When my besties visit my city, they always request to meet me during workdays, because they leave their weekends to meet more important friends.

Should I feel bad that my best friend's best friend is not me?

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You aren’t their besties…they indirectly told you

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Don’t feel bad… but don’t rearrange your schedule to see them, unless you want to take the day off.

Has this person never once suggested coming into town to see you, or tried to plan stuff with you? If so, I would just reconsider the prioritized place you have them in your own life.

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No, she has never called me her best friend lol. Yea, I don't have loads of friends, and I moved around - just settled down in a new state during COVID, so I don't have many friends.

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It’s up to you how you want to feel about that.

Once I realised it, it was pretty hard on me until I just came to terms with it and decided to simply enjoy the time we spent together.

At the same time I realised it was up to me to find other friends if I truly wanted to have best friends who also considered me their best friends. I decided not to as it didn’t bother me that much. But I’m an introvert too.

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They literally say that to you?

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Wow. Unreal. Even if you could skip out, do you really want to after that kind of response? I wouldn’t.

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Perhaps they know that, as you're both besties, you're willing to take time out of your work day to meet up.

Meanwhile they'd be uncomfortable asking the other people as they aren't as close of friends

If the weekdays don't work for you then share that. Just say, hey I love catching up when you're in town but it's really hard to do weekdays and suggest a weekend time that works for you or ask if you can tag along with her and the other friend and you all hang out.

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