my friend ALWAYS copies me. like if i put something on my profile she puts that up too if i put something on my myspace she does that too. if i buya pair of shorts, she will buy them too. i know people say copying is a way of flattery but sometimes its just annoying. i like to be my own person. should i say something to her? if i should, what should i say?
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Friendship? poetqueen answered Tuesday June 13 2006, 1:05 am: one of my best friends is having the EXACT same problem right now. put some space between yall if she keeps copying you then do something sneaky go shopping and say i like this but i know it would look better on you and just keep giving her that vibe like icon or backround it would look awesome on your myspace. find quotes for her profile seriously one of the only ways she will form her own sense of style and identity is if you help her form it and if that doesnt work be honest and tell her! it should get better over time [ poetqueen's advice column | Ask poetqueen A Question ]
orphans answered Sunday June 11 2006, 2:24 am: you should try coping her so she knows what it feels like. then when she confronts you tell her i wanted you to feel how i do when you do this to me. or like if she copies your ideas tell her things you dont like and say you like them. also if them ideas dont work out then your gonna half to talk with her and tell her how you feel and maybe she should try different ideas on her own instead of coping everything like you. p.s. i know someone who use to copy me all the time i HATED it! its the worst thing ever so no what your going through. thats why i started telling her things i didnt like. lol. well i hope i helped. ♥ terri [ orphans's advice column | Ask orphans A Question ]
adrifacee answered Saturday June 10 2006, 11:04 pm: Ok. Tell her "I know your my best friend, and we do alot of the same things but, you copying me this much needs to stop". Just tell her that you want to be your own person and that she should be too. Dont be mean about it. But dont leave the subject be. If it bothers you, take notice
jumadel answered Saturday June 10 2006, 7:38 pm: Hi, just tell her how it makes you feel. If she does'nt listen then really there is'nt alot you can do. It'll will probaly go away in time, but if you show her that its getting to you, she'll probaly keep doing it. Remember no one can be just like you. Daniel. [ jumadel's advice column | Ask jumadel A Question ]
DeadMemories answered Saturday June 10 2006, 3:20 pm: I think you should hint around that you don't like it when people copy you. Like one day your in a conversation and you can bring up something like, "Ugh, I hate it when people copy me. It's so annoying and I'm glad my friends don't do stuff like that!".
If it continues just tell her that it's not nice when people copy other people and you would greatly appreciate her being her own person. =]
phil615 answered Saturday June 10 2006, 2:35 pm: try to act excacly like her spend alot of btime with her family and just try 2 do every thing like her. hope i helped [ phil615's advice column | Ask phil615 A Question ]
xxoBriannax answered Saturday June 10 2006, 2:07 pm: Yea you really should say something to her. Don't be mean about it because it might hurt her feelings but let her know your are serious. Tell her that she doesn't need to do everything that you do and buy everything that you do. Maybe compliment her on something that she has that you don't and maybe she'll want to start being her own person. [ xxoBriannax's advice column | Ask xxoBriannax A Question ]
xxsima answered Saturday June 10 2006, 12:49 pm: You should talk to her. Tell her 'Hey [name], I've noticed that you have the same exact thing as I do in my profile and my myspace. I would really appreciate if you could not do that. I like to be my own person and I think that you should be unique too.' [ xxsima's advice column | Ask xxsima A Question ]
icey0990 answered Saturday June 10 2006, 12:17 pm: yes definately talk to her about it! tell her you feel flattered that she copies you, but you must encourage her to be her own person and find her own style. explain to her exactly how you feel in your own words..and you cant go wrong!
hope this helps!
-meliss [ icey0990's advice column | Ask icey0990 A Question ]
x0brittany0x answered Saturday June 10 2006, 11:51 am: Same thing here; I told her straight up. "I don't like you copying me, i'd appreciate if you stopped. Because I don't want to have someone exactly like me. I want to be my own person."
After tht she kinda deniedcopying me but then
i told her what she did. (sometimes she still
copies me and i get mad at her; but i tell her
why.) hope i helped. [ x0brittany0x's advice column | Ask x0brittany0x A Question ]
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