3 True Scary Stories of Betrayal by Fake Friends
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Francis has all the attributes of a cult leader. It’s spooky how a single charismatic guy like that can exert his influence to control people’s behavior like that. He probably got even better at his craft after that whole incident. The “motivational speaker” business is perfect territory for a cult to form
Absolutely. He’s going to have an Andrew Tate type following soon enough
@@Medic_naturalist as a woman, the incel state of mind genuinely scares me. They used to just be sad, but now they've got... well. An army of assholes.
Exactly what I thought.
@@juniper9251 Err...he seems more like Jim Jones type.
I thought the same, Francis is now likely leading an entire cult, very scary guy...
Damn, these were crazy. The second story, the dude was clearly a cult leader.
Yeah. I first thought he may have had a bad trip with drugs or the same kind of neurological malfunction than the airline captain had mid-air some years ago but that would not be enough to explain the behavior of those other men who chose to be weirdos too.
What famous or I should say, infamous lunatic does 'cult leader' fit perfectly? Well, everyone in the US knows exactly who but the cult members aren't talking, except to praise the narcissistic sociopathic conman.
They were just snowflakes 🙄😂
That second story was crazy. That whole group of friendships up in flames because of one guy. Also I need more Revenge stories.
Also, these stories need to be adapted into anthology TV series.
💯
AGREEEEEEEEEEEEE
It definitely was crazy, but IMO the other men were to blame to some extent too. They chose to blindly follow a charismatic and manipulative person without seeing through them, and they took deliberate action to scare and at least emotionally harm the women in their friend group. All of them caused the group to fall apart. Had only a few of them gone along, they could not have done so much harm and the group might have survived without them.
Lastly, I completely agree with the revenge stories! Those are wonderful.
Fake ass story
I NEED to know who that Francis guy is. OP said he's sort of a motivational speaker now
Lmao... She said "after marriage you gotta set some ground rules" 😅 lady, you should probably do that before you get married... Smh 🫣
That’s exactly what I thought! I was listening and said “wait, they’re doing this just now? This is supposed to be a conversation when the couple starts getting serious! What’s the point of doing it after? Oh, this marriage is doomed!” When I still even heard all the story yet. And unfortunately, I was right.
You got that right! Amatures 😂
You got that right! Amatures 😂
Yo! I thought that same thing! Wtf? That screams divorce soon
If you wanted a housewife all along, then why not find a woman that wants to be that?? Instead you married someone who isn't like that, and tried to break her down. These people are crazy.
Good point and that is why more passport bros are going abroad to find traditional women. That is why most American women will become lonely cat ladies.
@@90000cg Why do you assume they will be "lonely?" Also the "mail order bride" scenarios are rarely, if ever, the big dream they are cracked up to be. Usually the opposite, for both parties, for one reason or another. It also screams of being desperate.
passport bro are not mailed ordered bride. lol. you're assuming wrong my dude. lol.
@@cheeseburgersuperior1874 I got distracted when I posted so didn't get the whole thing in. In any case, they have to consider whether or not they are ready for that culture. It will be their tradition in their country, and they want what they consider traditional men. I will refer to American example, where my parents went to church. They would get young men seeking "traditional" woman (because "feminism has gone to far" or something), but they could not find the exit door fast enough when they learned what it meant there to be the "traditional" husband in that church. I still agree with OP, that if that is what they want, then find one. Don't try to break anyone after the marriage to force them to fit. In the story in question, it crossed the line into mental and psychological abuse. It was a matter of time before it got physical. Yeah she slapped first, but only after the lies, manipulation, and mental abuse, and she had the good sense to leave.
@@Enki1013 she wants a business partner not a husband. good for her to eventually get a business partner.
Frances is gonna soon have his own cult
We need to know who he is !!! So we can alert people
@@AlbionRisingu freak
@@thade6130 oh there he is! Hi sociopath 😂👋
1000% fits the criteria but Dear God I pray he never makes it that far! The damage he did in so little time with that friend group is scary.
