I met a John in church about 2 years ago. He initially friendzoned me but as time went on we became friends and at one point I know that he started to like me. There is this other girl at the church and they have gone together to church for 20 years and they dated for one month years before I started going. He broke up with her and this girl basically can't move on and creates drama around anyone who gets near him. She is very two faced, acts super sweet to my face but behind my back would spread gossip and create drama to the point that I couldn't take it anymore and told John I was leaving the church. He got me to stay and tried to make us become friends but that didn't work because she was only nice to me in front of him but was continuously creating drama and talking crap about me behind my back so that didn't work. I started to not go to church as much anymore because of the toxic environment she was creating. I could tell he was becoming frustrated because he wanted us to get along. John and this girl at one point stopped talking due to the drama but the pastor forced them to become "friends" again because there are almost no young people that go to that church and we all need to be in communication and work together. Anyway there was a conference in Texas and he invited me to go, I really wanted to go but he invited everyone including the crazy girl. We literally got into an argument because he wanted me to go and I said no because the other girl was going (Literally no one in church wanted to go because of her) and then here is where I messed up. He told me, "really you're going to let her deter your walk with God?" I didn't say anything and I wanted to go badly but I was beyond fed up with all the drama and I secretly decided to go anyway with another church. There were thousands of people at this conference, we have been to other conferences before where there are thousands of people so I figured they wouldn't even know I was there.   Turns out John's mom called my mom and directly asked her if I was going to Texas and my mom told her yes. I was so mad because if it weren't for this, they would of never found out I went. Anyways, I recently found out the reason that people that have left the church because of her drama (surprise surprise) including the pastor's own daughter and even her own best friend ended the friendship because she is nothing but drama.  After the trip, I apologized to him and his little sister for going to Texas without them and they accepted my apology. Things have gotten better in the church overall. I am literally on good terms with almost everyone. John's parents love me. John's little sister came by to sit with me last week and we worked together in church.  About every other week, I go feed the homeless with John and his little sister and we went last week and we talked and worked together like we normally have done for the past 2 years. However, outside of church we haven't hungout in over 3 months due to all the drama and especially after me going to Texas without him, even though we work together in church like normal, there is no hope to fix our friendship outside of church.  We don't talk like we used to and it makes me real sad because I really liked him and at one point I could tell that he wanted me too. Any advice on what to do here?

In a lot of kids' show, I heard that teamwork promotes friendships? What about in adulthood?

I have open house today and was wondering what to talk about with the brothers. I was also wondering what you do if all the brothers are already talking to somebody? I don't want to just rudely jump into a conversation, but I don't want to awkwardly stand there and hover around.

I'm writing to a German pen pal for my college E nglish class and one of them asked about a rumor about Washington State. Even though I've lived in Washington for my whole life, I can't think of something people say about Washington that may not be true except now that I think about it bigfoot.

We've known each other for years and we've always got along great, but when 2020 came he started behaving differently. He's going through a hard time with his family and I've always been by his side supporting him and comforting him, and I can tell he appreciates it but he never repays it in kind. I don't have many other friends because of some private issues, and he's the only one who still spends time with me on a regular basis. I'm beginning to feel neglected; he's fun to spend time with and we have a good time together, but when it comes to more sensitive issues he never seems to care about how I feel. I've tried to talk to him about it but he doesn't seem to truly understand. Sometimes he'll make fun of me in a joking manner, and I've told him several times I don't like when he does that, and he always tells me "it's just a joke" or "i'm just kidding with you, it's supposed to be funny" and he never apologizes. Last night he was over at my house and he made a mean joke, so I directly asked him if he even liked me. He said of course he did, otherwise he wouldn't be hanging out with me, but I don't even know whether to believe him or not. I know I'm not the best person either but I've been trying to change how I act, because I thought maybe he was mad at me for something I did and was trying to get revenge in some weird way. I've been told I should cut him off, but he's my best friend, and without him I would be nothing. I would have no one. I don't know what to do. I forgot to include this originally. The few times I have tried to talk to him about it, he says it's "just how he is" and he behaves that way because he's a capricorn. He acts aloof sometimes and says he "doesn't feel emotion." He constantly likes to target the negative qualities of my own zodiac sign for jokes even though he knows it makes me upset. For a while he always said I was overreacting because I'm a pisces, but now I know I'm not.

I have people in my life who treat me like dirt. Whenever I confront them they compulsively lie and try to sweet talk me. They never fess up and see the point. When I try to peel away and start over they sense it and as a GROUP stalk and harass me until I come back. They have a tactic for every situation I can't ignore them or reason with them or even tell them off for fight them. However. I notice when other people get mad for fight they split up all the time and it's no big deal. They respect each other..I not only get abused but I get treated like property when I try to leave..

I hate that I have to clean the fridge and microwave oven at work.  Everybody new about it. I felt like the meeting They had is to save money and to see if I should clean the kitchen. I feel like I got made fun of. I don't want to do this anymore. Part of me want to quit.  Is it a lie they see that I'm so hardworking that they want to save money that they want me to clean it ??? Or is it there doing it cause they want me to quit  That is something I feel I don't know which one there thinking ??? I don't know.  I'm not no janitor I'm a office clerk. Part of me feels want to quit this job because people want me to.  Part of me feels like, I want to power through and not gave a shiet what people think. It is so hard to look for a job theses days and keep my job I hate it that I have to do this duty.  When I had the sandwich and salad left overs from a meeting, I got sick and I felt food poison on the sandwich which made me throw up that got me sick that my mom gave me Medican.  I lost a lot of appetite, that I think that I became vegan.  If I do the cleaning, I might get a  raise, if I don't, I might lose money and lose all respect.  I don't know what to think. What should I do ?  My supervisor told me that they hired cleaners and they never clean the kitchen. And they want me to do it.  And she pay the $300 the kitchen to be clean and now she wants me to clean it to save money.  

I was the best man at my friend's wedding recently and when it came time to give the toast I said a joke during it that made my friends new wife upset. My friends wifes parents died a month ago in a car accident and I said "look on the bright side, at least you don't have to worry about impressing her parents". I understand deaths a touchy subject but it's a joke for god's sake, should I apologize or is my friends wife being over sensitive?

My best friend and I are of the same gender, and I'm pretty sure we're both straight, but there's this weird tension. I feel like there are moments of intimacy when talking about our feelings or friendship that other friendships don't get? Or is it because I've never had a friend like this that I could talk to about emotional things?

My friend and I, for each other's birthday, give each other things that aren't necessarily expensive or what others would view as valuable, but to us, it is. This year I received a letter from them with a Pokémon card attached. The only thing is, I don't know anything about it! My friend finds it difficult to communicate their emotions, so I think they chose this card to, perhaps? What is this Pokémon like? Why did my friend choose this specific card?

Do you ever feel like old friends are pushing you out of their lives, or at least just demoting you as an important part of their lives, in favor of someone else? Do ever question if the old friend is as fault for neglecting you in favor of the "new guy"? Or do you blame the "new guy" for getting in the way in the first place? Do you wanna fault one them? Or do you ever say "The new guy hasn't known your friend as long. Let him have some time with the guy."

Hello,  In high school, I had a best friend who after finding out I was gay, told alot of people at school (back then I lived in a muslim country), her parents even informed teachers and the principal, and I tried to commit suicide because of her and now 6 years later I still struggle with trusting people, I have severe anxiety, and I don't know how to forget! Her words and actions still hurts till this day! She was my first friend ever, so to all those who have been in a similar situation .. how do you get over it? Or can you ever forget...