Am I the only one who is fed up with friendships?

i think you are fed up with the person and not with the friendship itself. i hope you make a distinction between the two. a person like that is really annoying and spiteful. however, you cannot just turn off the friendship that you have built with her. you cannot smply dismiss the years that you and she spent time with. whether you like it or not, she would be part of your life story.

First off, hello and Happy New Year! That girl has some serious issues. Take it from someone who learned the real meaning of friendship and having friends from a very young age. A real friend is never jealous, would never lie to you, and would never do anything to you that will hurt your feelings or the relationship you have with each other. A real friend will encourage you when you need encouragement; cry with you when you are sad; and say "no" to you when you are wrong. Missy obviously has a possession problem that she needs to get help for or else it's going to cause some serious harm later on in her life. If she continues being how she is, she will never be able to keep friends or in fact be happy. Do you see her as a happy person? Honestly, do you think she is happy? One thing you have to consider is that a lot of times people like Missy are the way they are because they need the attention or they just have some serious personal issues. I am not saying that you should avoid her all together, but talk to her again and see what comes up. Maybe, just maybe, she will reveal some things to you that she never did before. For the whole stealing your dreams thing, no one could ever steal your dreams. Do what it is you always wanted to do. Every dream is unique, no matter how similar they may be. Therefore, go ahead girl...do you!! Do you want to know why all of a sudden she is into the things you enjoy? Because she envies you. She hates the fact that you are so creative and have so much potential that she wants it for herself. Personally, I wouldn't associate myself with people like her. That is the main reason I have but 1 very close and best friend (and that is my fiance). I am not a jealous person because I do not believe in jealousy, therefore I do not associate with people who are. She might be insecure about herself and find that being the best (or trying to be the best) by butting into other people's lives is the only way to conceal that reality. Talk to her. Let her know how you really feel and that this is the last time you are attempting to fix things and/or find out what is going on. Whatever the outcome, let her know that it's not worth trying to be someone else or be better than someone else. Tell her that she can only be as good as she puts her mind to. That means she has to find what is best for her not take what is best for others. She stopped being your friend a long time ago, but don't stop being an ear until you can bring a little bit of light to her eyes. Good luck. Take care and always be positive.

My best friend of more than three years, truly the person I thought I would be friends with till the day I day, dumped me flat when I told her that my husband and I were adopting a baby. It was a long, hard process and I wasn't willing to be the old easygoing me. I wanted her to commit to plans rather than just saying that she would show up if she could. I couldn't drop everything and come to her aid as before. We see each other everyday, and I have not been able to get her to talk about any of it. She says hi to me, but that is it. Yes, I've kind of had it with friendship.

Go ahead and eat crap so that she'll do it. Serves her right. Seriously, this is why I am very choosy when it comes to friends. It's really a waste of time having "friends" like this, not to mention the stress. So I say end this so-called friendship! When she has lost a good person like you, she'll realize how stupid she was.

The way that you are describing her makes her seem like a frenemie. I don't even know if I spelled it right. But she's basically doing everything you are doing and thinks she can do it better, and she sounds kind of weird too. But I don't know what I would do because i've never been in that relationship.

From how you wrote it, it seems that you are really fed up and I understand where you are coming from. I think you should have a heat-to-heart talk with your friend and tell her how you feel, if there's something that both of you could look into to save the friendship. I think you also need space from her so that you could analyze what's happening more objectively. I hope it turns out well. Have a blessed 2008.

Hi, If this was in my case I would try to keep a bit distance to say what I do not like and would even request that if this goes it would be not nice. This is this and I would be concerned more on a better relationship rather making our relation a mess between each other. I would like be a good friend and if you too want to continue please do not do what I would not like and the same will be with my side too other wise please leave me alone and I will be highly thankfull to you this might be I would do. Still in practical case as you faced I hope it is your decision to take to keep your happiness and to upheld your peace of mind. I hope a better decision of this would help to attain peaceful mind for you. To get a good friend is another gift of God. Hope that will be attained soon. This relation I hope it is better not to continue as it may lead more worse or may be one of you may outburst creating more violence and that would become as enemies may be forever. I hope it is better to avoid or keep distance.