@@AlbionRising that is; if the story is true though.
PSA: family and in laws or not everyone has the right to put up boundaries in their own house and relationships. Don’t let people push you to ignore your boundaries
We have every right as parents thank you
@@user-ow3vd2oc2v it’s a blessing how as a parent I’m capable of respecting my kids boundaries and they respect mine. So sad, good luck to you, may good bless you and that controlling mentality you have
@@user-ow3vd2oc2v the problem is between husband and wife if they need help or advice they can go to the parents/in laws but the crazy mother should mine her own business and let them live there life's.
That last story got me mad! Im glad that she made it out!
Me too.
My ex husband's mom was the same way
I also agree the psycho mom is trying to change her daughter n law but I'm happy she didn't have to change for anyone! But I'm happy she left and have a real husband who supports her and they have kids so she won and the ex family well there psycho.
28 is getting late to have kids though. MIL was kinda right there
@ThePoliticrat where? I had a child with downs at 22! Genes don't care how old you are!
My abusive ex told me "you'll never find someone like me" and I thought yes I hope so, but was afraid to say anything. I will never forget that feeling.
Great stories
Ya except she was the one who assaulted him
@@elitetrainingnetworkEh, I'd say finding out her husband and mother in law were conspiring to sabotage her life is worthy of a slap.
@@TheMadCatter then, according to your logic the woman would also be worthy of a slap if the roles were reversed? But then that would be termed as abuse.... Its all about gender equality till it's not. Just like Russia Ukraine war where NO feminist argued for equality... Of women staying and fighting the war with men.
@@TheMadCatter Problem is, he struck her back and he realized very quickly how bad of an idea that was. This is why acting emotionally can have bad outcomes.
My abusive ex said the same thing.
I dumped him and I regret nothing.
Good for you for taking a stand.❤😊
The pure betrayal and terror the girls and OP felt is just terrifying and what's worse was the guys could've done something far more horrifying 😥
Thanks for realising the male OP was also disturbed by how it all played out. He chose to do the right thing rather than cave to the hive mind.
That intro of Saturns rings being skulls was pretty beautiful
"You'll never find anyone like me". Her response should have been, I hope you're right.
Or just "Good."
or a laugh, wouldve hurt that ego
The same energy as, “I can’t live without you!”
You say, “Promise?”
That poor lady was set up from the first time she married that idiotic mama’s boy
I've heard that before and my reply is always 'I F*CKING HOPE NOT!'
No friends are better than bad friends.
It is better to be alone than with untrue friends.
Exactly why I have zero friends 😂
joel never disappoints.
I can literally listen to him for hours and hours. My god what a voice. Doesn't happen with any other narrator (and I follow hundreds 😂)
Aaand the stories he picks are THE BEST!!!
Joel may not be pregnant, BUT HE DELIVERED 🔥🔥
😂That's Awesome!😆👍
😂😂
Is it a boy or a girl??
YES
Bloody hell! That last story about Lucinda and Erik. Nightmare inducing.
I think I had similar nightmare in one group. Glad I was able to get rid of them eventually.
"Friends" are just a knife that hasn't gone in your back yet.
Betrayal by Fake Friends?? finally a set of stories I can relate to
Same. The friends I grew up with were snakes. Now that I'm older and have moved on, I've seen them now and then in my old neighborhood when visiting family. They smile at me, but there is a subtle hatred behind it, and everything they say seems passive-aggressive.
Right in time for bedtime! Gnight everyone
Yup. I'm GN
Good night from California!
Goodnight from Louisiana!
It almost feels like an insult to him sometimes. I don’t make it through them all before drifting off, but I’m grateful for it, nonetheless.
Thanks, Joel. It helps so much. You have a lovely storytelling voice.
It reminds me of when I was a kid and my dad would read me to sleep. It was the best sleep ever.
Goodnight from Tennessee!
You can’t, just manipulate a woman into being a housewife. Just like you can’t manipulate a man into being masculine. A housewife is something to be earned, for both parties. He has to earn enough for her to stay home. She has to do enough at home to justify him working for two … or more.
