--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: That moment when your so-called 'best…" description: "\"That moment when your so-called 'best friend' betrays you. Betrays your trust and every bit of faith you had in them. They leave you with the memories...." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/wendy-drummond-31561_backstabbing-friend_that-moment-when-your-so-called-best-fri_1867890.jpg" --- # That moment when your so-called 'best friend' betrays you… ![“That moment when your so-called 'best friend' betrays you. Betrays your trust and every bit of faith you had in them. They leave you with the memories...The memories that keep come flooding back which brings tears to your eyes every time. It makes you doubt whether they ever really were a best…” quote by Wendy Drummond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/wendy-drummond-31561_backstabbing-friend_that-moment-when-your-so-called-best-fri_1867890.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/wendy-drummond-31561_backstabbing-friend_that-moment-when-your-so-called-best-fri_1867890.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/wendy-drummond-31561_backstabbing-friend_that-moment-when-your-so-called-best-fri_1867890.jpg) > “That moment when your so-called 'best friend' betrays you. Betrays your trust and every bit of faith you had in them. They leave you with the memories...The memories that keep come flooding back which brings tears to your eyes every time. It makes you doubt whether they ever really were a best friend or just a jerk disguised as a best friend!I used to miss you and the way you would just somehow make my day when I saw you and everything you said and did was the highlight of my day...you would walk with your arm around me or just hug me randomly. And now I've realised about a year too late that you used me and now I don't miss YOU, I miss the person I thought you were...” [Wendy Drummond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-drummond/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Betrayal by a close friend shatters trust, leaving lingering grief and a longing for the imagined version of them. **In simple terms:** Friend betrayal causes lasting hurt and nostalgia for who they seemed. Key Takeaway Heal by acknowledging loss and redefining relationships. Themes betrayal trust grief Mood sad reflective Type personal emotional When to use this quote - breakups - conflicts - personal growth - therapy Key Concepts friendship emotional injury Questions to Reflect On - What qualities truly define a friend? - How can you rebuild trust after betrayal? A Different Perspective Healing may be slow and requires confronting painful memories. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Backstabbing friend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/backstabbing-friend/) [Best friend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best-friend/) [Betrayal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/betrayal/) [Betrays Trust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/betrays-trust-2439321/) [Broken friendship](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broken-friendship/) [Friend Betrays](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friend-betrays-904884/) [Friendship](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friendship/) [Lost friendship](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lost-friendship/) [Memories](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/memories/) [Memories Memories](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/memories-memories/) [Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/) [Too late](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/too-late/) [Trust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trust/) [Ur Eyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ur-eyes/) ## Related quotes > [Betrayal always leaves a bitter taste in my mouth, unfortunately it's a taste that has become very familiar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harrison-daniel/betrayal-always-leaves-a-bitter-taste-in-my-mouth-unfortunately-it-s/) [Harrison Daniel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harrison-daniel/) > [There are three signs of a hypocrite: when he speaks he speaks lies, when he makes a promise he breaks it, and when he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/there-are-three-signs-of-a-hypocrite-when-he-speaks-he-speaks-lies/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Silence is a true friend who never betrays.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/silence-is-a-true-friend-who-never-betrays/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [Someone can be as beautiful on the outside as they are on the inside, but when he or she betrays your trust, they become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/someone-can-be-as-beautiful-on-the-outside-as-they-are-on-the-inside/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The business of a seer is to see; and if he involves himself in the kind of God-eclipsing activities which make seeing impossible, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aldous-huxley/the-business-of-a-seer-is-to-see-and-if-he-involves-himself-in-the/) [Aldous Huxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aldous-huxley/) > [“...No man is foolish when his friend betrays him because a man’s world is most serene when he has people to trust and call…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janvier-chouteu-chando/no-man-is-foolish-when-his-friend-betrays-him-because-a-man-s-world/) [Janvier Chouteu-Chando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janvier-chouteu-chando/) > [The reason I trust so much is that I don't feel like I have anything to hide. If somebody betrays that trust, it could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-hudson/the-reason-i-trust-so-much-is-that-i-don-t-feel-like-i-have-anything/) [Kate Hudson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-hudson/) > [Silence is the true friend that never betrays.