Do you have friends who smile at you and say bad things behind your back?
By daliaj
@daliaj (5674)
India
October 13, 2009 4:54am CST
I hate this habit and I can never to it. If I don't like somebody; I don't prefer talking to that person. Even if I talk, my dislike to the person will be on my face. Two of my friends behave as long lost sisters whenever they talk, but they talk bad things about each other behind their back.
Do you have friends who smile at you and say bad things behind your back?
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28 responses
@shimanaja (493)
• Indonesia
14 Oct 09
Hi there,
I think there is something wrong with someone who can smile and say bad things behind your back. I dont want to comment more further, bout that habit.
The most important in life we do not hurt anyone and yourself. Everything bad must rid of our mind. Just take it easy and run your life as you want and reach your goal. Have a nice day and Good Luck!
@daliaj (5674)
• India
14 Oct 09
I also don't understand the people who smiles at me and say bad things behind my back. I think the character has become a habit for them and they need to consult with a psycological expert to change the character. It is not a good character for sure. I have not learned the act of doing it; I don't want to learn. I don't think I can ever do that.
@gracefuldove (1668)
• Malaysia
13 Oct 09
Yes, they call themselves friends. But they talk things about you behind your back. Some of these things come back to your ears. How sad!
@daliaj (5674)
• India
14 Oct 09
Yes, you aer right. Some things come back our ears, but we are not sure if the same person has said the bad things abut us because they pretend as if they are good friends of us. Somtimes I feel it difficult to ask a person on face 'Did you say this bad thing about me?' I am sure that I don't like to face that question from anybody.
@wahmivy (776)
• Philippines
14 Oct 09
I know people who do this. Thankfully, they're not my friends. I don't consider them friends anyway. My hackles go up when people talk ill of somebody whom I'd always thought to be their friend. I always think it's possible they're also dissing me when my back is turned. Such a turn off really.
@voldrox (7191)
• India
14 Oct 09
Hi daliaj
Yeah i too don't like such people at all, i don't have friends like that but i do know many people like that, i try to avoid them, same case with me, i don't talk to such people much, they act so sweet when around and probably wander around just in case they have some work and we can help them....eh! i don't want them to approach because i can help, it has also been that i have helped a person thinking he is a good guy and he never even said a thank you and worse he is that sort of person who talks behind the back!... if you don't like someone don't hide, it only makes you look uglier, i can't do such things and i know you can't either daliaj, how these people cover up i wonder....
anyways, have a nice day daliaj!
@sasalove (1709)
• China
14 Oct 09
Hi Daliaj,
I will not do that at least, but truly I do have colleague that they smiled at you and stab from the back, it is horrible. We should be careful when we meet this kind of people.
If you refer to a friend, i did not have that kind of friends. If I recognised my friends like that, he or she is not my friends any more. If he or shes act this to others, I can understand as it maybe a social skill.
@raiyandhaka (634)
• India
14 Oct 09
maximum of my friend like this what you arising as a subject of your discussion. all they acting as a good friend in front of me and try to make me smile. but behind my back side all they used to said some bad word and bad thing, which are really pain for me. i starting hate all of them and their nature. Actually my friendship luck is not good , i thought.i got some friend, who don't say bad thing to my back but i guess all of they also much selfish.now i live alone so. its better then have some bad and selfish friends.
@sid556 (30959)
• United States
14 Oct 09
Well, I have to say that anyone who talks nice to my face and then bad behind my back is without question...NOT my friend. I will be very civil and respectful to a person whom I don't like. I don't have a need to let them know that I don't like them. I will not go out of my way to be "friends" with them. In otherwords, we don't hang out....I don't call them...they don't call me...don't even get my number. If I run into this person, I will speak civil to them even knowing that they don't like me. it's all good...I probably don't think any more of them. I don't talk behind their back. If they do mine...well...that says more about them then it does me. The people that do that are not your friend, daliaj.
@junmae (1586)
• Philippines
14 Oct 09
I used to have a friend like that. I never thought that she had this terrible attitude. She is vr approachable kind and comfortable to be with. But I just noticed one day that some of my friends avoiding me and I dont know what happened so I talked to themand they said that I was mean to say those ugly things about them I was so shoecked because I cant tell those things to my friends. When we investigate we found out that this friend of mine does the issue and Im really angry with her. She was out of our group and left alone without anyone.
@jodylee_04530 (1097)
• United States
14 Oct 09
I used to have a lot of people in my life like this. Now that I have weeded through my friend inventory, I only have decent people in my life. Yes, they all have there faults, we all do right? But, they are honest and sincere and when they have an issue, they talk about it with the appropriate people. I think we have all had slip ups and talked about our friends but if it is not happening regularly or maliciously it is not so bad.
@buping (952)
• China
14 Oct 09
well maybe you do not believe what i am going to tell you. when i was a freshman in college, the girl who lived with me always talked with me, let me feel that she would like to make friend with me. but he talked a lot bad thing of me in front of my boyfriend, and you know what, she did everything just want my boyfriend. by the way, she had a boyfriend at that time.
@raini_munti (65)
• Indonesia
14 Oct 09
I'm surrounding by these kind of people it very irritating, so I kept distance with them, and talking whenever necessary just for business. I think people like this has suffer so we must sorry about how pathetic they are.
@pearlist25 (46)
• United States
14 Oct 09
Well yes, actually. They've been caught on numerous occassions and, well, let's just say we had a long talk. ;)
I've also had friends that talk bad things about me right to my face. The only reason I can think of is that they feel insecure about theirselves and take it out on me. Since they've come to realize that I'm the kind of person that shrugs off a lot of negative BS right off the bat, they see it as an opportunity to release their anger buildup. Others just do it for the sake of humor, which I find fascinating, and not in the good sense.
Have fun, love life!
@robert19ph (4577)
• Philippines
14 Oct 09
hello daliaj,
it's really hard to have a real friend. more so to pleased everyone. it's just fine for as long as i am not doing that to them. if they don't like me just fine.
@charlies2805 (777)
•
13 Oct 09
Talking about backstabbing, I already had a lot of experiences with it. I used to have a friend, very nice friend whose smile is only in front of me and said something bad about me behind me. I didn't appreciate that. I appreciate if he say it in front of me. I know every human has right to deliver his idea. And I don't think that backstabbing is good. It is bad, the other way around. Just be yourself and try to be honest with whomever and whatever the circumstance is. =)
@tixepower (1195)
• Sweden
14 Oct 09
These kind of people are not friends, they are just people you know. Friends do not do these things, sorry.
@amybrezik (2118)
• United States
14 Oct 09
I think everyone does. It is part of the competiveness of human nature.
@prikayjo2436 (699)
• United States
13 Oct 09
Hi daliaj!
I think that a lot of people have this problem! I personally don't care, what is said behind my back! I always say, I must be doing something good if people take the time to talk about me! Hahahaha! Have a nice day!
@LightWarrior (131)
• Romania
13 Oct 09
Well, I don't really have this kinda friends. We have a small very glued together group of friends and we feel like nobody could ever brake that. But I do have acquaintances that do that. And I've witnessed a lot of these so called friendships when people don't find the power to say what bothers them in your face, but they find it when you're not there. I'm not saying that my friends are perfect, but we all know what bothers who in our group and that's happening mainly because we tooksome time to know each other and not to change each other.
So, good luck with your 2 friends... maybe they should try to say things directly to each other too... might help.