But the happiest relationships are when both people are altruistic. My husband and I take turns taking care of each other. My mother in law loves how I take care of her son. She showed me recipes for some of her favorite dishes to cook for the family. His father showed him how to care for a wife and family. I’m totally blessed!
Lucinda raised a spoiled brat. But, consider the source. I’m glad that she moved on from that circus and those monkeys.
The problem is, she never wanted to be a housewife in the beggining. She only did when she met a guy who was already established, so even though she went to grad school it didn't mean anything in the end.
@@masterDarts4188 That was the point of the OP, sans the comment about grad school not meaning anything in the end. She most likely is doing this out of necessity for the baby but there is no reason not to believe she would continue with work/career/business after the baby grows older. That happens a lot. In any case, it is a two way street as OP says. I'm sure you have heard horror stories too of women who quit their jobs after getting married but hardly ever do a danged thing at home all day. He needs to earn enough and she needs to be doing enough at home to justify this. (Also don't force husband into a career he does not want, like OP says.) Other circumstances also come to play, from layoffs to disabilities, and one family member stays home as caretaker and SAH spouse, but in this story, the MIL was wrong to cross the boundaries in "do it my way or I will destroy you" and he was wrong to allow and enable his mother like that.
At the end of the day all women want to be housewives
That last story resonated with me. Now I never have to associate with my greedy, grasping former in-laws. What a feeling of bliss! Thanks for entertaining stories 😂😊
Everyone has a right to live their lives as they see fit. She has a right to be a career lady and they have a right to seek a woman who wants to be a housewife. Expecting someone to be something they do not want to be is the main issue which is lack of communication.
I love that the woman in the last story found her true mate. One where she feels comfortable being a stay at home wife/mother and has a master's degree
Yeah and where she wont get ruthlessly stabbed in the back in a cowardly manner by her extended family for petty, ridiculous reasons related to control freakism and family insider politics.
😂 She was a walking contradiction.
@@bobbyblazes4398how tho
She did all that just to become a housewife anyway. Simple fact of the matter is, she didn't want to accept that her role as a wife is to care for the husband and the family. If you can't do that, you don't need to be married. She wanted the marriage and honeymoon but none of the responsiblity that came with it.
youre a 15 year old incel
youre a 15 year old incel
youre a 15 year old incel
Story 1: girl you need a spiritual cleanse lol
She a high ranking demon that won't do shiet
No, she needs to make up a better story if she's going to lie 😊
Betrayal hurts
The Frances story sounds like a low-budget horror movie. In fact, i think I may have watched it somewhere on Amazon Prime...
double feature: Carlene Russell & Frances go camping. Wait, Amazon Prime is the new Lifetime Movie! damn
That Francis story is wild!
Sometimes things like that happen despite the fact nobody expects it.
My best friend of 4 years just stole from me, and left me. These stories let me know it could've been worse 💀
Same
@@desertparadise8220 You deserve better, go out there and make a friend that is willing to match your loyalty. 🫡
The only thing worse than the betrayal of a friend is the betrayal of a spouse or family member.
If I was the woman from the last story the second unannounced visit from the in-laws would have been more than enough for me to put my foot down and tell them to back off.
Ditto!!!
The second story was crazy. I really feel those women should have reported those guys to at least have it on record for what they did.
Yes, definitely. It disappoints me when people don't report these types of incidents as, even if nothing can be done at the time, it can show a pattern of behaviour and escalation.
BS story
reported to whom?
COPS DONT CARE
Lucinda your days are numbered!!!
The case with Stephanie, nothing lost in a so-called friendship! Ask the boyfriend!
Nothing indeed! I too had a someone two decades ago I thought was a friend or at the very least a buddy (in a chatroom, not IRL thankfully). Turned out to be a black magic witch, a full blown servant of satan and a fake friend of the worst sort. So glad to get rid of her.
