How to deal with people who interfere too much in personal life?

@jade1986 (563)
India
May 10, 2011 1:33pm CST
Friends how do you deal with who would often cross their limits, may be unknowingly, and interfere too much with your personal life, so much that seems too irritating for you? May be they will crack some jokes which you find too personal and won't like. And what if they are very good friends of yours? Would you politely deal with them or behave in some insulting manner to let them know what they have said was also an insult to you. Where do you draw the line? Can you lose a close friend just on this basis where your friend might not have intended the same result?
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@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
11 May 11
I think we all find ourselves in that situation, friends often feel that they're crossing the limits of friendship and feel that they could just talk about our relationship openly and often times joke about it in front of other friends. Further, there are also occasions when we are that friend who, for some reason, just think that it's okay to cross the line. I know most don't really want problems or tensions, however, there might be something to think about the situation. How would one know we're crossing the line if we were shared a part of the person's life and we did the same for them? Like, why would someone be angry if we share as a joke a stupid moment you shared with us? In short, I think we need to understand that regardless if we trust a person with our life, we should not open our lives too much. There should be things that should be kept private and on ourself. These things need not be shared or talked about because there will be a huge probability that it would be smacked to your face in the near future. I too have problems with talking too much about my private stuff, but my mom always reminds me to take heed and keep things simple and not to be overly open with my life to everyone. She is right, most of the time. It pays to keep things private.
@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
14 May 11
Wow! Thank you for the best response mark! Truly appreciate it!
@polaris77 (2040)
• Bacau, Romania
11 May 11
I presume that if they are my friends,they are intelligent enough when I suggest to them that maybe they crossed the line a little more by trying to interfere in my personal life,so if that happens I make a remark to make them understand that they went too far,and I guess that's enough to make them understand my point of view.I don't have to be rude with them unless,of course,they don't understand my hints and iekeep on interfering in my life,but luckily I haven't had such experiences lately,but yes,I would be willing to lose a friend if such a thing happened.
@nitty66 (207)
• Singapore
10 May 11
Jade, usually very good friends will not hurt you with insult words. If a person talks to you in such a manner I don't think she can be classified as a good friend in my opinion. Perhaps she behaves as good friend and in reality she is a "fake". I do come across such friends, and I will just avoid them and distance myself. I have to make this decision because I don't want to get hurt again, thats all.
@ebuscat (5935)
• Philippines
11 May 11
For me just neglect it and not to listen about what they said.
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
11 May 11
I really despise Interfering people to be truthful with you. They just seem to be the bane of my existence in many ways, always sticking their noses where it is not needed or wanted. They feel that their input is needed for every little thing, even if it really adds little to nothing in the actual conversation in my life. It is rather agitating in many ways to say the very least. And they never know when to back away. I really don't even like having these people a part of my life and thankfully a lot of the time, if I can avoid them, I will. These people will never be true friends, because they just tend to mess things up with their help. Therefore, they are worthy of avoiding and have absolutely nothing to do with. If you feel like you can talk with them nicely and tell them not to interfere, then you are a far more patient person than I am.
@Metatronik (6199)
• Pasay, Philippines
11 May 11
If that case would happened then of course I wouldn't allow someone to cross the line. The friend of my boyfriend became like that because he thought he is credible enough to give some advise where in fact he has full of hatred to the extent that he is fooling his own girlfriend.