Most things are about her

I'm "throwing my toys out of the cot ", so to speak and just want to vent a bit.

I have a friend, or should I say acquaintance I met via two Facebook groups because we share a common sad situation and also being foreigners in a different country. So we have been supportive of each other.

However she has a habit of interrupting what I'm saying as if she's not heard a single word. I nearly "lost it" last but I'm too polite to do so - and managed to pick up where I had been stopped. Usually I can't because my memory goes blank. I find it terribly rude that I get interrupted or talked over, as if what I have to say is unimportant.

I also find that almost everything is about her. If she is going through a problem or trying times am always there for her, to talk to and listen. A lot is via WhatsApp. But when I message her about something different - I didn't get a response. Sometimes it is to lighten the mood or a nice photo from a walk, etc.

She is going through a divorce now and has talked to me to absolute boredom about, repeatedly saying the same things. Each phone call or WhatsApp message is the same thing. Yes, I have sympathised and given support but when I try to change the subject, she wangles it back to her. And again, when i send her a message about something else she doesn't care to respond.

In a social setting she's the centre of attention but that is what it is. It's who she is and I don't begrudge that. I prefer to hide away in social situations.

Much as I would like to gradually let go of our "friendship", I am at loath to because she speaks the local language like a native and I'm only just starting to learn the language. Having her with me, if she is available and can come, when I go to a GP or hospital appointment - is invaluable. I've even offered to pay her if it means she has to take a few hours off work to help translate. Why don't I ask someone else? I don't know anyone else at the moment. My neighbour and I communicate via WhatsApp which I DeepL translate as she doesn't speak English.

Rant over now and thanks for listening. Please don't say anything nasty - I'm not in a good headspace right now, feeling sorry for myself and lonely, to a degree.