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Revocation_Of_Doubt t1_ixrivq0 wrote

You say "guys, look, I appreciate you wanting to do this amazing thing for me... But I gotta level with you... I'm not colourblind... Never have been. What started out as an innocent white lie has just never been repealed... It's never mattered, but now I cannot in good conscience let you spend money to directly ameliorate a condition which I don't have."

That oughta cover it

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HelpMeTHrowaway12243 OP t1_ixrjbqb wrote

that might work, im afraid of some friends leaving me or worst that can happen i get cut off different friendships and not just one

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Revocation_Of_Doubt t1_ixrlcic wrote

Buddy, if this ends your friendship, it wasn't a friendship worth having.

The point of friends is that they forgive and support.

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HelpMeTHrowaway12243 OP t1_ixrlmfx wrote

I Agree but they've been friends for so long ive grown attached which is bad

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Revocation_Of_Doubt t1_ixrlv73 wrote

Then they will understand and forgive... Jeez guy... What's the alternative? Stay quiet forever and have to pretend "oh wow colours!??!"

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Dosagu t1_ixrrrix wrote

You have to know than they'll probably joke about it for the rest of your life, at least i would.

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Droidlivesmatter t1_ixtnh69 wrote

He could get the glasses and then say he doesn't like the feel of the glasses.. he could also say that he's not used to the colors and it feels weird etc.

But you know, the truth is more important.

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Thediamondhandedlad t1_ixrvg60 wrote

I lost an entire friend group over a false accusation from someone else in the friend group who was the actual culprit. They believed him instead of me. Yes it was very traumatic but I’m glad I don’t hangout with those people anymore. They’re all shitty people going nowhere in life anyway. You’ll get over it eventually if you lose them.

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kintyre t1_ixs2yjt wrote

One of my dearest online friends was a girl for the first several years I knew them. Then they admitted their lie. After asking if they were trans (they weren't) I accepted my dear friend as who they actually are. We met a few years ago in person. Still a friendship that's going strong.

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really_nice_guy_ t1_ixs9834 wrote

I mean has your “color blindness” affected anything in a serious way? Like did they go out of their way for you or did they pay for you?

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Rich-Mall t1_ixrl221 wrote

Omg if ANYBODY doesn't laugh their ass off about this, they are not worth being friends with! Own it! You were a kid being weird for no reason, it's funny!

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Theometer1 t1_ixrmm72 wrote

If anybody stops being your friend for that they weren’t any friends that you’d wanna keep, sure you lied but about something that barely affected them just tell them the truth they might fry on you for a while but you should still be friends

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stealth57 t1_ixrnf49 wrote

You were young and dumb. They’ll forgive you. And y’all can laugh about it later for many years to come.

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antwauhny t1_ixru9wz wrote

If my friend told me this, I'd keel over laughing.

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