Question Posted Wednesday December 22 2004, 1:33 pm
Hey, it's Siren here...my best bud and I have known each other for 13 years. We're both seniors in high school. All of a sudden, this year, I feel like we just...split. I can't talk to her about the important things in my life the way I can talk to my other friends. Like, a couple of my friends from band and I - well, I guess - bonded one night and I feel like I can talk to them more than I can talk to her, and I've only known them for 2 years. I can talk to them about things like french kissing with pop rocks (just an example, lol) and if I tried to talk to her about it, she'd just go "oh...um, okay," and change the subject or something. She's always been a little less mature than me, I suppose, even if she is a year older than me. But it's never bothered me until now. I want to be able to talk to her about these kinds of things, but I can't, and it's bothering me. Because of it, we're pretty much splitting. It really sucks because we used to be like sisters. She used to know all my secrets. Now only one person does, and it's not her. I wish it was, though. I mean, I miss being able to talk to her about anything. Help if you can?
-Siren =(
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Friendship? xpianogirl89x answered Thursday December 23 2004, 10:35 pm: Aww.. I know how you feel! This year my best friend and I definitely started to drift too.. I really miss her but then all of a sudden- today we started hanging out again and talking, for whatever reason we kinda re-bonded.. not that i think everything's gonna change but it might be a little better now. I would talk to your friend about all this because chances are.. she's feeling the exact same way you are. A friendship goes 2 ways and I'm sure she misses you too. Don't ever let a friendship die. Good luck with that if you need anything IM me anytime!
DevilChild answered Wednesday December 22 2004, 5:29 pm: ummmm. this has never happend to me. but id just talk to her get her opinion, see if shell start talking like you would like her too. if she doesnt or doesnt feel comfterble then youll have to learn to accept that about her and talk to her about stuff you could never to your other friends. hope i help, if i didnt im sorry [ DevilChild's advice column | Ask DevilChild A Question ]
FrenchFryNkatchup017 answered Wednesday December 22 2004, 5:22 pm: Invite her to do stuff with you and your other friends~ maybe she'll start to be like her old self again; it happened 2 me n my friend!!!
hope we helped
xoxoxo
KK&F
chaos answered Wednesday December 22 2004, 5:12 pm: As people grow up, they sometimes grow apart. Even those you have been friends with for years. This happened to me in seventh grade when my friend decided she wanted to be popular. I said bye because I felt that meant she couldn't hang out with me anymore. And I didn't like the popular people so I settled for infamous. Your friend may have finally jumped ahead of you in the maturity area, but that doesn't matter.
Anyway, don't let it bother you and enjoy the ear of your new friends. [ chaos's advice column | Ask chaos A Question ]
Shortie8959 answered Wednesday December 22 2004, 4:22 pm: Aw, I'm sorry. You have to understand that friends come and go. And God felt he needed to take her away from you, for whatever reason. (there's always a reason for something). Just keep your new friends, because you might end up being friends with them until your 92! Lol. Good luck!
Happy Holidays!
Hope I helped!
~*Erin*~ [ Shortie8959's advice column | Ask Shortie8959 A Question ]
xOxBArbiexOx answered Wednesday December 22 2004, 2:59 pm: ok well this is pretty easy to answer... See siren a lot of times when a teenager is growing up they tend to have moments or times in there life where they dont feel like expressing themselves maybe what you should do is just say look ... i think you should tell me whats going on like why you never seem to wanna talk to me anymore then see what she says then go on from there ok... make sure you tell her that you still wanna be her friend ok hope i helped... ~barbie~ [ xOxBArbiexOx's advice column | Ask xOxBArbiexOx A Question ]
SmoothiesFknRock answered Wednesday December 22 2004, 2:42 pm: I'm sorry that you have to go through this situation. I know how you feel though. Over time people change and there really isn't anything you can do about it. You are a senior now and you are going to be going down different paths. If you are really upset about splitting- talk to her and tell her that you till want to be good friends, and that you don't want to drift apart. I really hope things work out for you!
-Jennifer [ SmoothiesFknRock's advice column | Ask SmoothiesFknRock A Question ]
jbdreamer answered Wednesday December 22 2004, 1:45 pm: I am sorry to say that friendships fade over time, especially at this age. I don't know anyone that is still friends with people they knew in elementy school. I have been graduated for 6 years, and I keep in contact with one person from high school. You two are growing into two different people and your intersts are changing. And in the next few years your intersts and goals will change even more drastically. I would continue to be friends as long as you can, but make more time for some new friends that share your intersts. [ jbdreamer's advice column | Ask jbdreamer A Question ]
funkyfresh answered Wednesday December 22 2004, 1:42 pm: hmm.. it really isnt your fault whatever is happining between you. she just seems to not get the picture of you wanting to become friends again with her. her being imitture might be one of the other reasons you cant talk to her. try talking to her again on a more sophisticated convo. and if she cant handle it then she cant handle your secrets and stuff. srry if this is not the answer u were really looking for, you can always im me on misshell1433
((x o ♥ Michelle)) [ funkyfresh's advice column | Ask funkyfresh A Question ]
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