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Isla asked in Family & RelationshipsFriends · 8 years ago

My "best friend" takes advantage of my good nature, steals it and puts me down?

I've known her for around a year year now and it started off okay, we got close.

In the time we hung out, i picked up she was highly competitive, careful, passive aggressive, intense and quite a loner. Nothing wrong with that. Me on the other hand, i'm social, clumsy, humorous, easygoing and very giving. Whenever she was judgemental or cynical i rubbed it off and tried to make a joke out of it to ease her up. I accompanied her, when no-body else bothered too much talking to her. When she made mistakes, i dropped to my knees and helped her pick up all the pieces. She was probably just as a great friend... maybe... but things went really downhill when she began rolling her eyes at me and calling me stupid and dumb. She picked at all my insecurities i thought i could trust her with. She humiliated me infront of my other friends which very honestly, she would've never have met if it weren't for me. I felt betrayed but even more so when she began acting all extroverted and funny. she was all sunny and happy (LIKE ME) while i was still crying it out and trying to figure out what i'd done wrong. She completely changed into someone so positive and ... FAKE! I backtracked and rewinded all my memories with her. All her snide comments, constant interrogations ... I figured out she was a condescending friend and had always been trying to gain dominance over me, trying to squash me down. I feel so stupid for ever trusting her! Now i feel she's become a genuinely good person by observing my way of doing things. I'm upset. I'm lost. I don't know what to do...

PLEASE HELP!

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  • 8 years ago
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    You mentioned that she genuinely becoming a good person observing you and I see that as a good thing! If you are hurt because of something she has done, or something she said to you or your friends, I would suggest to talk to her! One of my friends always says to me the reason why things go wrong is because we talk behind each other not to each other! An she is right! Maybe talking to her will explain the behavior you don't understand otherwise ..: Let her go! You can be better off without her!!!!

    Good luck :)

  • 8 years ago

    Don't feel stupid, we've all had friends like that before. Live and learn! You're a sweet person who tried to befriend someone who didn't have anyone else to care about them. Now you've realized this person isn't a real friend and is using you. Explain to them that you can't allow this in a friendship, and then just stop talking to her and avoid her when possible. No need to be mean (you're the bigger person, after all!) but DO stand up for yourself and not let her put you down. You are a great person and will find MUCH better friends.

  • 8 years ago

    You could call her out. Im not sure how fake she is i dont know her but maybe you changed her a bit or perhaps she just a social leech again you know her better than i. People like this are one of the main reasons why i disconnected from the world and isolated myself either they want to step all over you when you try and be nice or they want to take everything from you and leave nothing for yourself ( survival has taught us humans some very cruel lessons ) again you can call her out or you can go against your nature and put her down when she tries these things you can also turn the cheek and walk away from her immaturity the last option is to try and show her which is calling her out but point these things out and try and teach her why it annoys you and she if she will change for the better she may not but you can try at least and then you will know just how willing she is

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    4 years ago

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Cut off contact with her and get yourself together lassy just because this woman wore a mask it Does not necessarily mean you can not seek redemption by showing the beasts true colors to everyone what i suggest is you recording her saying these mean things to you and admitting that she was fake and show it to all your friends and colleagues

  • 8 years ago

    If she was using you. stop thinking about her. wats done is done.

    believe me, I no how you feel. my friends practically left me when we entered high school. they thought it was so cool to hang out with the seniors and whatever.

    I pretty much had no choice but to start the process of making friends all over again.

    friends come and ago. you'll find that best friend that stays by your side forever one day. you just gotta keep looking. I wish you luck and that you feel better! :)

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