i disagree that you should never tell a friend about boys that you like...but there are certain friends who you know when not to trust.
if you aren't going to confront her about it, then just recognize that she has a problem and move on. you know that she has a compulsion to out-do you, which implies that she probably has self-esteem problems that she's compensating for, too. she didn't mean to outright hurt you, she's just messed up? i have friends like this and sometimes i really want to kill them, but then i take a deep breath and remember that they're humans and they're just as fucked up as me and i feel much more forgiving.
i see the difference being telling someone something about a guy in the heat of the moment vs a guy i've been crushing on for a longer time. the second one is more off-limits while the first is pretty much a free for all
i like this reasoning! yes i think i shall keep this frame of thought but the thing that also annoys me is that my other friends recognize her sensitive issues and not mine, because i used to keep it buried in. so they make concessions for her but not for me but this is my fault and not anyone else's even though i've discussed my issues with them recently. things will be fine
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(Anonymous) 2012-10-28 04:10 am (UTC)(link)if you aren't going to confront her about it, then just recognize that she has a problem and move on. you know that she has a compulsion to out-do you, which implies that she probably has self-esteem problems that she's compensating for, too. she didn't mean to outright hurt you, she's just messed up? i have friends like this and sometimes i really want to kill them, but then i take a deep breath and remember that they're humans and they're just as fucked up as me and i feel much more forgiving.
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(Anonymous) 2012-10-28 04:18 am (UTC)(link)i like this reasoning! yes i think i shall keep this frame of thought but the thing that also annoys me is that my other friends recognize her sensitive issues and not mine, because i used to keep it buried in. so they make concessions for her but not for me but this is my fault and not anyone else's even though i've discussed my issues with them recently. things will be fine