Hi hi, so this is ab a girl I've been friends with for a year now. And let's just say, she isn't always nice. She's so... cocky? Over-confident? Here some examples: a writer visited our school to teach us the basics of writing a book and she literally walked up to my English teacher and said she didn't have to listen bc she was writing a book herself and watched a show ab writers. Like... rude?! Another one: she randomly fell in love with my best friend at first sight. I'm not saying that's not possible but it feels like she kind of steals him from me? Is it wrong to think so? and now she's stalking him even though he rejected her and ignored her. She always makes mean comments and sends me drawings she made which are just utterly ridiculous and brags with them even in our class' group chat. She told me she had no friends, ever, in elementary school (crying.) and that she now hears voices in her head who say she'll always be not good enough and then randomly 2 weeks after she sends me a pic of a girl and her with the text: This is my bff! we've known each other for so long and we were in the same elementary school! And she also said I was murdering my grandparents (corona) by visiting them. But my grandma has cancer and is going to die soon anyway, and I told her that, and she didn't even say that she felt sorry for me bc of that. But I also have happy moments with her, she can be so nice. And I'm scared our friends will choose her side if I tell her how I feel. What to do?

A longtime friend of mine just expressed these beliefs to me. I've never heard her say this in the years we have been friends. She says she doesn't judge me and she loves the sinner, not the sin. I think it's BS, to be honest. It's deep seeded homophobia disguised as religious beliefs.  What do I even do from here? Have you been in a similar situation?

Could she like him? That probably sounds like a silly question but I'm curious. I work in a tenant building. I delivered a tenant's mail in person. The apartment number was missing from it, I wrote the number down and gave it to her. So she invited me in for a drink of water or soda. I said no thanks but I appreciate it, I had more mail to hand out. She said you're so sweet and thanked me.

I would not consider myself to have any real or actual friends unless you count fake friends you rarely see or talk to, and don't know much about. I don't have a stable job now so it's harder to make friends and at most workplaces I never made any.  I'd like to look at the positives though. There are good things about being lonely. I don't have a date either, you don't need to spend money with friends to hang out, no influence with drugs or drinks, don't need to hear about bad things they go through. It's better than bad friends.

One of my friends has a nonprofit.  He appointed me to its board; I'm one of about 5 board members.  It follows all laws, but it's a sham: it doesn't do any fundraising or spend any money.  It's just a way to make himself look good in various ways, which helps his business. I loaned money to him and his business.  He lied, cheated and failed to pay me back. If I contacted the other board members, explained about the default, explained that, as we know, this nonprofit is useless and that we need to really turn it into a worthwhile organization or resign, and asked that we come together to either remove the "friend" from the nonprofit or that we all resign, would that be appropriate? I'm not interested in being a "yes-man" to help a friend with his sham organization.  Either we get rid of him and make the nonprofit into something good, or we all should quit. I know that mentioning the default will make me look petty and vindictive, unless I can show that the default is evidence that the "friend" is utterly incapable of honestly and responsibly running any entity, which is the truth.

I'm a teenager and most of my friends are very outgoing they've tried drugs, drink, and sneak out a lot but most of their parents are easy going like mine and already know about it and if we go out late they just want us to check up once in awhile. I have a friend who is a few months younger than I am and her parents are very strict and I just feel like she tries to act like something she's not. She tells me she loves sneaking out, drinking, smoking weed and cigarettes but at the end of the day she when she has the chance to do it she chickens out. I try to tell her it's not as great as it sounds and if she doesn't wanna do anything similar to that it's perfectly fine and we can go out downtown in the daytime or watch a movie or something but she gets defensive and it seems like she tries to prove herself that she actually does it. I don't like smoking cigarettes and I only do weed for medical reasons I actually have a card for it but when she smokes or something she always coughs and has a disgusted look on her face. When my friend gave her something that had no alcohol in it she acted like she was passed out drunk and when we gave her some cbd she could smoke she was relaxed but acted like she was high. How do I talk to her about it without her getting defensive because I want her to actually be herself not someone she's not. I gave her cbd because I wanted to make sure that it wasn't just my mind making up stuff. I've tried talking to her about it or just staying in and watching a movie but every second she talks about drugs or drinking.

