Some friendships only last as long as you’re useful. Take @Idgiethreadgoode86, for example. She was close to a friend while babysitting her kids. They had movie nights, deep talks, everything. But once the babysitting stopped? So did the friendship. No more texts, no goodbye.

Then there’s @littled311. She got invited to a bachelorette party and thought it meant something. Turns out, she was the only one not invited to the wedding. They needed one more person to split the cost.

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@gelatinous_p*** said her “friendship” boiled down to chores. Airport runs, moving furniture, you name it. When she stopped being useful, they stopped being available.

And @mandox1? Once he sold his truck, the friend calls dried up. Apparently, no truck meant no value.

@ts1985 realized her friend ghosted her right after college graduation. She’d just been a helpful study buddy.

@TTM*** found out his so-called friends only stuck around while he was fixing their cars. Once he stopped wrenching? They stopped calling.

@D***_By_Pun gave people rides to parties but never got invited inside. Eventually, they ghosted her altogether.

@zenchemin went to pick up his Xbox from a buddy and found a party happening—with all their mutual friends. No one thought to invite him.

@lovinyourscene discovered a group chat with all her friends. The one person missing? Her.

@Moeb***90 always got cut when there weren’t enough tickets or rides. Still, people would talk about those events around him like he was part of it. Spoiler: he wasn’t.

@pudgywombat’s best friend of 10 years ditched her wedding, saying she was too upset over a breakup. Reality? She had a date lined up.

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@maddallena had her phone stolen. She lost her contacts but kept her number. Not a single friend reached out.

@TeaTreeTreatly was pumped for her birthday celebration. Slowly, every friend backed out. No rescheduling. No apologies.

@Ashii_nix noticed plans always got canceled last-minute. The excuse? Mutual friends had something better going on.

@JohnnyJayce always called first. So he stopped—and never heard from them again.

@BrotherOfTheOrder tried opening up about real issues. His friends joked through it all, avoiding any depth.

@gelirocks247 learned after high school that her friends had made up stories behind her back.

@appleavocado faked being asleep on a camping trip and heard a full-on roast session—about her.

@slightlyMuster747’s friend revealed that someone he trusted had been spreading lies about him for months.

@Churchofbabyyoda wasn’t invited to a party because, apparently, “there wasn’t space on the bus.”

@allens969 hit rock bottom after a divorce. Most of his friends ghosted him, except for two who stuck around.

@tayusuki was crying in public, clearly distressed. Friends walked right by.

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@LizFrance gave support for years. But when she finally needed it? The group vanished. She realized they hadn’t matured past high school, and she moved on to better, smaller circles.

Fake friends aren’t always obvious. Sometimes, they laugh with you. They hug you. They act like they care. But when you’re not useful, fun, or thriving—they disappear.

These 23 stories are raw proof of what happens when friendship is one-sided. But they also show something else: strength. The moment you recognize a fake friend is the moment you start building a life surrounded by people who actually care.

Let these stories be your sign. If it doesn’t feel like real friendship—it probably isn’t.