Question Posted Tuesday September 26 2006, 7:42 pm
my friend is constantly trying to leave me out of stuff with some of my other friends. i'm not talking about just like hanging out at someone's house or something, i mean other stuff. it's hard to explain. why is she doing this? how do i avoid it? or what should i do?
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Friendship? MelLeDisko answered Wednesday September 27 2006, 4:27 pm: I would talk to your friend about it and see what's going on. I did this once along time ago with an old friend of mine, and it was just because I wanted a little space from her, you know? Spend some time with my other friends. Sometimes this could also mean a slight hint that she's moving on, moving towards other friends, which can tend to happen throughout the years during school. Friendships come and go. But that just might be some of the many options.
Like I said, talk to her. Let her know how you're feeling and how you've noticed lately she's been sort of leaving you out of stuff that her and her other friends do, and why does she do it? Is she mad at you or what? And just let feelings out, talk about it, and hopefully resolve it.
If she's just going to ignore the question though and not resolve it, it sounds to me like she's not being a very good friend to you, and I might want to reconsider continuing it.
FrEe2bMe answered Wednesday September 27 2006, 12:59 am: This could be due to a lot of things. Maybe your friend just needs some space? Maybe she's upset with you over something? Who knows. The only way you are really going to find out is if you talk to her. Tell her that you have noticed she is excluding you and it is bothering you, but you just want to know what's going on. Get to the root of it. I am sure she'll tell you. If she doesn't and says nothing, maybe she feels like you are growing apart but really doesn't want to get in to the nitty gritty of it. Just continue being you and try not to stress it. Don't drag attention to this in front of all y'alls other friends though. Do it one-on-one. :) [ FrEe2bMe's advice column | Ask FrEe2bMe A Question ]
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