So I would have recorded the mother and played it back to the whole family to expose her. Then, I would have left and never looked back. So that would have created doubt in the other ladies.
Doubt it. The family knew Lucinda longer than OP. Who are you willing to believe? Someone you know for years or someone who’s just new to the family? Also who’s to say if the family didn’t also have the same values as Lucinda and Eric?
You make the hospital bed much cozier thank you ❤
Wishing you a full recovery
Get well, homie!!
as the old adage goes, who needs enemies when you have friends like these
I love Let's Read because I can work the cash register and at home I can cook or fall asleep! I don't have to look at the screen at all! When I have to drive down to Florida by myself, this is my first and only choice!
That 3rd story… classic battle axe.
Regarding Story #3 and @35:49 - What is a “Protestant-Catholic.”? In my experience, a person is either/or, e.g., the term “Protestant” came about because of Martin Luther protesting the Catholic Church.
I promise I’m not trying to be divisive; I’m just not clear on how someone can be both Protestant and Catholic.
thought the same thing ! perhaps one side of the family is catholic and the other side Protestant ?
You're definitely right, someone couldn't be both. I'm sure she meant to say "Protestant Christian", but probably not being religious either isn't aware of the difference, or just misspoke.
@salemsrevenge I suppose that is a possibility, I hadn't considered that.
The last story felt like I was the writer...my 1st marriage was creepily similar...and they too found a younger, more gulible/"trainable" doll. Sad....
Fake friends??? FINALLY! I was wondering for many years why have I not seen TH-cam stories of untrue friends until today. I mean I would probably have an erratic Siberian Tiger as a pet than a more terrifying monster called fake friend. Fake friends have made some of the worst horror stories of my life! Choose your friends wrong and pay a horrendous price!!!
The last story is SO insane.... I'm really glad she got out of that situation. His final words are very telling of his character. Spoken like a true abuser.
That last story , you are about to roll over your grave soon acting this way nobody likes an evil grandma 😂 I am glad she left that crazy family
That intro is always my favorite 🪐💀
Ooooh these stories were Good Ones!! Way better than the boring crap on TV these days for sure! Thanks Joel! And to the woman in the last story, I'm sorry you had to go through such a horrible experience but good for you for being strong, standing your ground & leaving that nighmare behind! How many times people end up staying in similar situations, trapping themselves bc they're scared to leave, feel like they have no options or choices & worse, end up adding children to an already toxic situation which never ends well for anyone. No one should ever have to endure that! You doged a bullet for sure & came out stronger for it ❤
Bruh these stories each were crazy. The second one, omg I feel bad for the women and the man. But the third one had me fuming w rage at the MIL
The last story got me physically angry. Having a bad mother in law is one thing but to have both actively work against you like that. Sorry. Glad you got away.
A pior parte da traição é que nunca vem de um inimigo.
Boa noite a todos e mais um ótimo trabalho Joel.
✌🏻
I’m cooking dinner and I get to listen while I wait! Thank you!!
2nd and 3rd are really scary. In the last, that grown ass man was so determined to be taken care of as a baby that he was plotting with his mother to ruin her life 😬
The last story was straight up out of Stepford Wives. Awesome stories Love.
Where are Francis' OTHER friends? Someone takes over your "friend group" and doesn't have any friends of his own? No red flags there
you're overthinking a story that is clearly fictional....
@@th-sd6ni that's what I do 👍
them boys was glazing Francis 😭
Last story, Lucinda was a true Monster-In-Law!
For the first story... OP, if you see this:
1.) Whatever was happening with Stephanie, you need to let her go from your mind and heart, decade-long friendship or no; she was possessive and abusive towards you, and clearly wanted to keep you socially isolated from others. Hell, maybe she was even in love with you, and fled out of panic for revealing her feelings, or even to keep some measure of control by cutting you off before you potentially could to her. Please, consider speaking with a therapist if you can, it may help you more than you know.
2.) PLEASE go to a doctor and get your fingers checked out - Stephanie might have damaged your joints by pressing so hard onto them. If they cannot help you, well... Maybe try finding a witch via those forums that helped before? It's better than nothing, even if you're skeptical of it.
