Turncoat, two-faced, quisling, crony?
this post was submitted on 18 Mar 2024
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You all are harsh.
“A social butterfly is a slang term for a person who is socially dynamic, successful at networking, charismatic, and personally gregarious. Usually, social butterflies don't belong to a particular group, but rather jump from one group to another.” Wikipedia
Edit: Perhaps it doesn’t answer the question because it’s not a single word. It came to mind immediately though. Maybe start there and look for synonyms?
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What about a "social climber"? Someone whose friendships are based on calculations about who can help them succeed in other ways?
Maybe dilettante, maverick ?
A mimic
I'd call them normal. What kind of psychopath has multiple friend groups, but is only "loyal" to one of them?
Or counter to that...
Cautious? I've known plenty of people who had just been hurt by past friendships, so they were cautious about putting themselves out there too much for fear of getting hurt.
Opportunist
Yeah, the good version of someone like that would be a diplomat, but the untrustworthy version is definitely an opportunist.
Opportunist is definitely closer to what i'm thinking than sycophant.
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Only words I can think of are "lickspittle" and "toady," but those are both for people who are overly nice to people in authority. Maybe "disingenuous?"
disingenuous
disingenuous could definitely be it; they're not straightforward about their intentions.
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Is this person known to be friends with each group, by each group? Or are they trying to keep their connections hidden, as well?
They keep their connections hidden; it is the other groups who when asked state that they are friendly with this person.
Honestly I'd feel quite attacked if I were on the other side of this questioning.
sorry what do you mean? english is not my first language
You're actively having people ask who their friends are, and they're being guarded about it.
If you felt like you might be kicked out of a group of friends that you really liked, because of your association with someone THEY didn't like; wouldn't you be a little guarded too?
It doesn't sound like you're friends with this person at all. So if not, just stop pretending they're your friend. Because if being friends with you is dependent on them NOT being friends with someone else -- then you aren't a friend.
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