My best friend (of 6 years) is the only true friend I have and i trust her with my life. We know everything aout eachother and our families are really close. Yesterday i was at her house all day and i told her a secret that i only shared with her and my mom. i obviously expected her to keep it to her self, like she always does. she started acting all weird and said she was going to take a shower. and (as bad as this sounds) i had her phone which wouldnt stop ringing, and i read her text messages. They were about me to some girl thats 3 years older than her and she told her what i had told her not to! not only that but she was telling her that she was sick of hearing about me talking about my boyfriend. i got so upset i called my mom and told her to pick me up. now its really really awkward and i CANNOT confront her because i did something pretty low too..reading her texts..i just don't know what to do? why would she tell this girl everything i told her not to, i dont get it :\
SORRY FOR THIS BEING SO LONG, BUT ANY ADVICE IS APPRECIATED! <33 AND I'M 16/F
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Friendship? familyfirst answered Monday December 17 2007, 8:16 pm: I would recommend telling her you need to have a talk. Then once you are some place quiet, tell her you did something you feel guilty about that you want to tell her. "While you were in the shower the other day, your phone would not stop ringing. I looked at it and read a text message". Apologize for that and then calmly tell her what you read. "While I am sorry I read something that was none of my business, I would like to know why you passed on my private information and if you are truly sick of hearing my problems? We have been best friends for so long. I don't want this to be a rift in our relationship so I need to get this out in the open".
Or word this the way that would be most appropriate coming from you personally.
She will likely apologize for what she did (assuming she isn't too upset about you reading her texts) but maybe use this as a lesson to try to keep your boyfriend stories to a minimum. It is okay to "share everything" but sometimes it is best to keep it to a few highlights rather than long drawn out stories involving every single detail.
cederian answered Monday December 17 2007, 7:46 pm: because i think if you hear someone talk about the same thing for along time you will evitually need an outlet i think even though it would be awkward you should sit with her and talk things out if she is truly your friend she will understand [ cederian's advice column | Ask cederian A Question ]
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