My friend.. is on the edge of not being my friend anymore. She's driving me insane. All she ever talks about is how sucky her life is. She hates her parents, car, job, school. She hates everything and is CONSTANTLY complaining about how sucky her life is. She thinks at 18 she's had the hardest life ever. HA! If her life really sucked that bad, she would change it right? No, she just likes to nag. How can I tell my "friend" (in a NICE way) that if she doesnt stop B!tChing than Im going to have to start ditching?
babyxo answered Saturday August 20 2005, 7:17 pm: be there for her, take her out and have a good time.. make her see the bright side on situations..help her out and do whatever you can, if she keeps being like that..tell her you cant handle her as a friend ..maybe she'll realize how her attitude is affecting everyone else, and stop. good luck ! ♥
babiibananax3 answered Saturday August 20 2005, 9:33 am: the best way is just talk to her about something else change the subject point out to her the good things in her life and if she is still being like that i would tell you to get better friends who are so pestimistic (sp?)
-hope i helped
good luck!!*
-babiibananax3 [ babiibananax3's advice column | Ask babiibananax3 A Question ]
DancinCutie08 answered Friday August 19 2005, 9:49 pm: i think its easiest to start leaving her hints and if she doesnt get it just come out and flat out tell her. maybe you and her can go volunteer at a homeless shelter one day or something so she can start appriciating wat she has. [ DancinCutie08's advice column | Ask DancinCutie08 A Question ]
looneytune1561 answered Friday August 19 2005, 9:39 pm: Well just mention something about people on the commercials who have suffered from nothing.Say there are woser lives out there than hers.Tell her she needs to get over her stupid problems.(If there not that serious)Hope I helped [ looneytune1561's advice column | Ask looneytune1561 A Question ]
Courtney answered Friday August 19 2005, 9:03 pm: Say what you mean to her in a considerate tone and tell her that there are some things that she is going to have to do to make this "unfair" lifestyle of hers disappear. Tell her to find new ways in which to express herself such as through physical activities, poetry, writings, etc. Or through something that she is interested in b/c there has to be something. Just tell her that it's time to start talking about something else for a change for at least once in a while. Also stress the important factor that you'll always be there for her whenever you need her / to talk about SIGNIFICANT things . Otherwise, don't mention it at all. Say what you mean directly and clearly. [ Courtney's advice column | Ask Courtney A Question ]
cookierat123 answered Friday August 19 2005, 8:43 pm: look, your friend is oviously having a tough time in her life right now so you need to be there for her. tell her you love her and your gonna be there for her when she REALLY needs you but you have a life too. tell her that you cant ALWAYS be there to listen to her complain all the time. also tell her to try to look on the bright side of things. you might want to tell her all the good things she has going on for her. dont be mean about it because that just causes problems. i hope i helped and tell me how it works out for you.
sunnyville answered Friday August 19 2005, 8:34 pm: What you could tell her is that why doesn't try to talk to a counselor or therapist to help her with her stress,problems, and hasn't she tried changing some things she dislikes.Also remind her that you and other people are probably going with problems too or even worse.One last thing tell her how come she always talks about her instead of wanting to hear about your problems which shouldn't offend her it should make her realize that she is a selfish person only caring about herself instead of others like you ,she should apologize for her behavior. [ sunnyville's advice column | Ask sunnyville A Question ]
sbloemeke answered Friday August 19 2005, 7:58 pm: Wait until she goes into a rant about her life. Calmly ask her if she has seeked help for any of this. If she says no, then calmly give her the name of an advice comunity (www.teenhelp.org, here...), and tell her that those people know a lot better than you do on what she can do to improve it. Then, that is when you begin talking to her about your relationship. Explain to her that you like her as a person, but that she needs to stop ranting on her life. It only makes things worse for her, as it reminds her of it constantly. Then, tell her that it greatly upsets you, and you wish that she would stop. And finally, tell her that if she doesn't stop, you may have to spend a bit of time away from her so that you can actually engage in a conversation.
That's how I'd do it.
Hope this helps!
-Steven [ sbloemeke's advice column | Ask sbloemeke A Question ]
shagrubble answered Friday August 19 2005, 7:47 pm: I had a similiar situation and what i did was confronted my friend and told him exactly what i thought. Tell her if she cant quite bitching and get herself together that you dont wont nothing to do with her. I know its not exactly nice but the truth is really what matters. [ shagrubble's advice column | Ask shagrubble A Question ]
shorthairandhateit answered Friday August 19 2005, 7:25 pm: ok my friend is like that too tell her how u feel in your own words so it doent sound fake and when she does it remeind her and if she does it again that day walk away and leave her and if it gets worse tell her that u cant be friends any more [ shorthairandhateit's advice column | Ask shorthairandhateit A Question ]
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