I'm female and I've fallen in love with my gay friend who happened to be my best friend as well. Now when I think of it I think it was a really naive feeling, after we met he soon told me he had a boyfriend (and still has, they've been together for many years now) so there was no way he could have ever love me as a partner. Even though I couldn't s...... reply
I can't really give you a great advice without fully understanding the situation and your friend but i will give it a shot. One of the advice i can give you is be there for her. Listen to her problems. You don't have to say the right and perfect thing or even know what to say, just make sure she knows you are there for her even if you don't fully u...... 1 reply
To be honest, I've experienced the same thing. I know I am still a bit far from proper age for marriage but people have started asking about boyfriends (even though I've been dropping hints about my questioning ass) and whenever I tell my friends or family that I would prefer to have pets over children and possibly not marry anyone they would lect...... 1 reply
I have this one friend who is depressed and honestly I don't really know what to say whenever she talks to me about it. The best way is to just be a listener but when you're chatting with her it's kind of hard to not give a response, isn't it? Tried telling her she should seek professional help but her mom is kind of traditional and doesn't believe that depression is a mental illness.
She told be that lately she's feeling disconnected to some people but I know for the fact that one of the factors is her exclusive group of friends that are really possessive. I want her to know that she is still very much loved and appreciated, and I want her to kind of 'loosen up' with her exclusive group but I don't know how. Can anyone help me?
Ask him what he wants to do? Ultimately, it's up to him whether or not he continues down this path that's difficult for him, even if his family might not support him the right way. But listen, his family might think that they ARE supporting him, they see that he's struggling, and they think that suggesting an easier path might help. It's not the ki...... reply
I'm not sure if you were asking specifically for active strategies for your friend or just general strategies because you are curious. I agree with other commenters that it's tricky to give "advice" without knowing the full situation or either party's personalities. I can't completely resist, though, so I will give just a little suggestion.
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hmm...i feel like this is a comlicated issue and i wouldn't give any advice for this particular situation since i don't have all the details, but i would say this:
if i had a family member or friend who did something i felt was stupid i would definetly call them out on it...to me real support is being honest with people and helping them see their ...... reply
Honestly, it's not so much missing them as much as regretting being close to them. You see, I had a really close friend whom I shared everything with, and a partner whom I also told a lot about myself to. Of course my friend had been close friends with my partner for some time. Long story short, my partner cheated on me because my once closest frie...... reply
Well this is my personal opinion and I really hope I don't come off as a bitch, cause I in no way am saying this to be evil or anything (but):
I feel like you just gotta suck it up and move on or ignore it. In this situation, I honestly feel that cutting a relative out of your life completely just because of they said something mean like that is a...... reply
