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Spiteful Friends

  • 07-04-2011 10:48pm
    #1
    RachelMarieOx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭


    Recently I've noticed 2 of my best friends becoming extremely spiteful, almost like they want to purposely make me feel bad by being sarcastic and just shooting down things I say. I'm an extremely short tempered person and this gets on my nerves. Sometimes I find the two of them ganging up on me. I dont even know if they realise theyre doing it. What would you do if your friends were acting this way? Should I be worried or am I just paranoid?


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  • #2
    tenchi-fan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,339 ✭✭✭tenchi-fan


    I've two friends who do it on me from time to time. One of my theories is they have so little in common with each other any more (despite being childhood friends) that they try to be clicky with each other at my expense.

    If you notice it happening again, just make a polite excuse to leave e.g. "right, lads, I told my friend xyz that I might call to him later. I'll leave ya to it"

    You really don't need to worry about their reasons for acting this way. Just make sure they know it's not appreciated and you can chose to spend your time with other people.


  • #3
    Stench Blossoms
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,390 ✭✭✭Stench Blossoms


    I had two friends like this also. Been friends since we were two. Decided last year I'd had enough of them and disconnected them from my life. Never felt better.

    You should try it.


  • #4
    gugleguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,959 ✭✭✭gugleguy


    "Sometimes I find the two of them ganging up on me." :( They know your weakness by now and don't come across as shoulders to lean on. Personally, the lyrics come to mind "I want to wash these friends right outta my hair"


  • #5
    UpCork
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 688 ✭✭✭UpCork


    I've had experiences similar to this with one or two of my friends. They'd know my weaknesses and play on them. I, too am short tempered. I learned over time to not let them see the little things that irritated me and funnily enough it soon stopped.

    If you can at all don't let them see that they are irritating you and they might back off. I have come to realise that some people love to see others getting irritated and riled. For some strange reason it sort of excites them and therefore they love to see it happen.


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