I messaged someone on Facebook marketplace about some tires. He replied with word salad. I don't understand it, I've showed friends and they don't understand it. How can I politely tell him that his message did not make any sense at all? If I could find other tires I would but these are dirt cheap. I don't wanna insult anybody but I really have no idea what he was trying to say

Me and friend 1 usually play tennis on monday and I invited another friend 2 to come along.. when i told friend 1 he was really annoyed and says that I shouldn't have invited him because it should just be two people, how do i sort this situation out without offending either person?

For me, I decided to not reinstall Whatsapp on a new phone, I was considering that for a while, i dont have Facebook or any other social media so its just SMS and emails now for me and i can tell you, its quite amazing the change im feeling, an undeniable positive lift and relief you could say..... -Of pressure to keep present on chats or people might think something was wrong when there isnt, i just dont feel the need to be super connected hour by hour with everyone and my/their thoughts or have the time for it! -Of Pressure to make sure i reply to people or they take it personally -Of being so annoyed at stupid opinions and posts of idiots im stuck on chats with -Of writing things then wishing i hadnt and worrying about that after, sometimes too much and wondering what will be the reply to that, what will i say then? -Of arguing with friends who have gotten swept up in current things and to me now seem so utterly retarded in opinions and general outlook, that i honestly question if i even like them anymore and want someone who thinks like that in my life. Ive had friendships fractured forever from social media. Its also a way deeper feeling. Suddenly i would stop 'bouncing' everything off of others. A funny thought i had, a rant or opinion, was just for me and ran its course in my own head and world and way and it was better. A great view or cool sight, cant be shared and isnt, its just for me to enjoy. I Have way more time, i read more,talk to people more, do more! Also, i get that im focusing on just the negatives but they are undeniable!SMS or email is a more personal message and its more pleasant and individual, like writing someone a letter. You can also slide away from negative ppl with no drama. I urge you to give it a try, see how it feels. See the change after a week! You stop reaching for your phone to 'share' all the time. Living through a lens and stressing. It improves YOUR personal thinking.People will wonder but its about whats right for YOU.

Ma friend is acting strange She doesn't talk to me and doesn't even look at me Should I ask her if I've done smth wrong? How can I ask her? And oh please answer me, nobody answers ma questions at all.

She came to my wedding shower last year and our other friends baby shower but for some reason she didn't show up to my wedding even though she was invited. (I understand she could of been busy). Anyways, i noticed my other friends didn't have her new page added either. The only friend who did have her added was with an old page she's not been active on since 2010. She had multiple pages since 2010 (all now deleted except that 2010 page fir some reason) but this is the first time she hasnt added anyone in the friend group. My wedding shower was less than a year ago (it was in july 2019 and two weeks later was the baby shower for our other friend). Should I be concerned or let it go as she hadn't added me plus my 3 other high school friends who i am still very close with till this day? 

My cousin and I were like brothers. He used to look up to me. That idolization over the years has turned into deep rooted hatred it seemed, yet he always asked me to hang out. I'm 28, he's 25. He's grown up into a big boy. Not muscular, but big and stocky. He's got a foot on me and probably weighs 100+ more than I do. He's got a "tough guy mentality" and him and his brother talk badly about everyone, family, friends, and treat elders with disrespect. They think they're the baddest guys around, yet live with my grandmother and have done many bad things. Anyways, we were drinking in my Grandma's garage, after a day of fishing and cooking fish over a fire and eating. We had a childhood friend over (I'll call him J) having a good time. I was making pals with J, while my cousin started blaring music and being loud, making it hard to converse with J. I may have looked over with a few glances like "really man?" and that may have set him off. Next thing I know, I get up to do something and my cousin is in my face, telling me to hit him and telling me to fight him. I said I wasn't going to fight and he ended up shoving me as hard as he could, twice. I was in shock. I got back up from the first and said there was no reason for that, and he taunted and shoved me again, mocking my falling back, yelling "PUSSY!" I ran at him to try to wrestle him and ended up with a bloody nose, maybe broken. I left that night. My grandma told my mom he cried that night feeling bad. Why did this happen?