Ask Amy: Uber dispute becomes uber permanent
I miss Glenda, and I am still great friends with Brenda, but Glenda and I have a longer history.
My own 60th birthday came and went without fanfare and without Glenda.
We have exchanged a few pleasantries over Facebook, and I have even considered bringing her a “peace lily,” but maybe this friendship has run its course.
How should I mend it?
– Double Trouble Friendship
Dear Double Trouble: You know that great moment in the movie “Jaws” where Richard Dreyfuss’ character picks up a pan full of body parts and angrily declares: “This was NOT a boat accident?”
Well, this is NOT about an Uber ride.
“Glenda” did not keep “forgetting” that she happens to share a birthday with her twin, I assure you.
Her extremely selfish response to your plans seems very little about you and all about sharing a birthday with her twin.
Glenda, quite simply, does not want to share.
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