My coworkers (male) birthday is coming up (Friday) and he has tickets to this comedy show and reservations to an extremely nice restaurant that he had made months in advance. He’s been talking about it for weeks and was so excited. He was originally going to go with his wife but she got into a car accident 2 weeks ago and had emergency surgery on her foot so she can’t go then today his best friend canceled on him( he was going to go with him instead). He was really down and depressed when he came into work today and he’s never like that so I asked what was going on and he told me how his friend canceled so I offered to go with him. He got so happy and went back to his usual high energy happy self. I called my friend to ask her to go to the mall with me after work so I can find a nice outfit she said that it’s wrong and disrespectful and that “you’re giving desperate homewrecker” then hung up. Me and him have worked together for 4 years and have formed a really close friendship (I’m his assistant). I’m a single mom and he has been nothing but great to me and my daughter. We go to lunch together, Iv met his wife, taken me to work then back home when my car was being serviced then paid the bill when he took me to pick it up, he has even gotten gifts for my daughter. He is really a good guy and is someone I really trust and have the most respect for him I would never jeopardize our friendship. Im so hurt by her comments and not sure how to bring this up to her or even if I should call her. It’s been a few hours and she hasn’t tried to text or call me so I’m thinking i should just block her and move on
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Has she made other comments in other occasions that have made you feel this way?

Sounds like she’s projecting.
Is she always judgemental, or was this a one-off statement?
It merits calling out and having a discussion, but I wouldn’t write off the friendship.
That said, ensure things are very platonic in your outing with your friend.

I mean, for a best friend of 15 years, I wouldn’t block her over a dumb comment. But I would make her explain herself.
I’d probably hit her back with a
“Well that was very uncalled for”
Or
“Well that was rude”
And see what happens?

A comedy show then reservations to dinner afterwards? Her reaction was rude but it sounds like there might be more to the story.. unless she’s usually this irrational

As her best friend for 15 years I would confront her about it she obviously knows you well so it is weird for her to say that. Also probably unpopular opinion and like you said you have no intention of doing anything and only see him as a friend but are you sure he does and is his wife ok with you going with him for his birthday instead of his guy friend