What to do when you a feel a friendship is slipping away

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  • Do you worry you are losing a friend because the connection simply isn't there anymore? A viewer's dilemma.
    Marie Dubuque is a life coach who loves to offer advice about everything from dating dilemmas and awkward social situations to drama-filled friendships and romantic relationships gone south!

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  • @2legit2Kwit
    @2legit2Kwit 7 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    I let them go. See ya! Love my friends but I believe the universe opens up doors for you by closing off others.

    • @loverainthunder
      @loverainthunder 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Love your name!!

    • @o.602
      @o.602 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love your vibe! It's positively wonderful!

    • @ricarellan
      @ricarellan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And it doesn’t necessarily mean they are bad people (not all), it’s that their season in your life has come to an end. There are some people you have to love from a distance. Life moves on.

    • @tyrishasmith-grady703
      @tyrishasmith-grady703 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Amen

  • @ricarellan
    @ricarellan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    You have to let go and it doesn’t always mean they are bad people. They served their purpose and their season in your life has come to an end. There are some people you have to love from a distance. I’ve learned not to get too attached to people cause they can throw you to the curb the next morning. People come and go and life moves on.

  • @111Phoenix777
    @111Phoenix777 6 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    I tend to hold on too long to friendships. I'm overly sentimental, nostalgic of the past. And I don't enjoy looking for new friends. It's hard work!!!

    • @christinagreaves7932
      @christinagreaves7932 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Agree ....

    • @christinagreaves7932
      @christinagreaves7932 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Totally agree with you x

    • @ElMundoDeSam95
      @ElMundoDeSam95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I as an introvert feel exactly the same

    • @theheartsees8752
      @theheartsees8752 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same here 😎 trying to create acceptance with the flow nature

    • @Nepthu
      @Nepthu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I used to be, but as I've gotten older, I've let many "best friends" go. It gets easier.

  • @candy2325
    @candy2325 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I’m in my 30’s now and for all you teenagers and 20-something year old’s out there: your friendships WILL change. That’s the part of life. People grow up, their hobbies/likes change, some become parents, others get married, people move, etc.. life doesn’t stop for anyone, so there’s going to be changes in relationships with people and you just have to adapt.
    I’ve accustomed to be casual with my relationships with people and leave the door open, but not be clingy.

    • @Sara-md7xr
      @Sara-md7xr ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are so right! I tend to hold on long to friendships, but secreteley I am sad, because I feel I am the one whos initiating the contacts and the reason why the friendship is still running.

  • @texasmade2719
    @texasmade2719 7 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Go with the Flow.... Its a possibility your friend maybe going through something personal and may not want to share it with you.
    Dont let your thoughts wonder what you did wrong if you know you didnt.

    • @it-ke9od
      @it-ke9od 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I agree 👍but communication is key to everything

  • @maz2605
    @maz2605 10 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    You give the best advice! You have such a sweet voice and attitude. Love your videos!

    • @mariedubuque
      @mariedubuque  10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      m Az thank you so much!

    • @Mr6969Chiqo
      @Mr6969Chiqo 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Marie Dubuque I have had a friendship for the past two Years with my friend's ex. I mainly was friends with him because he was needy and always made me feel pity for him. I know he's very attracted to me and wants to hang out all the time, even though I don't. I feel horrible because he has cancer, but his neediness overwhelms me and brings me down. What can I do?

    • @fantaclaus7053
      @fantaclaus7053 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      m Az She is amazing. Short, concise and accurate.

    • @kristiyandimitrov904
      @kristiyandimitrov904 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm in a really awkard/uncomfortable situation right now. So.. I am now in 11th grade and since 3rd grade one of my friends and I have been BEST friends. The problem is that recently I got bored of the things him and I used to do very often. For 2-3 weeks I have been playing a game (League of Legends) with one of my other friends (who is also his friend). Me and my best friend now call each other like 2-3 times a week and the conversation lasts for 5 minutes maximum. And I'm asking myself... should I stop calling him (the thing is that we both call each other, its like 50/50) since we have barely anything to say to each other because we no longer have the same interests (maybe 1-2 common interests but that's all about it). If he calls me we just say Hi to each other and ask each other how we are doing (but in reality we both know what the other one is doing since we have been best friends for 8 years) and we just talk and sometimes complain about school stuff and then he usually asks me if I wanna do this and that but I don't really feel like I wanna do the things he suggests anymore... He also became close with one of his childhood friends and he often tells me they did this and that while I don't really care because I wanna do other things aaaand I simply don't know what to do. Please help