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/silence-is-the-true-friend-that-never-betrays/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [No matter who it may be family or friend someone betrays you in the end..](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/no-matter-who-it-may-be-family-or-friend-someone-betrays-you-in-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Its sad how the same people who say they care about you are the same ones who tear you down when they get the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nishan-panwar/its-sad-how-the-same-people-who-say-they-care-about-you-are-the-same/) [Nishan Panwar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nishan-panwar/) > [You wanted me , you got me . You wanted my clothes , I gave them to you . You wanted my life ,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-wanted-me-you-got-me-you-wanted-my-clothes-i-gave-them-to-you-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The laughs,the talks,the good times.I miss the laughs we had,I miss the talks we had,I miss the good times we had.I miss the friend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhishek-tiwari/the-laughs-the-talks-the-good-times-i-miss-the-laughs-we-had-i-miss/) [Abhishek Tiwari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhishek-tiwari/) > [If you're gonna be selfish then don't expect people to be there for you when you need someone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masha-mezz/if-you-re-gonna-be-selfish-then-don-t-expect-people-to-be-there-for/) [Masha Mezz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/masha-mezz/) > [She was my best friend until I discovered she had two faces.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/she-was-my-best-friend-until-i-discovered-she-had-two-faces/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Wouldn't it be nice if everyone can actually try to be nice and put aside the negative thoughts. Just be happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/wouldn-t-it-be-nice-if-everyone-can-actually-try-to-be-nice-and-put/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More by Wendy Drummond > [Even though time is going on, I will never forget that night; the night we danced together, our hands intertwined and your eyes locked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-drummond/even-though-time-is-going-on-i-will-never-forget-that-night-the-night/) [Wendy Drummond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-drummond/) > [I'm the girl who cries herself to sleep because you hurt me so much but you just don't know it.I love you too much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-drummond/i-m-the-girl-who-cries-herself-to-sleep-because-you-hurt-me-so-much/) [Wendy Drummond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-drummond/) > [Well... I think I may have found the knife you lost - in my back!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-drummond/well-i-think-i-may-have-found-the-knife-you-lost-in-my-back/) [Wendy Drummond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-drummond/) > [So-called friends who do the exact thing they told you NOT to do...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-drummond/so-called-friends-who-do-the-exact-thing-they-told-you-not-to-do/) [Wendy Drummond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-drummond/) > [You mean so much to me and I will never let that bitch take you away from me!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-drummond/you-mean-so-much-to-me-and-i-will-never-let-that-bitch-take-you-away/) [Wendy Drummond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-drummond/) > [That moment where you just can't cry anymore... You're numb and tears just fall...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-drummond/that-moment-where-you-just-can-t-cry-anymore-you-re-numb-and-tears/) [Wendy Drummond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-drummond/) > [It's like the tears won't fall anymore - I've run out. Now it's only that pain when I think of you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-drummond/it-s-like-the-tears-won-t-fall-anymore-i-ve-run-out-now-it-s-only/) [Wendy Drummond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-drummond/) > [Will there ever be a day that your hug doesn't make me get butterflies and your kiss doesn't make me fly?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-drummond/will-there-ever-be-a-day-that-your-hug-doesn-t-make-me-get/) [Wendy Drummond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-drummond/) > [Don't you just hate it when you do everything for someone but it's never good enough? Everything I do is never good enough so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-drummond/don-t-you-just-hate-it-when-you-do-everything-for-someone-but-it-s/) [Wendy Drummond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-drummond/) > [I never thought that I would miss you this much...My heart breaks when I think of you, yet I don't cry over you anymore...Maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-drummond/i-never-thought-that-i-would-miss-you-this-much-my-heart-breaks-when/) [Wendy Drummond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-drummond/) > [And I have that feeling of empitness because I never got thhat last chance to say goodbye... RIP](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-drummond/and-i-have-that-feeling-of-empitness-because-i-never-got-thhat-last/) [Wendy Drummond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-drummond/) > [Yeah; I lied. When I said you were my best friend, but you lied to when you said 'forever'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-drummond/yeah-i-lied-when-i-said-you-were-my-best-friend-but-you-lied-to-when/) [Wendy Drummond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-drummond/) > [Sometimes I wish time would stop; Just so I could catch up with it...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-drummond/sometimes-i-wish-time-would-stop-just-so-i-could-catch-up-with-it/) [Wendy Drummond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-drummond/) > [There was a whole different person behind that amazing personality. One who I never thought twice about; One I thought you would never show.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-drummond/there-was-a-whole-different-person-behind-that-amazing-personality/) [Wendy Drummond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-drummond/) > [Hey! I think I found the knife you were looking for. Yeah you left it in my back!