Have you experienced that your friend does not treat you as you would for her?

@wiwa05 (230)
Philippines
November 26, 2010 7:16am CST
I know we're not perfect.. Sometimes, sadly, we just make up reasons for us not to get hurt when it seems like your so called 'friend' does not treat you same as you've shown for her. And when you felt that way, & even realized that she's blind enough not to see what you have done for her, you still keep on acting normally to move on. Nonetheless, do you think she's blind or acting like it, or just don't care for you at all? What do you usually do when you encounter this one?
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@camposkat (306)
26 Nov 10
Well most of us have had these so-called friends. You are not alone wiwa. I have a friend who is also like how you describe it. It's like you're the only one reaching out to her all the time. And when you get the chance to be with her, she complains to you and just wants to talk about herself all the time. Whereas you would just sit and listen and be a good friend eventhough you too is going through something. I guess these "friends" are just the takers, they never wanted to give. In a relationship, people say that it's like a two-way traffic. There should be a give-and-take routine. And I must admit I would still try to continue being friends with her until such a time that she realizes that, I'd want her to be exactly like I am to her. That's how a real friend should be.
• United States
27 Nov 10
I have to agree with you,camposkat. I have a friend who is a "taker" as well.. I feel guilty when I get angry with her, because we have been friends since kindergarten.yet it seems like the older I get,the more I begin to see things as they really are,and how people really are, and its sad. yet,I keep my friends within arms length, just in case she needs a shoulder. It's messed up I know..*lol*
• Canada
27 Nov 10
From your words, I think some people are very sensitive that means they are easily hurt by others' words or behaviors. For those people, the best way to leave out from unhappy is to move their attention from sadness. Please remember: No one is worth your sadness, and the one who is, won't make you sad.
• Philippines
26 Nov 10
hello wiwa! i have encountered friends like the one you are describing here and it saddens me to be the end-butt of such treatment. However, i always believe that people are very different from each other. If you always expect people to treat you like the way you treat them, then you're in for a very big discouragement. When you offer friendship, genuine friendship, you should not expect anything in return if you don't want to get discourage or hurt. There are people who are not as sensitive like us, who doesn't care if you are giving her a very special treatment or giving her a very special favor. Other people may think that they're entitled to such treatment and they don't care to return the favor at all, since they're not like you and me. When i encounter these kind of people, friends, i usually give them chance to redeem themselves in my eyes for another chance. However, if giving them other chances still yields the same, and if it really bothers me that they're acting like that, i slowly distance myself from them and find myself another friend whom is more or less like me, sensitive and down to earth.
• Romania
26 Nov 10
Well, technically as a friend you shouldn't care, be it blind or acting, however what you should really be asking is, is the friendship mutual It's not a lot to go on so I really can't say for sure, nevertheless, if you don't mind just go with it, if it's starting to be a pain, talk about it, if the pain moves from the situation to the person then really, you need to find a friend (note how I didn't say "new")