    • @homoerotic85
      @homoerotic85 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kristiyandimitrov904 It sounds like you don't want to be friends any more? What you should do is based on that. If you don't want to be their friend any more it would probably be good if you let them know, in a loving way of coarse. You could just let them know that you really care for them (only if you really do) and life is taking you on a different path and it's nothing against them it's just you don't share common interest any more. By letting them know they will know exactly why you don't call don't want to be friends that way they don't have to be analysing everything wondering what they did to make you mad. Or, if you value your friendship and still really like and care for them you can try to ask them to do things you like to do. You could let them know that you all have done XYZ so many times and was wondering if we could do XYZ instead. Go make new memories with them so you will have a common ground and have something to talk about. It would be good to do what they want to do also so they don't feel like everything is about you and what you want to do. Personally-friends are hard to come by and if you have been friends that long it would be a shame to let them go just because your bored with doing the same things. Relationships can be hard work but they are worth it. I am 37 years old and I still have my same best friend since 9th grade. We often are at different stages in our life which always don't align with each other but our love for each other far surpasses anything like that. During those times we may not talk for a while but we both know that if something comes up we have each other's back and will be there in a heart beat. When we do catch up with each other it's like we haven't skipped a beat. It's sorta like marriage your not (I'm not) going to get a divorce from them because you don't share common interest any more. You just find new ways to connect with each other and have new common interest because you value them and both of your relationships together.

  • @pittamripa8530
    @pittamripa8530 8 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    thanks for this marie. finally got an explanation why my highschool best friend has been acting weird all this time. maybe i was indeed acting needy with all my how-are-you chats. i mean. . i just miss us , the good old days but i guess i just wasn't a necessity to her anymore. she already has a new best friend😢

  • @jkc-kp
    @jkc-kp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    It’s so hard to let go of really close friends that you can feel that are drifting away for no reason at all. ☹️

  • @lindseyhebert5568
    @lindseyhebert5568 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I feel this pain pretty much it just drains me

  • @leao197430
    @leao197430 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    U are basically my therapist thankyou , ur really good at explaing what u should do

  • @dm-jf5uu
    @dm-jf5uu ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's better to let go

  • @pinkiernailz
    @pinkiernailz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    its pretty hard to move on, she was the only one that listened to me. and it hurts.

    • @MrMkayultra
      @MrMkayultra 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Floofy Ishmay forget her and make new friends! Get into yourself and your interest

  • @itskyla8827
    @itskyla8827 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have a question 🥺, okay so I have this friend that gets mad at dumb stuff and now she want talk to me or reply to my message, and now I don’t know what to do 🥺🙄, what should I do ? Talk to her about it ?

  • @glendanunez6250
    @glendanunez6250 9 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I have a best friend we used to be really close but than she change & she doesn't consider me as her best friend anymore she wants to hang out with her 2 other friends & she doesn't pay attention to me & she has an other best friend, I feel so jealous what should I do?

    • @mariedubuque
      @mariedubuque  9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Glenda Nunez find new friends...you can do it. You can still hang out with your friend, but don't depend on her. Just talk more to your acquaintances and really get involved in sports or clubs at school so you can meet more people.

    • @MrMkayultra
      @MrMkayultra 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glenda Nunez get into your life and interest.

    • @shehzil5559
      @shehzil5559 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol same

  • @zahrasakina5078
    @zahrasakina5078 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I haven't been myself lately. I find myself pushing my friends away. I've been going through a rough patch; family matters, new school. I haven't been doing all that well. I don't feel like talking to anybody, I really have to force myself to be out there. My old school friends try reaching out to me, they mostly live in close proximity too. I don't know how to reconnect with them. I see them hanging out, I wanna be a part of that, I wanna go out and talk like I used to but I don't know everything seems different. Could you do a video for me please?

  • @musikaLove
    @musikaLove 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i wished i have watch this video a year and a half ago... i almost lost a friendship then by doing exactly what you tell not to do when you feel someones avoiding you... were kinda ok now but a part of me still couldnt get over the fact that she kida left me behind.. something that i know i wouldnt do to her...

