my best friend???

By eM
@eLsMarie (4346)
Philippines
September 30, 2009 11:53pm CST
ma and my best friend met when we were still second year high school students and until now, we're still good friends. a lot of things that have happened in our lives that made hesitant of leaving her. for a very long time, i tried to be very patient when it comes to dealing with her because i know that i'm the only person that can surely understand her. i was a friend to her and i always put in mind that i really am. one morning, i just woke realizing that i had enough of her. i'm so tired of protecting her from my parents since my parents hate her because of her vices, tired of being so generous that when she lends things to me she doesn't return it, and tired of just hanging out with our other friends and never sets priorities. i know that i am very much prepared of whatever consequences after i'll decide to discontinue our friendship but i don't have any idea to how i can inform her that i'm letting of our friendship. help me guys... :( should i tell her that i no longer wants to be with her or i won't inform her and wait for the time that she realizes that i'm quitting. it's so hard.
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14 responses
@iwrite (5034)
• Singapore
1 Oct 09
Well I guess as our priorities change, so would our choices. I think you could put it to her, though you love her, her friends and her way of doing things is not something you would approve of. Tell her of your needs and what you want to achieve, hope that at the end of the road it would be something you would be able to share with her. Tell her you do not expect her to help along, however does not want her to be a stumbling block for you to realise your dreams. Just my thoughts. I do hope everything turns out well.
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
i really love your idea but i just hope that i'll have that guts to tell those words to her. the thing is she's not that open minded. no matter how i explain things to her in a positive way she'll just find other ways to make it negative... :(
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@iwrite (5034)
• Singapore
1 Oct 09
Well the thing is you have to do something, or you would miserable for the rest of your life. Tell her both need to make sacrifice if you want the relationship to work. if you keep giving and she does not than it would put a strain on the relationship.
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
i think i'll just pursue with the hi-bye relationship... i will keep myself busy so that she won't come into my house and just ask my permission that she wants to borrow something and won't return it. i'll look for nice excuses
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• Philippines
1 Oct 09
hello elsmarie, First, you got a gay friend who creates lies about him and your bf and now this girl? well, you seemed to be a really nice person elsemarie.i think it's better that you be honest of what you don't like about her, and asked her to change a bit. if not then it's your choice whether you want to continue the friendship. i just hope you didn't reveal any secrets to this friend of yours, never reveal most specially if you think they're unstable.
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
well that's another issue... huhuhu... i've shared a lot of secrets to her. i just don't want to end up things as if like i'm the one who's a sinner or the one to be blamed. i remember before when we fought, she acted as if she was really hurt and make herself look pathetic to make our other friends sympathize her.i really want her out... don't know how... :(
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
huhuhuhu... maybe that's the reason why i still hold on to her...
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
Well, that's a bad situation, you do know that if you cut bridges with this person, she will use all of your secrets against you..or simply black mail. make the right time.
@iamfine (740)
• China
1 Oct 09
hello, eLsMarie, i can understand your feeling, you treat your friend just like you are her elder sister, and she seems take you as her sister happily. May you you should sit snd discuss about this question peacefully, since friends should be fair, what she does was not fair to you. And I am not sure whehter she is your real friend or not, friends is someone you share feeling and opinions, you hold different opinions but remain friends, friends respect each other and knows each other's need. But she seems doesn't know that her behavior annoyed you, and take away what she think she should. Remember, she is your friend, now your baby, not your younger sister, not a child anymore, you don't have to tolarant all that.
@iamfine (740)
• China
1 Oct 09
yea, if you can not tolarate her wrong doings, and wants her to get out of your life, i think that is easy, as long as your heart is tough enough. Change your attitude, when she told you something, you ask her to stop, told her that you are too tired to listen; When she wants to borrow seomthing from you, you say sorry but I don't want to lent it to you, or something more twist reasons, try to reject every offer she propose. And then as time goes by, sometimes very soon, she would know what happened, and leave, and then you can enjoy your peaceful life.
