My friend Meg is totally vain. Whenever she sees me in the same place she is, she gets all mad and calls me a "leech" who follows her around. She is only like this in certain occasions, and I don't want to stop being friends with her since she is nice and friendly when she isn't all mean. I get terribly offended by these names (puppy dog, leech, tick, etc.) since it isn't true. We have the same friends, and I see her and talk to her, but I don't "follow" her around. Trust me, I would be aware of it if I did. What should I do?
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Friendship? SDC answered Sunday October 14 2007, 12:10 am: okay ive been through something similar to this!(trust me)!!honestly what i think you need to do is stand up to her when she says those rude comments! put her in her place! the only reason she does it is because she feels that your weak and dont have the courage to say anything back and when you dont it just makes her feel better about herself(by bringing others down)! she doesnt say those things beacuse she thinks you follow her to much...she says them to make her self look better! talking to her might help(might). but i think what you need to do is the next time she says something like that, put her in her place! if she calls you a tick tell her "well you look like a f-n tick"! i know its sounds mean but what she says is just as mean! or if you cant find it in yourself to be mean then when she says something stand up for yourself--ex.---do you think saying something like that to me is nice? because its not? you call yourself my friend but you constantly talk down to me and im tired of it! if you cant treat me with respect like a real friend would then i personally dont think we should be friends!!! i deffinately think that will make her aware of what shes doing and she will stop...but if she doesnt you really need to stop hanging around her because if a person who calls herself your frined constantly calls you rude names she isnt worth a minute of your time!!! well hope this helps!!! [ SDC's advice column | Ask SDC A Question ]
Buttacup answered Saturday October 13 2007, 11:27 pm: Although she might be nice (when she's not being utterly mean) it's not too much a reason to continue being friends with her. If she wants to feel like the princess, and find all of her friends inferior to her, she might as well be friendless.
I would first bring it to her attention, and if she doesn't stop, then tell her nicely that it's unacceptable for you to be treated as you've been, and end the friendship there.
G'luck! [ Buttacup's advice column | Ask Buttacup A Question ]
Brandi_S answered Saturday October 13 2007, 10:55 pm: Uh. Wait a minute. You are telling me that just because she is nice and friendly sometimes, you still consider her a friend when she is so rude to you?
Come on, kiddo. That is NOT a friend. Friends don't do that to one another.
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