    • @it-ke9od
      @it-ke9od 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im in the same boat. I'm so sad

  • @jupi4497
    @jupi4497 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    _Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend...somewhere along in the bitterness_ 😔

  • @theresakeelen4096
    @theresakeelen4096 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi this is Teresa again you just answered my question maybe I should give her more time maybe she having a problems but I would definitely will keep her in prayer and I'm not going to close the door I know what I want in the friendship I don't know if she feels the same way she's showing me by her actions Teresa again take care bye

  • @CaptainGta5
    @CaptainGta5 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    me and my friend are not hanging together anymore, i message him and he never replys or says he is always doing something, i have heaps of other friends but they dont all live close to me so its hard to hang with them, plus me and my friend go to different schools so is that part of the reason why we are not hanging out anaymore?

  • @alcudiababe1
    @alcudiababe1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    there was a great comment made about this in another therapists you tube channel - the question was from Julie Hanks, Is it a drift? Or a rift?
    I have had a few friendship drifts and two of them i really wanted in my life but over time we grew apart. I was quite hurt by this at the time, i didnt want to have a go or a moan because i didnt want to hurt the friendship but i can honestly say to people...
    these are my friends and we can pick up where we left off when we begin talking again. I maybe would have liked them to play more of an active role but if i jumped on them and not let them go they would have pulled away anyway because its too much but the odd message how are you doing message and remembering them on their birthday and sending a card is okay. You havent fallen out with them, but you let them live their life and as and when you see them you grabb a coffee together or something and you will have so much to talk about and catch up on

  • @Kiki11207
    @Kiki11207 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    First, your videos are amazing and I appreciate them! My problem is that one of my close close friends is trying to bring another friend into the group who is getting along with everyone else and I think she's kind but it's obvious the new friend doesn't try to be friends with me like she does everyone else and I've given her chances to approach me. It feels like I'm being replaced unintentionally and I'm starting to look jealous although I don't feel I am but I'm not going to try any harder than I have to make be her friend . What should I do, how should I tell my close friend?

    • @mariedubuque
      @mariedubuque  8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      K, I wouldn't. I would just stay friends with the people you care about, and if she isn't responding, it is her problem. You tried. Don't feel like you are being replaced. You don't have to be best friends with everyone in the group. In fact, I would start talking to other people, outside this clique and really work on expanding your social circle.

  • @mncandyloverz616
    @mncandyloverz616 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What if it's a friend you don't see often though? Our families have been friends for 20 years, so we go visit her family a few times a year. Lately, I feel like we haven't been connected it takes longer for us to warm to eachother, what does this mean?

    • @mariedubuque
      @mariedubuque  8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Michelle, that's OK. Your lives have changed, but it doesn't mean there isn't a connection anymore. It just takes a little more time to find that common ground.

    • @joymorris3004
      @joymorris3004 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have a sister-in-law that when we get together she never tries to start conversations anymore. It’s really confusing to me. They do live about an hour away but still all of a sudden I’m getting this no connection vibe

  • @o.602
    @o.602 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    She was too much into her head, in a selfish kind of way. My best friend and I are unexpectedly separated by our own schedule and new interests -- safe to say, we are on our own path and vision. Honestly, I thought our friendship will last for a lifetime, but nah, at this point I'm just going to release her. To be frank, she's the only one that I used to hang out a lot. Now not anymore haha. So, right now my problem is how do I not feel alone in a school environment, especially if I'm surrounded with my classmates whom I know for four years?
    it's kinda hard to ignore her because our seats are pretty close + finding new friends because I already know everyone's face and they know me. What makes it even harder for me to make new friends is that I have gotten terribly bored at casual conversation, and I have "weird" interests. :/

  • @morrisdennis
    @morrisdennis 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ppl are a lesson or a blessing imo...

  • @blueheart1052
    @blueheart1052 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    my friend is jealous because there's this guy that I like and he hangs out with me and my friend is the kind of girl who gets jealous easily. So know my friend is not talking to me and only hanging out with my other friends. So I started hanging out with this guy that I like and his friends and they make me feel like I belong there and my friends make me feel like a 3 wheel. What should I do?

  • @going0ut
    @going0ut 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent advice as usual, Marie!

  • @MsMuymona
    @MsMuymona 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    thanks you are so wise. :)

  • @Sara-md7xr
    @Sara-md7xr ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for your Video. It helped me so much in a moment, when I felt friends are leaving me and I did not know what to do.

