My "friend" and I were freinds for a long time, but then all of a sudden she started acting all differant when we went to new schools. She doesnt talk to me and when she does, she is only there to accuse me of talking behind her back or accusing me of making fun of her, or accusing me of judging her, which i am not. She is always drinking and always smoking, and always wrapped up in her new friends. I dont want to be her friend, but i dont want to make things awkward between us...i mean the other day she accused me of talking smack about her on the bus, and asked me via. comment on myspace. but in the bitchiest way possible. I repeat, i dont want to be freinds with her, but i just want to make things between us not hateful and wishing the other were dead, sick, etc...whenever i pass her in the hall she glares at me evily. so please help
Shyamali answered Saturday May 26 2007, 7:19 pm: Don't be friends with her. You said it all when you said you didn't want to be. She sounds like a really bad influence to you, and if you still spend time with that girl & her friends, you could turn the same way. You don't want that, do you? Breaking off the friendship & living a happy life is better than taking the risk of ruining it just to impress her or save your friendship, who cares if it's awkward? After a while you won't keep in touch or see each other anymore. Maybe it's best if you don't even tell her you don't want to be her friend. Just don't talk to her anymore & see what happens.
Cherish,
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KaladaLeigh answered Saturday May 26 2007, 6:29 pm: Wow.
This sounda bit like what I went through 2 years ago.... not as harsh, 'cause my ex-friend wasn't evil or anything, but she did mean things and then said she apologized even though she didn't....
Well, after we weren't friends anymore we were sort of mean....
but I felt really bad, so I told her that I was sorry for being mean, but I didn't like it when she was mean to me. And that although we'd had some fun times, it wasn't worth it to me to get my feelings hurt by her. I told her that I didn't want to be best friends, but we could still be kind and civil.
It was probably a little more detailed, but that's pretty much what you should tell your friend.
That you don't want to hurt her feelings, but she's been hurting yours and you think that you've drifted away from each other. Be sure to say that even though you're not friends anymore, you don't have to be enemies.
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