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a few annoying things my friend does...

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Okay with my friend I feel when he pours his heart out to me I put in soo much effort to make him feel better...yet when I m struggling ( he means well hes a good person but all he says is )

That sucks, ouch or idk what to say...

Yet I write a novel to make u feel better...

Should I get rid of him or curb how much empathy and time I spend into to making him feel better? Should I also reply with platitudes and one liners..?

Uhh what would you do? :/

He also has another friend and I feel he puts more effort into that other friend..

And i was even a bit jealous when I asked him about moving in and he said his other friend asked first...and I just wondered why...the 3 of us couldn't room..why just him and her..uhh..


I'm just frustrated..maybe its a good thing were just online friends.

Anyway how would you feel?
 

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Well, that would bother me, too. I get jealous too sometimes. I often think others are treated better than I am and that there must be something wrong with me. In reality I know, though, there is nothing wrong with me but I can't explain why they act that way. Maybe one day someone will put the effort in with you. :)
 
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Well, that would bother me, too. I get jealous too sometimes. I often think others are treated better than I am and that there must be something wrong with me. In reality I know, though, there is nothing wrong with me but I can't explain why they act that way. Maybe one day someone will put the effort in with you. :)

Hopefully ..and this same friend has another friend ..and sometimes makes it obvious he favors his other friend over me..it makes me a little sad.
 
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I don't have love you possess so this is just for me...

I will try to let him know my frustration in some ways, not exactly sure how, but some ways. He sounds to me like he deserves it.

You don't have to hate him or stop loving him, but I'll try to let him decide what he wants to do - which is far easier said than done.

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I don't have love you possess so this is just for me...

I will try to let him know my frustration in some ways, not exactly sure how, but some ways. He sounds to me like he deserves it.

You don't have to hate him or stop loving him, but I'll try to let him decide what he wants to do - which is far easier said than done.

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Thanks..its definitely hard..bc he is a good friend..people say good friends are hard to come by and so I feel I should just deal with it... Idk..wel see what happens.
 
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Well, that would bother me, too. I get jealous too sometimes. I often think others are treated better than I am and that there must be something wrong with me. In reality I know, though, there is nothing wrong with me but I can't explain why they act that way. Maybe one day someone will put the effort in with you. :)
I think the same way too...maybe I'm better off alone.
 
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