  • @courtneyb3346
    @courtneyb3346 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This help soooo much thanks

  • @spongebob-qu6sn
    @spongebob-qu6sn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I feel like me and my best friend are slipping away. Mainly because, she’s starting to hang out with other people and I don’t know if I’m just sensitive, paranoid or maybe I’m right that our friendship is slipping. Also, next year we’re both going to middle school so, I’m afraid if I won’t have her by my side. 😭

  • @111Phoenix777
    @111Phoenix777 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is great advice. I love all of your videos. Thanks for posting.

  • @yarachavez3597
    @yarachavez3597 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    its hard to let go :( X(

  • @facttimewithemiza
    @facttimewithemiza 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i really need ur help with getting over bad insecurities about my weight. It takes over my mind, and i cant be happy anymore. PLEASE HELP

  • @Mx-bw9kw
    @Mx-bw9kw 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You give the best advice 😊💕

  • @fionaazreal
    @fionaazreal 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great advice as usual, Marie. I'm the friend that slipped away. I could have been more tactful with the way I went about ending the friendship though and now I'm dealing with some guilt. I love and care for her but for years felt I was only remaining friends with her out of pity. That makes for an uncomfortable relationship and means I had to lie to protect her feelings often. Her thinking is extremely negative and when she'd call I'd have a sense of dread in the pit of my stomach. I wonder, what would've been a better way to end that relationship? I suppose sparing the other person's feelings isn't always possible.

    • @mariedubuque
      @mariedubuque  10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jen F you're right. Sometimes you just have to cut ties and it isn't the way you had hoped. But you don't need a friend who brings you down.

  • @Travelboy92
    @Travelboy92 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Marie, I really enjoy watching your videos! I think you give a lot of practical and excellent advice. I have a request for a video I want you to make. Six months ago I lost my best friend to a falling out. It's a long story. Our friendship ended on a very sour note. What made it even more painful was that my ex-friend lied and tricked me into making up and resuming our friendship, only to decide two weeks later that we are going to break up. He was also vindictive and manipulative in other ways. This friendship conflict started after I lashed out at him. I hurt his feelings. I'm generally not like that. It's just that there were some things going on in our friendship that got very old and plus my ex friend is a very abrasive, loud, egotistical, and self-centered individual. That also got to me over time. It's extremely difficult to give him constructive criticism because of his pride mentality. You can not challenge that in the slightest, or else he will hold a grudge against you. So needless to say, we have zero contact with each other, and I'm not sure we will ever again. However, I am considering contacting him again down the road just to see how he is. I know it isn't best for me to ever go back to that level of closeness I had with him, and I seriously doubt my ex friend is ever going to want to be that close. I mean if it happens, ok, and it can be a healthier friendship in the future, then great, but that's not the outcome I am reaching for if I do attempt to reach him later on. So, to sum everything up, I would like you to make a video about getting ahold of someone after a falling out, specifically covering these variables: how long you should wait after the falling out to contact the person(since there is no required time table, just state a general time frame), whether or not it is a good idea to reach out to someone who has severed ties with you, no matter how much time passes, how you should start off the conversation if you successfully get ahold of someone who has cut you out of their life, and last, whether it's a good idea to ask him or her whether there is hope of the two of you ever becoming friends again later on. Thanks!

    • @mariedubuque
      @mariedubuque  10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Philip Gonda good idea, I will do this by the weekend. Thank you!

  • @2legit2Kwit
    @2legit2Kwit 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Btw, I had a friend who I had a falling out with and we rekindled the friendship and i knew I shouldn't have but now I had to stop the friendship again. I blocked in all ways because she doesn't respect me. Not going to have another go at it.

  • @chloemakeuplove148
    @chloemakeuplove148 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I played a joke on my friend and my friend is mad at me and I'm trying to be friends but she just won't 😢😢😢Can you give me some advice pls X

  • @nodustbunny5871
    @nodustbunny5871 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I swear you are my TH-cam therapist.

  • @morrisdennis
    @morrisdennis 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    After a year of no contact i delete and block their number, even family members, i dont waste time with lukewarm ppl. Test their heart....

  • @kittenminecrafttime9558
    @kittenminecrafttime9558 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thanks that really helps. I just started middle school and my best friend for 3 years is drifting away from me and is going to her other friends. I text her and talk to her some time in the halls. I am giving her space but I don't know if its me or her. I have some other close friends and I told one about the situation and they gave me advice. This really helped me so thank you. Maybe my friendship with this girls wasn't going to last, but all things happen for a reason.