That last one made me very grateful for my problems.
19:01
That whistle cut my ear drum in half ☠️
That intro was cold 🥶
The first story really hit differently especially as an islander who knows how bad that spell could’ve been if she didn’t find that box
White American girl who had a voodoo obsession in 2009 relating to The Princess & Frog here: What kind of spell was that?
@rileighdabbs1950 So there's different variations but the main things needs is something from both party like in the story the napkin , her "friend" lipstick, and whoevers hair, some incense for spiritual cleansing, protection, shadow work ie she probably used a incense mixture so no physically/ spiritual harm comes to her "friend" but causes spiritual turmoil in the guy and spells tend to varies on what exactly you want to happen...Like spells for separation, new found hatred, one sided obsession etc
@@katrinasaint-joy7483And what's with not looking in the eye directly? That was weird
Im not an islander i do practice not bad stuff i know better ya that box was a no no
Something bad would've happened, like nothing
You'll have to forgive me for not being on point with my christian terminology, but how is the family protestant catholics? Aren't those damn near opposites?
Not exactly opposites, as both are Christians, but "Protestants" are, technically, any number of different denominations--
Lutherans, Methodists, Episcopalians, etc.
Today's stories were exceptionally good!
Story 1 was a trip! Wow!
It sounds fake like a creepy pasta or fanfiction
I'm happy that op found someone even better in the last story, but that horrible man and his insane mother are terrible people. It's scary that a friend would do something so cruel and creepy in the first story. In the 2nd story op your response on the trip was good. It's unfortunate that happened though. It sounds like that so called friend is stating a cult.
Your stories help me when I drive. It’s calm and I feel like someone’s with me
The third lady should've said in the end, "I don't WANT someone like you." I'm glad you got through grad school!
And still became a housewife...so kind of a hallow victory
Hearing Joel on his lives vs the actual podcast are night and day but I love it so much 😂
Lol it really is I love that his personality is in the lives
the last story is so sad🙁 i hope shes doing okay now
They're probably just made up...though stuff like this happens, I guess
I find it funny she became happy after doing what she refuse to do. “Lucinda” was out of line tho.
I thought that lady was as crazy as the guy. Maybe I saw things different Maybe I'm older but I see two people who are young and they don't know exactly what they want yet. I've never believed in marriage so I've never done it but I've had a 11-year relationship and two others under 5 years one four and a half another one and a half that I've had a bunch of relationships short-term friends with benefits. Now that I'm in my mid 40s you start looking back but one thing that I've had great ex partners and most of them I'm not one to stay friends so I haven't really heard from him but no one's ever reached out to me no stories of trauma or anything because I try to do my part to be a decent person be there like she said what she was looking for a partner. That being said I don't think she quite knew what that meant at the time some people understand early on I was blessed in that sense not really religious but I like that term then what it represents and I had an idea what I was looking for in the partner I'd figured it out by the time I was 25. I started dating When I was older cuz I was sheltered and but I got out there had some awkward first dates learning how things work but once I lost my virginity at 22 I had some wild years there as I navigated the waters and met wonderful people some worked out some didn't but it gave me a chance to find out what I was looking for. When I was 25 though I had my first rear relationship It was that year and a half one well about a year and two months I think. Kind of knew what was going to end but it went on longer than I thought because we both loved each other. It was older she was 38 I was 25 but there was a real connection there and she was the first woman who treated me as an equal gave me such respect all the women before were childish like me You were grown-ups but childlike growing ups. I owe her so much for let me know how a real relationship works. That your partners that you respect each other that you don't tear each other down and fight over silly things. From then on I was always Frank with what I was looking for some girls really like that some girls thought I was being demanding but that's how I knew they weren't meant for me and that was okay We might like someone we think Lost after him but as you get to know him even just a little bit you realize this isn't a person for me We have different values in life that are going to come to a head.
