Hey, i have this friend and she is not liked very much by other kids @ our skool! But she dosent know this. And everyone is always asking me why i am her friend. sometimes i dont stand up for her behind her back when people ask me that because, they think i am cool when i say i dont really like her when she is like my best friend! What do i do?? i like her alot BUT no one else does? ?
jm93 answered Wednesday June 24 2009, 1:54 am: Even though others don't like her in your school..you should still stand up for her if she's your best friend like you say she is. I wouldn't worry what others say. All that matters is what you think, not what they think about her.
christina answered Wednesday June 24 2009, 1:15 am: You don't sound like a very good friend in my opinion. If you were really her friend, you would stick up for her no matter what people said. But instead, you're going behind her back and saying that you don't really like her even though you do.
You need to stop caring so much what people think about you. It's cooler to stick up for yourself and your friend when no one else will. You should stand up for what you believe in even if no one else likes it.
Be her friend and stop talking about her behind her back. You're being fake by doing that, and it would really hurt her feelings if she found out. [ christina's advice column | Ask christina A Question ]
kelseydude answered Wednesday June 24 2009, 12:51 am: I think you answered your question yourself.
if you like someone, be their friend.
who cares what other people think?
if someone thinks you're "cool" for ragging on your friend then they're jerks. plain and simple.
just do what feels right to you,
be her friend, a real friend or don't.
maybe if you tell everyone else about how cool she is and why you hang with her so much they'll start to see what you're talking about and lay off
Darby answered Wednesday June 24 2009, 12:23 am: If you like her and think she's cool, be a true friend. Don't worry about what the kids at your school think. The second you graduate, they're all going to forget about you and you'll forget about them. It's best to stick true to the people that actually care about you. If your best friend finds out that you're telling people that you don't really like her, she will likely no longer be your best friend.
There is a middle ground, you know. This is not a black or white issue. The grey area would be saying, "Well, she's my friend. You don't have to like her, but I do. Goodbye now." Or, you could even ignore them. Say, "Mk, whatever." and go about your business.
If the people that are telling you this really thought you were cool, they wouldn't think it was such a negative thing that you're friends with who you want to be friends with.
Just do your thing and let everyone else do theirs. You can't stop them from asking why you're friends with her. But if you say, "Oh, well, I do what I want, so.. bye." enough times, they'll get over it and move on to something else.
It's a better choice than ruining a friendship so that you'll look 'cool'.
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