  • @cocoacoolypso
    @cocoacoolypso 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for making these videos Marie(:

  • @kyliegrace281
    @kyliegrace281 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi. Your videos have helped me a lot. Me and my best friend ( we've been friends since kindergarten ) have been off and on. Our personalities are sooooo different so we don't really get along. We can't have one conversation without fighting. But in our hearts we both know we love each other, and want to stay friends. I'm not really sure what to do. Can you help me?

    • @mariedubuque
      @mariedubuque  10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kylie Mac what is the reason you fight? Maybe you are so much alike and have similar goals that jealousy is an issue. If that is the case, try to steer the conversation away from those trigger points that start the argument. And keep the conversations brief. If you feel them going south, say you have to go, or change the subject. You can keep the friendship without turning it into a minefield. And if you have to, talk less frequently. It doesn't mean you don't have each other's back, it's just that you are both busy and have different things going on in your life.

  • @na-i6
    @na-i6 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like leave the door open 👌

  • @kristiyandimitrov904
    @kristiyandimitrov904 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm in a really awkard/uncomfortable situation right now. So.. I am now in 11th grade and since 3rd grade one of my friends and I have been BEST friends. The problem is that recently I got bored of the things him and I used to do very often. For 2-3 weeks I have been playing a game (League of Legends) with one of my other friends (who is also his friend). Me and my best friend now call each other like 2-3 times a week and the conversation lasts for 5 minutes maximum. And I'm asking myself... should I stop calling him (the thing is that we both call each other, its like 50/50) since we have barely anything to say to each other because we no longer have the same interests (maybe 1-2 common interests but that's all about it). If he calls me we just say Hi to each other and ask each other how we are doing (but in reality we both know what the other one is doing since we have been best friends for 8 years) and we just talk and sometimes complain about school stuff and then he usually asks me if I wanna do this and that but I don't really feel like I wanna do the things he suggests anymore... He also became close with one of his childhood friends and he often tells me they did this and that while I don't really care because I wanna do other things aaaand I simply don't know what to do.

  • @tinajensen5110
    @tinajensen5110 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Marie could you make a TH-cam on how to cope if you are a mature grown woman who don't have a sister or best friend or any close friends please and if the friend you are close to has moved away

  • @jelsei
    @jelsei 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    im crying my eyes out because i havent seen daniel in over 3 months and i feel like he is slipping away from me. ive shared my highs and my very lows with him and i feel like i couldnt live without him now.
    i know that i love him dearly but i seriously didnt realise just how much he means to me. i wish i knew where i went wrong i just miss him so much ive texted him over 10 times in these past 3 months asking when he's free and leaving it up to him and open like always but he just always has the same reasons.
    he is not the emotional type, believe me. i just wish we could be friends. it was just always me and him.

  • @carneythegamer
    @carneythegamer 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi marie, me and this girl like each other. 5 months ago she went to university and we never spoke to each other anymore. She is a loyal person and i know for sure she still likes me but she doesnt want me to text her anymore. She is confident around everyone but shy towards me. She always like to have a lot of guy friends and recently i am starting to worry because i see pictures of her and new guy friends in university. What can i do? I cant talk to her because she said stop messaging her but i know she still miss me everyday. Please help

  • @marisaliu6948
    @marisaliu6948 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    marie,
    Can u please answer my question and give me advice?
    I want to become closer friends with someone and wish that she would ask me out
    How can I make it happen?
    I know she does hear from me from her boyfriend and she knows me from him.
    and she does like me.
    And can you tell me how can I be more liked and missed by people?

  • @richardwhite2344
    @richardwhite2344 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good video. I do have a question? A female friend of mine told me she had a lot on her mind? I was not sure at the time If I should ask what is on her mind? At the time she said it, I thought it is better to maybe not say anything. I am looking for opinions?