Its more common than you think@@JohnJKelly-of4dc
@@minnesota_fats7344what are you trying to say with all of that?
On the fence abt this one at bed time. This is exactly the kind of topic that riles me tf up.
What is a protestant catholic?
Yo, these are all BANGERS 👌
"I would rather have a true enemy than a false friend."
Funniest thing is being at the live stream knowing how Mr. Read was going through it with these stories. 😅
Yes😂😂
Daaaaaang, that last story was nuts. I don't know why, but I found that one even more disturbing than Francis or the witch friend. Idk maybe it's because I'm newly engaged and it just sounds so believable 😅 (not that the other ones aren't, people are definitely crazy)
Anyone else totally get “Jennifer’s Body” vibes off that first story? 😅
These 3 stories were my favorite out of all of them. Please do more like these. ☺️🌟💥
Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Now more of THESE please!!
My worst nightmare is marrying old (out of desperation probably bc i already am in my late 20s) and that i will find people like in the last story. It's insane that there are still such archaic and humiliating ways to see women and their "role" in this world, like, we are humans too and we're certainly not here just to be servants because of what we have underneath our underwear, such an ignorant and backwards way of thinking
With a chip on your shoulder that big, you should file for disability.
With a hairline like that, you should be in line right behind her
Big yikes.
Well...... You may be in for some disappointment 😊😢
I wouldn’t worry about...I feel like late 20s isn't old to marry. It really should be based on the person you're with and what that relationship is like.
These could be untrue but life is stranger than fiction
oh my god that mother in law, what an absolute nightmare
Story 3 she should've recorded that conversation, going in on her own, with someone that manipulative...and taken that to a lawyer.
I’m so glad that my boyfriend doesn’t have a mom. Crass, but I swore I would never marry into the kind of family in story 3. Disgusting.
I wish my mother in law was still alive though, I miss her so much and my bride would be so much more healthy with her alive...
OMG! The first story reminds me of a friend who stalked me after I ended our friendship. She could not accept the fact that I was straight and happily married. She went as far as to spike my drink at our college graduation party and then proceeded to try and kiss me. We were friends for two years, until she crossed a boundary with me. Thankfully she moved several states away and left me alone.
I feel like Francis story is REAL!
Its way too creative to be fictional and yes he has the making of a varsity cult leader.
Great job 👏. Never disappoint. The calming voice, you could be ASMR. 😂 Thank's Joel ❤
Love your stories thanks for helping me sleep
This was damn good Joel! Your story telling is literally getting better and better I can’t get enough
The M-I-L in the last story was just evil & manipulative. I'm glad that the victim was strong enough to get out of the relationship in one piece. Others have not been so fortunate. The 2nd story was frightening & cautionary. Thanks!
How was she manipulative? The narrator seemed like a piece of work
@@ThePoliticrat Sorry to be late with my response. I believe that the M-I-L's calling the graduate schools the wife had applied to & sowing lies so the wife couldn't finish her schooling & calling her boss & telling tales was quite manipulative. The first red flag was when it decided that Sunday dinners would be at the newlywed's house without bothering to consult the wife.
Thank you for another great video Joel!!
Thanks for the upload!
That opening skull sequence was pretty nice 🙂
Yay! New vid! Thanks.
Thanks Joel ❤!!!!
Hello friends AND Gn 😂😂
Kevin, I feel lucky that you chose to spend your life with me! Every time I watch you I get inspired, thank you❤
Team not married and no inlaws.. that lady was crazy!!
Team cat lady
@@90000cgbetter to be a cat lady than a slave.
Francis definitely seems like a cult leader but they could’ve all been on bath salts or something too I feel like those are the only 2 options lol
That was a good story that reminded me of my own. I had inlaws such as that. but they didn't like me well enough to even speak to me.😂😂😂
My best friend died in 2022. It still feels eerie. Appreciate your love ones and make sure they know
Thank you ✨
l can relate to the last story am glad you found someone better, my partner cut his mother out of his life because of the way she treated me.
The stories in this one just kept getting crazier lol