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
okay, i'll try my best to change my attitude and be tougher. i know i can do this!!! my future will be at stake if i pursue of making friends with her. :)
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
in your opinion, is she a true friend to me or she was just sticks to me just because i tolerate her wrong doings? :( i've decided to really quit and i won't change my mind even if we'll discuss things peacefully. i just want her out of my life already but i don't know how.
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@gowriv89 (295)
• India
1 Oct 09
Hi Marie... have a happy day...I am really sorry for that.... I had a very good friend once... but not anymore...We became close when we were doing our tenth standard... she is always friendly, very polite and more soft....she belongs to a very orthodox family.... Now its been nearly six years since our friendship bloosomed....This year she is not in contact with me i don't know the true reason yet... but she simply gave a blank reason she is busy with her love.... those words pierced me like anything... I simply realised tha there is nothing called friendship in this world.... True but hard to take up.......so i never contact her myself... even if she calls i never respond
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
right now, i'm experiencing a very severe dilemma. if i'll tell her everything, she'll have it in a negative way, if i won't inform her, she might end up like you. hmmmp...
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
do you think she won't find out that i was planning to stay away from her or something? because if she doesn't, definitely, i'll maintain that hi-bye thing...
@gowriv89 (295)
• India
1 Oct 09
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm may be you can simply maintain hi-bye relationship with your friend... so that you can avoid both the problems and stay away from her also....
@today2009 (160)
• China
1 Oct 09
Hello!I can understand your feeling! But I think best friend must understand each.Becomes frends is valued is opening heart. So long as your sinserity to leads her,he certainly wil understand you .Knows Bao shuya and guan zhong story? This is the very good example .Runs into a good friend not to be easy,treasures well!
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
2 Oct 09
is that a novel or a book? i'm not familiar with it... sorry... i'm very curious about that "Bao shuya and Zhong" story, maybe it'll give me much ideas to help me in terms of dealing with my friend.
• China
3 Oct 09
This story teaches a lesson is: a friend wants to be zhenxinxiangdai,so she can be moved.Can you give me your e-mail ? I make this for you in the past.
@coachp20 (14)
• United States
1 Oct 09
try to listen to you parents friends come and go
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
2 Oct 09
huh?
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
3 Oct 09
ellymarielvr4@gmail.com... ^_^ tnx in advance!
@subha12 (18441)
• India
1 Oct 09
I think with time many changes are there in life. Also the priorities change a lot.May be there are many events that has molded your thought like this.If your heart say, she is no longer a best friend, be it so.
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
whatever that cause/s of the sudden change, i think, it's meant to help me realize that i don't deserve to have a friend like her.
@zackyo7 (301)
• United States
1 Oct 09
I understand what you mean. If you truly had enough of her then you can still be friends but not that close. But only if you truly make up your mind. I would either tell her gently about what you want and expect of a friend and tell her about the situation at hand. Or I would slowly cut down on the time I spend with her. Like just gently dress back. I think the second would be much easier and it would be gradual. Just don't be too harsh and try to end it quickly. You guys could still be friends with the second option. But if you do the first then who knows how she'll react to it. Good luck.
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
2 Oct 09
thank you very much for your advice... :( i think i'll just slowly cut down my time with her and just pursue with the hi-bye relationship...
@bhabytart (1116)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
hello there dear... wow you have a tough decision to make...hmmm... i think talking to her heart to heart would help you say whatever is in your mind... like as time goes by, seasons change same as people... let me share to you a similar experience. i have childhood friend that became my bestfriend until high school. but they move to other place.... then i found a new friend in college we have some things in common. we are like north and south pole but like as magnet we are attach to each other.so she became my new bestfriend. then out of the blue my former bestfriend saw me in school we talk and she said im still her bestfiend but i told her i have found a new bestfriend after she left. she was hurt but i said that though im not her bestfriend anymore, i would still be her friend no matter what happen.. oh... im being too dramatic.. well i hope you can talk to your friend and clear things out... God bless....
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
2 Oct 09
i forgot to mention in my post that i have already found new set of friends who were not after of my money or something. they have been so good to me and as a result, i became active in school. :) maybe that's the biggest factor that awakened my mind...
