19/f i've been best friends with this girl for 4 years. Ever since she became super religious she would try to get me to go to church with her. And it worked for a while but then i realized that i didn't want to convert to Christianity. We have this other friend who my friend thinks is controlling , but i think she got that from her. Like Whenever my friend of four years wants to hangout she never wants to come over. See we're on winter break and she goes to college away from home. and i am always the one going to her house. We hangout with other people and she's rude to them to. but when we were working out she commented on how bad my shoes were like a million times. i was wearing vans canvas slip ons. then after wards we were buying drinks at the cafe and she wanted me to buy hers and i was like i am paying separate and she made a big deal, but i wouldn't buy it for her because she wouldn't shut up about what i was wearing. but later on we were talking and she was being nice and asking what kind of shoes i wanted from the store to workout in. but before Whenever i went to her house and im just like wtf why are you so rude? but anyways she asked me if i wanted her to do my eyebrows. and im stupid and i let her do it. and then she goes and messes up my eyebrows. i am really sick of her. should i stop being friends with her completely? and find new friends, or should i just hangout with her less?
Additional info, added Monday January 10 2011, 7:14 pm: i meant to say she thinks this other girl we hang out with is controlling* even though i think she's being a hypocrite, because she is too. Before she became super religious she was super nice and always talking and laughing. Now she's a bitch. and because she couldn't change my religion now she tries to control me by telling me what to wear and how my eyebrows should be. I usually would just tell her no i like my eyebrows, but for some reason i felt weak and stupid because i am giving her power over me. i've tried talking to her about before but then she gets defensive and says oh your rude too. and the only time i am rude is if she's rude to me. like I'll tell her wow your rude whenever s=we're at her house and with an attitude she says well if you think i am rude then leave. i can't take it anymore. and if we hangout and like i won't have my car so i have to rely on her to come get me, she'll tell me i am going to get ready and it takes her like and hour or 2 just to get ready. it's annoying. or she'll say let's hangout and i say ok when? and she says oh I'll call you and she'll call me at like 10 o clock and want me to come over. Then like last week she wanted me to go with her to this other city with her it's like 20 min away so she could get her packet for this marathon she ran, and i said no because i knew she just wanted to have someone to go with not because she wants my company. She did the same thing before she wanted to go to this mall which is like 30 min away because her mac book pro's keyboard was broken and she called me and said oh come with me, i need someone to go with because i don't want to go their by myself. and i was like um no i am not going with you just so you have someone to go with. i do get the feeling she just hangs out with me because she has no one else to hangout with because even the people who go to church with her get sick of her because she treats me and them badly. one of our friends told my friend's brother that hates the way my friend treats me. oh and one day last week she came over for the first time in a long time. she took a long time to get ready of course but she finally came over. and she was going to make pasta. and she wouldn't get up so i went to get the scissors and she started yelling at me when i was trying to find the pot and she goes oh your making such a big deal out of this and i had no idea what she was talking about. and i got so mad i almost told her to leave. then we were going to watch this movie and i was watching tv, and i told her to give me the movie but she doesn't and she just sits there and keeps reading her magazine. SO i don't know what to do, i am sick of her but at the same time i get so weak and still hang out with her because i don't have that many close friends. and a lot of that is because of me. but i told myself i want to change so i won't get stuck with her. should i still be friends with her, but stand up to her and change? or should i just forget about her change anyways and make new friends? . Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Friendship? strawberry2330 answered Thursday January 13 2011, 1:29 pm: I would completely forget about her and change and make new friends or watever you feel is necessary but uyo need to stop hanging out with her.Because if you hangout with her less shell think shes loosing you and will try to controll you even more.so if you stop hangin out with her shell forget about you and get someone new for example someone from the church
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holahayley56 answered Tuesday January 11 2011, 3:19 pm: It sounds to me like you have already made up your mind about this girl. You obviously don't like her. Just dont talk to her as much as you do. If I were you I wouldn't cut her off completely if you still enjoy her company. Which you must somewhat if you still put up with this. Instead of hanging out every weekend, make it every other weekend. Eventually, you'll drift apart. It's never good to have enemies. [ holahayley56's advice column | Ask holahayley56 A Question ]
dearcandore answered Monday January 10 2011, 8:22 pm: So its sounds to me that the issue isn't your controlling friend. She can only be controlling if people let her control them. Instead of worrying about changing her, maybe you need to ask what you can change about yourself. What is it about you that makes others think they can boss you around? What is it about you that makes you feel like you have to give in to the whims of your friend? Confidence is your issue, not your friend. If you can't find a way to stand up to her and assert yourself and what you want every once in a while, you need to end the friendship and move one with your life. Friendships are supposed to HELP, not hurt, so if you're hurting because of your friend, change your ways or get a new friend. [ dearcandore's advice column | Ask dearcandore A Question ]
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