One of my friends steals. Not from stores, but from us! (her friends) she wont admit it. She just recently stole my mac shadestick, and those arent that cheap. She will not confess to it and i KNOW she has it. She stole my friends iPod, and steals my other friends clothes a lot. I really want my shadestick back because its my fav one and i had it the morning before she came over then after she left it was gone. I dont know what to do to get her to confess? She also makes up a lot of lies and stuff .. what should i do?
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Friendship? icey0990 answered Wednesday March 21 2007, 2:50 pm: Wow..stealing from friends? thats really messed up. You should tell the police or something..get them involved. find a way to PROVE you know she is stealing..like set up a secret camera in your room when she is over..and leave really awesome stuff out that she would want to steal. then purposely leave her alone in the room for a little while..like go to the bathroom and take 5 mins,take a shower,get a snack for you two, etc. thats what i would do..then nail her by showing her the tape. demand everything back or threaten to take the tape(s) to the police. i think this will be very effective. [ icey0990's advice column | Ask icey0990 A Question ]
geegollyHOLLY answered Wednesday March 21 2007, 8:19 am: Well, technically that's against the law so you could threaten her in a way you wont get in trouble d=from. Tell her you will go to the authorities if you and your friends don't get your stuff back. Then I would be friends with her any longer. It's not worth it if the only reason she is friends with you is for your stuff. Good Luck!!=] [ geegollyHOLLY's advice column | Ask geegollyHOLLY A Question ]
christina answered Tuesday March 20 2007, 7:35 pm: Wait, she steals from you guys & you still hang out with her? What the hell is wrong with you? Do you guys enjoy her being a theif & stealing your things? You obviously do if you don't stop hanging out with her.
Anyways, ask if you can spend the night at her house. Find your things & take them back. And if that doesn't work, then punch her in the face, or tell her mother. [ christina's advice column | Ask christina A Question ]
bluebubbles23 answered Tuesday March 20 2007, 5:25 pm: If she was really your friend she wouldnt stael maybe borrow but not steal!!!!!!!! So ask her again 4 the last time then if she still doesnt admit maybe get other people envolved!!! and make sure you and all ur other friends talk 2 her together so she nos how serious it is! so after this if it was me i wouldnt hang with her ne more!! but its up to you!!???!!!!! :) [ bluebubbles23's advice column | Ask bluebubbles23 A Question ]
ciao77 answered Tuesday March 20 2007, 4:43 pm: If she was a true friend, she wouldn't be stealing from you. She probably has an addiction to it, since she has stolen expensive things not just from you, but others as well. I would meet up as a group and have everyone confront her about this- if it's more than one person accusing her of it, she might confess. But then again, she might just brush it off.
I also agree with the previous columnist- you should confront her parents about this. Again, re-evaluate your friendship with her. If she lies and steals, then it most probably isn't the best idea to be her friend. Avoid her, and others like her. They're just bad news.
Try not to hang around her- then she won't have a reason to lie and steal. [ ciao77's advice column | Ask ciao77 A Question ]
Brandi_S answered Tuesday March 20 2007, 4:31 pm: Have you considered calling her parents about it? Yah, I know that is a sucky thing to do to a friend, but then again, stealing anything, ESPECIALLY expensive items from you is a sucky thing for her to do to you. Maybe they can get the truth out of her and get your property returned.
If worse comes to worse, you can always file a report with the police. Theft is a crime, and I think your friend needs to learn that, right now.
I think I would reevaluate how important it is for me to have a friendship with this girl. Sounds to me like a friendship not worth having if she is going to lie and steal from you. [ Brandi_S's advice column | Ask Brandi_S A Question ]
xcheerbabex108 answered Tuesday March 20 2007, 4:24 pm: Well, I would keep pushing her for it to give it back. Otherwise, I would stay away from at all costs.
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