@stephon8 (300)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
hi elsmarie...you are in a difficult stuation right now. I think that you have to talk to her as soon as possible. You do not own your best friends life so she can do whatever she wants. She's your best friend, no matter what she is you have to accept her. I felt that your best friend is not a problem, i think you are the one who creates these problems. First of all, she doesn't need to please your parents and if she have vices and don't have priorities in life maybe it was her choice for as long as you are not being influenced to do this bad things then it's ok. At the end of the day you are the one who will make the decision if you wanna be like her. A friend is a friend no matter what she is...it's just my opinion.
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
2 Oct 09
what if i tell you that she's the reason why i wasn't able to finish my chosen course just because she's in need of my companionship? what if i tell you that all those stuffs that she didn't return came from my own savings? what if i tell you that my parents were very much good to her but she abused it? well i'm not that patient as you... sorry... i don't think i'm the one who's creating problems here because from the way i see it, i was a friend to her but she wasn't. i'm not that perfect. i get exhausted too.
@Hazelrose (2179)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
Hi eLsMarie,I believe that you are a nice and good person.I know that you understand your friend,but you must tell her and explain the reason why you give up your friendship.Too much of protecting her to your parents.shes bad influence for you.Listen to your parents,they knows best for you.Good Luck!
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
2 Oct 09
i have been protecting ever since the day that my parents knew that she has vices and i can say that i was really influenced by her.. :(
@rhythm20 (67)
• India
1 Oct 09
Hey elsmarie It happened with me too. Who I thought to be my best friend for life, she didn't even care about me. She every time used to be with her friends, but I took everything easy and still took her as my best friend because she was the only one whom with I could enjoy when I am feeling low. But one day, even after seeing that I came, she didn't even come to me and said me hi and was busy with her friends. Later on, when we were going back to home, I asked her that why is she doing like this, did I do something wrong, so she said me that she never took me as a best friend. I was really shocked. I helped her each and every time for everything. And she even doesn't remember that. So, I just went away and thought very hardly, that what can I do now, should I leave her, but if I leave her, I will become alone and won't have anyone with me. But still the next day itself, I said her that now I am breaking our friendship and will never see each other as friends, maybe only as classmates. So, she said ok. And I didn't care. If the person you take as your best friend and he/she only doesn't care about you, then why should you be scared to go and say her that you don't want this friendship to continue. Over all, you helped her in everything and she didn't help you even once, so could she be your best friend. Not at all. So, better you go and inform her that you want to break it right now otherwise until she realize, she would have taken much more help from you and maybe even put you in trouble. I hope you like my opinion. Have a nice day!:)
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
well that's very awful in your case. although my stuffs weren't that expensive, she should have bear in mind that those things were significant to me. i should find ways to be totally away from her. that wouldn't be evil right?
@gohigh00 (65)
• China
1 Oct 09
hello elsmarie, actually I don,t know the real situation between you and ma. You two have been best friends since high school right? Then up to now, your relationship has lasted several years. But for a long time, I were standing her because the reason of her right? Then how long? Month? or Years? If you star to stand her since the beigininig, then my advice is, give up the relationship. But I would like to believe that these months recently, you start to spend your patience on her. So, I beliver that before, ma really bring happiness for your two and you can feel the satisfaction of the relationship,right. Maybe something happern recentely to lead to such a state. If the situation is like this, My advice is that sit down and have a good talk with her. Tell her what you are so impatient about her and why. Friend should be talking with each other sincerely like that. If she cherish your ship, she will change for you. If she still pesit her in her old ways, then, I will say she is really not worth your sacrifice. The importan thing is talking with her, let her know what is the problem. Then eventhough you decide to give up the relationship, she can konw the reason. If you don,t talk with her first,and give up. She will think your behavior is without rhyme or reason. People will say, it is your fault
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
well i hope that she won't make up stories again if she'll find my proposal of leaving her would hurt her feelings... i never knew that i have chosen wrong friends because i think none of them were true... :(
@LordOzz (204)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
If she is really concern about you also. she must learn to adjust things that might affect you. its a process of give and take.
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
i agree!!! i should have not continue making friends with her in the first place but wasn't knowledgeable that we'll end up this way. hmmmp!