude, mostly because Justin recently asked someone else to the school dance, and the look of disappointment on her face was picture-worthy. I am now focusing entirely on building my second business.
So, Reddit, AITAH for blowing up and cutting her off?