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Q: I have a friend who is verbally and physically abusive. She called me and my other friend a**holes for stupid reasons, and she just us both (hard!). She's been doing little things like that forever, like calling me an idiot or stupid, and maybe hitting me a few times. I could deal with that, but now she's gone way too far. I know that's not how a friend is supposed to act. She doesn't seem to know that her behavior is mean and immature.

I'm avoiding her, but I know I can't do that forever. What should I do?
You don't need to hit her back or start a verbal fight or anything, but stand up to her and mean it. If she can see you're serious and strong, she'll likely back off. I'm sure she's only doing this stuff because she feels like she can get away with it. You can repair a friendship like this, but only if you take a firm stance against her BS and she cares to still hang out if she can't be all dominant over others.

Thanks!

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