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-drummond/hey-i-think-i-found-the-knife-you-were-looking-for-yeah-you-left-it/) [Wendy Drummond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-drummond/) [Explore all 16 Wendy Drummond quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-drummond/) ## More Backstabbing friend quotes > [My back is not a voicemail. Say it to my face bitch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/superman/my-back-is-not-a-voicemail-say-it-to-my-face-bitch/) [Superman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/superman/) > [There is so much shit coming out of your mouth.. sometimes I get confused whether to give u a mouth freshener or a toilet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/there-is-so-much-shit-coming-out-of-your-mouth-sometimes-i-get/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Pay no attention to those who talk behind your back,it only means that you're two steps ahead of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/pay-no-attention-to-those-who-talk-behind-your-back-it-only-means/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Even better things are thrown off , when expected comfortableness is not acquired Painful truth is that things are replaced by hearted humans too ...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iquote/even-better-things-are-thrown-off-when-expected-comfortableness-is/) [Iquote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iquote/) > [Thanks for talking SH\*T about me. TRUST ME I wont hesitate to talk SH\*T about you](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/thanks-for-talking-sh-t-about-me-trust-me-i-wont-hesitate-to-talk-sh/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I hate you so much it shows. I hate you more tham Michael hated Joe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dj-quik/i-hate-you-so-much-it-shows-i-hate-you-more-tham-michael-hated-joe/) [Dj Quik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dj-quik/) > [Let them talk all they want behind your back, you know they'll eventually shut up the moment they hear the sound of your footsteps.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-them-talk-all-they-want-behind-your-back-you-know-they-ll/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Hey Hey Hey When you walk, you don't leave tracks When you talk, they don't talk back Believing every word you say But they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-selena-gomez/hey-hey-hey-when-you-walk-you-don-t-leave-tracks-when-you-talk-they/) [Nia/Selena Gomez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-selena-gomez/) > [The feeling of being deceived, completely betrayed by someone so close to your clueless heart. You tell them everything, all the emotions and ideas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-feeling-of-being-deceived-completely-betrayed-by-someone-so-close/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Those people who act like your best friend when your together, but talk smack about you behind your back...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel/those-people-who-act-like-your-best-friend-when-your-together-but/) [Rachel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel/) > [Its funny how the person who says they have your back will be the same person that stabs you in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/its-funny-how-the-person-who-says-they-have-your-back-will-be-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Friendship is a delicate glass. Once broken, it can be fixed. But there will always be cracks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/friendship-is-a-delicate-glass-once-broken-it-can-be-fixed-but-there/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I trusted you as a friend but all I got is a cold shoulder after being honest with my decision. If you're hurt then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-trusted-you-as-a-friend-but-all-i-got-is-a-cold-shoulder-after/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [It's Funny How Someone wants YOU TO ALWAYS HAVE THEIR BACK BUT quick TO Snitch When They suppose TO HAVE YOUR BACK!! Backstabber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keepnithunit/it-s-funny-how-someone-wants-you-to-always-have-their-back-but-quick/) [Keepnithunit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keepnithunit/) > [Dont let your ears hear what your eyes didnt see and dont let your mouth say what your heart doesnt feel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/dont-let-your-ears-hear-what-your-eyes-didnt-see-and-dont-let-your/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Browse all 214 Backstabbing friend quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/backstabbing-friend/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That moment when your so-called 'best friend' betrays you. Betrays your trust and every bit of faith you had in them. They leave you with the memories...The memories that keep come flooding back which brings tears to your eyes every time. It makes you doubt whether they ever really were a best friend or just a jerk disguised as a best friend!I used to miss you and the way you would just somehow make my day when I saw you and everything you said and did was the highlight of my day...you would walk with your arm around me or just hug me randomly. And now I've realised about a year too late that you used me and now I don't miss YOU, I miss the person I thought you were...", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Wendy Drummond" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-drummond/that-moment-when-your-so-called-best-friend-betrays-you-betrays-your/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Backstabbing friend" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-drummond/that-moment-when-your-so-called-best-friend-betrays-you-betrays-your/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/wendy-drummond-31561_backstabbing-friend_that-moment-when-your-so-called-best-fri_1867890.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/wendy-drummond-31561_backstabbing-friend_that-moment-when-your-so-called-best-fri_1867890.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/wendy-drummond-31561_backstabbing-friend_that-moment-when-your-so-called-best-fri_1867890.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“That moment when your so-called 'best friend' betrays you. Betrays your trust and every bit of faith you had…” — Wendy Drummond", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Wendy Drummond", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-drummond/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "That moment when your so-called 'best...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-drummond/that-moment-when-your-so-called-best-friend-betrays-you-betrays-your/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-drummond/that-moment-when-your-so-called-best-friend-betrays-you-betrays-your/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```