  • @dorsaarvandi8933
    @dorsaarvandi8933 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    what your guy friend keep pickin fight with you and threatin to cut u off when he gets mad but then never used to act like this with you before and don't do the things he used to anymore ! then what do you do ? because he keep saying his is going to put effort to fix things between us but always threaten to cut me off when his mad and don't even tell me his love me anymore idk what to do I jus miss how close we used to be I wish I could find a way to make him stop acting like this with me

  • @akferren1
    @akferren1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Let it go.. nothing is forever

  • @tinajensen5110
    @tinajensen5110 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Marie what can I do my Hungarian friend Andrea wants to come back to UK but has nowhere to stay what can she do

  • @kingfahad0120
    @kingfahad0120 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would've tried texting but I've been blocked on every single thing you could even think of

  • @johnnyphua4649
    @johnnyphua4649 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Marie, johnny here.
    i have a similar situation here in my workplace. She is my co-worker and know her for 4 years. All the while, i would say we mix quite well together with other colleagues, we joke, laugh, lunch together. Just 2 months ago, things start to change and i do not know why or what happen. Everybody feels the same but its all depends on her mood whether she talks to you or other people but she ONLY talks about work related stuffs to me, no more jokes, no more laughter. Just work, nothing more or nothing less. She even don't join us for lunch and seems like she just become a lone ranger out of sudden. I really appreciated if you could advice me how should i approach her about this or at least how to workout a talk to her without creating a big issue. I might have done something without knowing it myself.
    Your kind advice is greatly appreciated.
    thank you very much. BR Johnny

  • @isiahg4065
    @isiahg4065 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a friend Paula she thinks that I said that we were going out and she said her friends said that I said that we were going out that I feel bad cause she think it's me

  • @katiex4767
    @katiex4767 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    My best friend uses me when her boyfriend is busy and he is horrible and very aggressive towards me and tells me all the time that I'm a bad friend and that I an calls me horrible things, but I love my best friend and feel different about her because she changed. 😞

  • @lindseyhebert5568
    @lindseyhebert5568 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My friend didn’t call me and she said yesterday I am never gonna talk to you again so I cried then it was always about her than about me and I feel like she is toxic

  • @naninina397
    @naninina397 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a friend , and he happens t like me ,so he thinks it's best to avoid me .um truelly not ready for that wat should I do

  • @henryblazer20
    @henryblazer20 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a friend i know i'm losing to her boyfriend and i'm doing my best to deal and still be a good friend to her. We used to hangout all the time and now that she and this guy are becoming more serious, we have stopped hanging out. She's already ditched me while we were hanging out to go be with her boyfriend, that is a battle i'll never win. This really sucks, and the feelings i'm feeling right now are my cross to bare, but i cannot stay upset about what i cannot change.

    • @back2the80s
      @back2the80s 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That is all my friend cares about is hookups and boyfriends. If I ask to hang out it is a problem but let a man ask the friend will jump through hoops.

  • @mariafritch5641
    @mariafritch5641 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I use to have a good friend his name is Jerick Vazquez we went to high school together and now he just yelled at me because I said something wrong and I just don't know what to do I miss him as a friend he is so nice to me and I don't want to lose him as a friend can someone please help me 😭😭😭

  • @dewizard1879
    @dewizard1879 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Iv been friends with my dude since the 3rd grade. He's married and his wife uses me to unload her emotional baggage or complaints about her husband. So I laid down the law told her no, she complains saying I'm being mean. So she cuts ties with me and won't let my best friend talk to me or hang out with me.

  • @cfjlkfsjf
    @cfjlkfsjf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When I think of reconnecting I think 10...maybe 20 years. Go away for a very long time, do other things with other people, make some new memories you can cherish and eventually if you wanna say hello to some old friends, perhaps drop a few lines and if they bite ask them for a coffee or something. If people don't wanna be part of your life anymore, then give them a long time apart and do your own thing with people that want to be around you. But don't be assholes to them, everyone has their reasons why friendships end with you, just surrender to it, accept it and move on with your life. The feelings you have with the old friends you can remake with new friends or even better feelings. You had them to begin with so you're clearly capable of recreating them once again. At the end of the day all you truely have are your memories, so keep around what makes you smile.

  • @MartRam16
    @MartRam16 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    💜⭐️💜

  • @leao197430
    @leao197430 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    What if you have already sent a. Text and a note , help , ps im in fith grade

  • @lindseyhebert5568
    @lindseyhebert5568 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Feeling this way right now should I get rid of her

  • @monkipoop
    @monkipoop 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    what if she wan'ts to get back with you, and you wan't stay with her, but other friends come in the way?

