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i'm falling for my best friend

my friend dates boys i like

my best friend is bisexual

i'm christian but my friend has no idea who god is

my friend has been drinking and doing lots of drugs

i just moved and i have no life

my friend is homophobic.

i told my friend she's fat

my friends think my boyfriend is ugly

how can i show him that he's being racist?

i am a perpetual liar...

my mom uses me to get closer to my sister...

my friend is a freeloader...

she's conceited and it's driving me nuts...

her singing voice sucks...

my two best friends don't get along

how do i stand up to a "mean girl"?

my friend is the biggest flirt.

My friend is the biggest flirt.

i saw my friend's bf cheating on her...

i don't want to share clothes...

my friend uses her ADD as an excuse

my friend's stealing my stuff

me and my best friend have been drifting apart...

My friend is competing with me

my best friend has a new best friend

my friends tease me for being skinny

my friend thinks i'm the girl of his dreams

both sides want me to choose between them

my two closest friends just started going out with each other

all my friend talks about is her new guy

my friend's mom keeps interfering in our business

my friend makes rude comments about my weight

my friend's a perfectionist

my friends are playing tug-of-war with me!

i want people to stop making fun of me...

she's saying things behind my back...

cheap and thoughtful bday present ideas?

i feel like i'm losing my best friend...

my friend's step-dad just died...

i think she's interested in me...

my best friend's mom hates me.

my friend is very homophobic.

my best friend likes my ex-boyfriend.

my best friend ignores me when she has a boyfriend.

i called my friend 'nasty' for not using a condom.

my best friend is in love with a complete loser.

what makes a good best friend?

my best friend is slowly changing.

my friend is constantly putting me down.

i get upset when i see my crush and my best friend together.

my best friend's mom thinks i'm a TOTAL druggie!

my best friend chose her boyfriend over me.

none of my friends take me seriously.

my best friend slept with my other best friend's boyfriend.

I'm noticing annoying things about my best friend that never used to be annoying before.

i don't think i'll have any friends when i go back to school

i don't trust my best friend's boyfriend.

i told my friend i'm bisexual; now she's acting different around me.

i received an email from an old friend who hasn't spoken to me in years.

i'm starting to like my friend but he's gay. what should i do?

i like this guy, but now my best friend feels like a third wheel.

my friend is extremely clingy. how do i get her to leave me alone?

my best friend went off to college and i feel like she doesn't care about our friendship anymore.

i'm afraid to tell my friends i'm bisexual. what should i do?

my best friend smokes weed every day. i'm worried, but she won't listen.

my best friend wants to read my diary. how do i keep my private writing private?

my friend just told me she has cancer, but she won't talk about it.

i made out with my best friend and now i feel awkward around her.

my friend got jumped and i want to get back at the girl who did it.

my friend's boyfriend broke up with her for my other friend and i'm stuck in the middle.

i made a comment about barack obama and now my friend thinks i'm racist.


My best friend used to be one of the biggest Christians I knew. She went to church and never did anything wrong. But now, since we've been in high school, she's slowly changing. She likes this new guy who's into drugs and alcohol. She's turned into a complete jerk to everyone--making fun of people and such. Not to mention, she's also getting into alcohol; that way she "fits in" with everyone else, especially this guy.

I love her and I've been best friends with her for 7 years now. I don't want to give up our friendship because it's lasted so long and she still has a good side to her. But I just don't think it's right for her to get into stuff just to fit in with the guy she likes. What should I do?

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28 member responses

    
    Listen to your heart
    Hey, if you have been her best friend for seven years already you will know that if she's acting strangely that means that she might be changing. I know that you don't want your best friend to like this guy because you want the best for her. In other cases, maybe her hormones are changing because she is becoming more mature. Talk to her and see how she reacts. It's a good thing because it shows you care for her.
    --Posted by msperfect
    11:17PM EST 11/08/06


    
    Make the choice
    I think that friendship is very important. Tell your friend how you feel. Try to get through to her that she had a good thing going before and now she's goin downhill. If she's truly your friend then she will listen to what you are saying and take it into consideration and hopefully change. If not, go to her parents. She may get mad, but down the road, she'll realize that you are her true friend and everything will come together.
    --Posted by proudsista91
    06:41PM EST 11/08/06


    
    Confront her
    Just see if you can sit her down and talk to her. Tell her everything that is on your mind and how you feel about the situation. Sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn't. Remind her of the person that she used to be and the person that you always knew. Sometimes you just can't change a person regardless of what you want to do. But it is always worth a shot to try your best...you never know until you try.
    --Posted by gurl_simplygorgeous
    04:25PM EST 11/08/06


    
    Let her know
    She probably doesn't know that she's being a jerk. And if she does realize it, then she's probably only doing it because she's insecure. Let her know what she's doing is out of character and that she's really leting herself down by lowering her standards for a guy. You could remind her of how much fun you two had together before this guy, without the drugs and alcohol.
    --Posted by retro_betty
    03:21PM EST 11/08/06


    
    I know how you feel!!!
    My friend did the same thing. Try and confront her, though it probably won't do much good. I don't talk to my friend anymore. Give it a shot.
    --Posted by evanescencefan42
    11:10PM EST 11/07/06



    
    Happens to everyone.
    This happens to a lot of people. Just go with what happens. You can't change what happens. People change and then you just have to move on with life.
    --Posted by sexychica106722
    09:48PM EST 11/07/06


    
    It's Hard
    It's hard when a friend changes, but you have to know you can't change her. She is responsible for herself. And yes, you're being a good friend for being concerned for her. Take the risk and tell her how she's been acting and that you are concerned about her. If all goes wrong, give her a chance to cool off.
    --Posted by violin_4square_gurl
    06:35PM EST 11/07/06


    
    Talk to her
    Talk to her and figure out why she changed. Tell her that you want to be her friend, but you can't if she's going to get into bad things.
    --Posted by xtremelver4u
    05:50PM EST 11/07/06

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