>be me
>talk to acquaintance/friend about how badly I wanna hang out with someone I like a lot
>they tell me about that person and say generally negative things
>I counteract and mention a lot of nice things I've seen about them and express how much I like them
>fast forward a week, they add the person they were bad mouthing
>fast forward more time, they hung out without me in VRC
>fast forward further, I have no proof of them hanging out more but I'm paranoid that that's exactly what's happening
I'm aware I'm being a paranoid fucking retard, but I can't help but feel like fucking shit for setting up this acquaintanceship/friendship without intending to and then feeling like a third fucking wheel. Can I please get turned into a robot so I never have to deal with this shit ever again?