  • @ellazhao3159
    @ellazhao3159 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish I have this lesson 1 year ago so I don't need to hate my ex friend

  • @racheltonkin5932
    @racheltonkin5932 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a really good friend who is my neighbor and there is this one person who says things to her in front of me that makes me look bad. The one girl told said something that made her fight with me. I walk her to her house because it nighttime and and when we get to her house I walk up to the door with her and then she slammed the door on me. What should I do??

    • @mariedubuque
      @mariedubuque  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kimberly Tonkin tell your neighbor not to believe this person...to judge for herself.

  • @sarahbell4244
    @sarahbell4244 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I need some help. My best friend is mad at me because I was hanging out with someone else.she told me she felt left out because I didn't sit with her before I saw my friend. I told her I was sorry because she was telling my other friends not to talk to me. She also was hanging out with another friend the day before and I said have fun I didn't get mad. Can you please tell me something to say or do to have my bestfriend back

  • @pointlessvideoslover427
    @pointlessvideoslover427 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi women :), Have you ever write a book or something? plz answer me

  • @issaortiz1349
    @issaortiz1349 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a problem, and I need some advice. So I have this group of friends, me and five other girls. Everything had been great and awesome, until one of the girls started hanging out with two of the "popular girls". At first it was okay, but then she started to grow apart a bit, and me and my friends were hurt. The girl told us to hang out with her, so we did and It was fun. But we still had that feeling of hurt and sorrow because we knew she was drifting apart. Now she's more distant and doesn't really contact us on social apps. She doesn't even want to sit too close. Also I feel like those "popular girls" are influencing her, and she's changing. It really really bothers me because she is such a great friend! It's like she just wants to be popular now. What do I do?

    • @issaortiz1349
      @issaortiz1349 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also there's a lot of negative tension when she's with us, it's quite awkward. Again what do I do? :(

    • @mariedubuque
      @mariedubuque  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yulissa c: she will realize the popular girls aren't "all that." In the mean time, keep the lines of communication open. Text or call her every once in a while. Talk to her in the halls. She will come around, because you are a good friend and the other girls are superficial.

  • @heylivi06
    @heylivi06 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have this friend, she has been my lifelong best friend.
    I said something today during volleyball I said " Ahh! Don't hit me"
    She then got up and walked away.
    She will talk to me but in her "I don't want to talk to you mood".
    What do I do? My other friend is on her side. What can I do?

    • @mariedubuque
      @mariedubuque  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Olivia Dolley I would talk to her privately and find out exactly what she is upset about. And try to rectify the situation. If that doesn't work, and she won't accept your apology, she is the one with the problem!

  • @techken
    @techken 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    275 likes and no dislikes. Yeah!

  • @carlapierini7547
    @carlapierini7547 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for this advice !

  • @tinajensen5110
    @tinajensen5110 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Marie I hope and pray that I make just one life time best friend would be everything to me because I don't have a sister so it would be the next best thing to a sister, sometimes I struggle and question why would God deny me of a sister or best friend but I keep my faith going and carry on living in hope it is sometimes lonely but my faith sustains me, also my friend Andrea the one who my heart loves so much wants to come back to UK but has nowhere to stay I really hope she comes back because I been feeling a bit or a lot depressed without her even though I am 38 and not a 17 year old kid

    • @mariedubuque
      @mariedubuque  10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tina Jensen even if you did have a sister, a lot of times those relationships aren't what you hoped. Sometimes it is really fine to have a whole bunch of acquaintances, instead of one best friend.

    • @tinajensen5110
      @tinajensen5110 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Marie Dubuque what is the best way to make a true friend?

    • @tinajensen5110
      @tinajensen5110 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      That is people's assumption of me that is fine but it really is not fine I feel I need someone special by my side

  • @enerelamarbayasgalan1498
    @enerelamarbayasgalan1498 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Me and my bestfriend have known eachother for months and she is really like a sister to me but sometimes we get into stupid arguements. Sometimes she tells me shes fine but i know shes not because shes acting like shes mad at me for something and theres this person who she talks to everyday and i feel like shes pushing me away :( I really dont want our friendship to end because i was always there for her and she was always there for me we always helped eachother out but now she says 'if no one else cares then why should i?'

    • @mariedubuque
      @mariedubuque  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Enerel Amarbayasgalan you can keep her as a friend, but distance yourself a little bit. Maybe you both are a little too dependent on each other. