My best friend tried to steal my boyfriend and it actually worked (kind of)

Okay so buckle up because this is unhinged.

I know this sounds insane but my best friend of literal DECADES tried to seduce my boyfriend. Like actually tried to steal him. And the worst part? It almost worked.

So we've been best friends since elementary school. Tell each other everything. The works. When I started dating Jihoon, she seemed super supportive at first. Just your typical "omg good for you!!!" energy. But then... it got weird.

She started giving him like EXCESSIVE compliments. Every time I'd mention him, she'd one-up me with some story about herself to keep the attention on her. I figured maybe she was just a little competitive (doesn't every friendship have that?) but it kept getting worse.

Here's where it gets creepy. Jihoon and I had a date planned on Saturday. My best friend texts me like an hour before like "hey wanna go get dessert at that cafe Jihoon likes??? we can all go together!!" I was so confused. Why would she invite herself to our DATE. She literally said "we can talk to Jihoon more if you come!" Like girl... that's not the point of a date.

I should've shut it down but I didn't. So the three of us go and she's literally HOVERING. Asking him random questions, giving him over-the-top compliments, acting like he belonged to her or something. Jihoon looked uncomfortable the whole time. I was MAD.

But then it got SO much worse. Turns out she'd been having all these deep personal talks with Jihoon. Stuff he never even told me. His past trauma, his worries, everything. She was COUNSELING him like his therapist or something. And he was grateful to her because of it.

Then one day Jihoon tells me "Your friend has really helped me open up. I feel more comfortable talking to her than... I do with you sometimes." I FROZE. Like what do you mean you feel more comfortable with HER.

I confronted him and that's when it all came out. Apparently my best friend had been telling him negative stuff about me. Highlighting my flaws. Making herself look like the "understanding" one. The girl was STRATEGICALLY trying to turn him against me.

And here's the worst part: some other friends told me she'd been jealous of me since we were kids. Said she always envied how outgoing I was, how guys liked me, how Jihoon only had eyes for ME. So when we started dating she literally planned to ruin us and take him.

I genuinely think I blacked out for a second. Your childhood best friend... strategically trying to manipulate your boyfriend away from you? The audacity is insane.

I told Jihoon everything. We had a whole conversation about what was happening and honestly? He chose me. He wrote her a whole letter basically like "I'm done, don't contact me" and she had the nerve to claim she was the victim.

We're good now. Better actually. But that friendship? Dead. Gone. Cremated.

I'm not gonna lie, it messed me up. I'm way more cautious about who I trust now. Can't even tell if I'm being paranoid or smart.

BUT here's what I learned: even if someone's been your day one, you gotta watch people. Don't spill everything to everyone. And if something feels off? It probably is. Trust your gut.

Seriously though. Be careful out there.