Question Posted Wednesday November 12 2008, 7:52 pm
i have this friend who is 2 years younger than me (i'm a senior in high school, she is a sophomore) and we constantly fight.. sometimes we'll go 2 weeks without it but other times it's every other day. she made a huge mistake in the past and she knows it and we haven't been the same since.. and now we try so hard to keep this relationship together. but so many times we question whether it's worth it. we try to take breaks or say we aren't friends but it never works because neither one of us can last without the other. but now she has admitted to knowing she's an awful friend to me and always has to confess to something. i'm so tired of being hurt by her and having to forgive her... and i really just want to say we shouldn't be friends and stick to it, but i know i can't stay strong to that. but how do i deal with this? how can i get her to finally realize what she is doing to me and to stop? thank you for any help
karenR answered Friday November 14 2008, 3:27 am: Why is she always doing things to upset you?
Is it possible you're being to hard on her?
Keep in mind that she is a couple of years
younger and maybe not as mature as you are.
All that aside, you being a senior, you will
be away to college or a job soon. You won't
have as much time for high school type drama.
If you want to cool the relationship off some,
I don't see the harm in it. She will need to
find new friends to hang out with soon anyway.
You could also remain friends since there must
be something you like about her. Maybe she
realizes a change in the relationship is
coming soon as is scared by that. Sit down
and have a good talk. Don't do it when you
are upset with her about something. Find out
why she keeps doing whatever it is she does
to upset you. [ karenR's advice column | Ask karenR A Question ]
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