My friend (28F) and I (28F) have been friends for more than 7 years and roommates for about 2 years. We've encountered issues while living together, primarily due to her emotional and physical dependence. I've raised concerns about the unequal distribution of household chores and her clinginess, especially when she's single or in a new relationship. Whilst living together I did 98% of the cooking and she not contributed in terms of cooking at all. And if we were to clean, we would have to clean together which created a lot of mental stress for me.
She exhibits signs of anxious attachment and often turns to me or her other friends for support. However, when she's in a relationship, she becomes overly dependent on her partner. Despite her insecurities, she recently became pregnant after only 2 months with her current boyfriend, with whom she's had conflicts due to her insecurities and immature behavior. Her current boyfriend now has only started his labour job 2 weeks ago when he was unemployed for more than 1 year.
She struggles with communication, often avoiding criticism and resorting to her phone during difficult conversations. This behavior is concerning, particularly considering her pregnancy. While I've assured her of my support, I worry about her ability to care for the baby given her current struggles with self-care and communication with her boyfriend.
Additionally, she tends to prioritize her relationship over her other responsibilities, including caring for her dog, which often falls to me. I feel responsible for her dog's well-being and have taken on most of the responsibility for caring for him in recent weeks.
Last night, during their argument around midnight, she became insecure and began verbally attacking him. He eventually left without notice, perhaps needing space, and returned to his own place. Realizing he was gone, she frantically called him numerous times and even drove to his house at 4 am, insisting he come back home. This behavior, including calling him repeatedly, occurred while she is pregnant, adding to the complexity of the situation.
I want to approach her about my concerns without causing defensiveness, but I'm unsure how to ensure she's making the best decision regarding her pregnancy. I have advised her I will support whatever decision she makes. However, I don't know if she's making this decision due to her age. As she had countless of times where she would solo drink and cry because she is almost 30 and is not married yet.
I think that she just doesn't fully know how to look after herself and their way of planning right now, doesn't even seem like it's for the baby as they are already planning to get married which the boyfriend had to remortgage his moms home (which his mother is old) to pay for her ring and their wedding.