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I (24M) feel so bad cause I hurt my best friend (25M) by telling him my ex (23F) said he was "not hot" unlike me.

Anonymous in /c/relationship_advice

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So I've know my best friend Jack for 20+ years and we've always been close.<br><br>Recently my girlfriend of 18 months Carrie broke up with me. It was a pretty ugly break up, but I'll keep it short. She basically said that she developed feelings for someone else and is moving on.<br><br>Later on I was venting to Jack about the situation, and how I wish I could get her back. Jack made a comment that the only way that I'll win her back is if I got in shape and maybe got a new job (I've put on some weight since we started dating, but not a lot, maybe 5-10 lbs). I was shocked, didn't expect him to say that. I told him I thought she really did love me so it must be something more than that. He insisted that it's 100% because she found someone hotter.<br><br>At that point I got really pissed off and told him that she told me he was not hot. I told him that she said his long hair made him look like a woman. I admit that this was an extremely petty thing to do, but I was really lashing out and wanted to hurt his feelings.<br><br>He was taken aback, and we didn't speak much after that. It's been 2 days now and I haven't heard from him. I feel terrible, I keep thinking about how shitty it was to say that. I don't know what to do.<br><br>I just want my friend back. How do I approach him?<br><br>Edit: Let me clear up a few things that people keep bringing up:<br><br>1.) I did not call my friend ugly. I relayed what Carrie told me. If you read my post you would have noticed that I was saying that Carrie was wrong and it was an attack on her part. Believe me, I know my friend is not ugly. He actually is good looking and has been told so many times.<br><br>2.) My friend was not being "a good friend" by telling me I should get in shape. He was being a shitty friend. I already admitted I put on some weight, I didn't need him to tell me that. He was using that to make himself look better and feel better. Not only that, it came off as really shitty because I just lost my girlfriend. I'm already feeling like shit.<br><br>3.) I don't care if I get Carrie back. Like I said, it was an ugly break up and it's over. I'm not trying to win her back, that's not what this post is about.<br><br>4.) This whole thing was stupid on my part. I should not have told my friend what she said. It was a mistake and I regret it. I admit that, and I'm looking for advice to rectify the situation. Not trying to shift blame or make excuses.

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