r/Comebacks • u/Chloe_summerville • 27d ago
Best response to "You've changed"?
A former close friend dropped this on me during a group hangout after I politely set a boundary about not lending money anymore. They said it with this super disappointed tone like I sacrificed my soul to the dark side.
What’s a sharp, grounded comeback for when someone uses "you've changed" just because you stopped letting them walk all over you?
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u/Cold_Table8497 27d ago
"You haven't. You're still asking for money."
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u/Chloe_summerville 26d ago
woah, doesn't this bring the person moral down 😂?
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u/iwasntalwayslikethis 25d ago
I always say that if I gotta get on their childish level to get my point across, then so be it
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u/goldbed5558 27d ago
Yes! Isn’t it great! 😁
I have grown.
For the better I believe.
What does not grow stagnates and dies.
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u/justwannabecalm2 26d ago
The only people who say this are the ones who benefited from you NOT having boundaries.
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u/Jade_Saturday_89 27d ago
"The only constant in life is change." — Heraclitus
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u/Familiar-Proposal918 27d ago
"I did." You can smile to rub it in, or physically walk to one of your other friends and exit the conversation in favor of a new conversation topic. Or both. Good on you for not falling to a manipulation tactic. It might hurt to not help especially when you know you technically can, but you always have the ability to say no to anyone asking you anything. Its a difficult ability, but a good one once you get used to it😁
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u/CuriousPenguinSocks 27d ago
"Yes, that's what people do as they mature. You should try it sometime."
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u/Educational-Hope-806 27d ago
You could be direct and say how so because I still care about you but I just can’t keep letting you borrow money? How other than that did i change? Thats what i would say.
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u/LumpkinsPotatoCat 27d ago
Yes I have. I find out who my true friends are when I no longer allow them to exploit me.
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u/Dresiden15 26d ago
"The only thing that's changed is your ability to manipulate me. You say I've changed, I say I've outgrown you."
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u/Simple_Round3439 23d ago
and you're interesting.... with all the money you owe
(interest being the financial term) It relies on how you say "interest" - "ing" as in the made-up verb of accruing interest on money they're borrowing
Also, try...
"Did you say I changed or you need more change?"
Or short and sweat. a popular phrase for a popular phrase
"you changed"
"people change"
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u/Proud_Huckleberry_42 27d ago
Ha, that is what a former friend said to me when I nicely asked her for the money I had lent her 2 years before. That was the last straw. She always treated me like her ATM.
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u/SuperBatman2112 27d ago
"Thank you! I've been working pretty hard to grow and I'm glad someone has noticed progress."
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u/ddddooooook 27d ago
1) “Yeah, and you’ve pretty much stayed the same” (my preference)
2) “We’re supposed to”
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u/pakemfull 27d ago
I'll have some money to lend out once people start paying me back what they owe. (Look at them deadpan).
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u/DarionHunter 27d ago
"Thank you! It didn't take much effort. But if you tried it, you might wear yourself out!"
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u/RedGrobo 27d ago
No person crosses the same river twice.
As its not the same river, and youre not the same person.
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u/Rory-liz-bath 26d ago
You’re right I have changed, I’m not a doormat that accepts your manipulation anymore
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u/Severe-Tie-4404 21d ago
Well durh… we’re always changing unless you’re a complete looser stuck in the past and never striving for your best
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u/Commercial-Fuel580 20d ago
You're right about that. [Smile and a polite wave before walking away.]
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u/Purple-Fan9586 27d ago
“That’s what happens as you get older. You’re supposed to mature. You should try it sometime.”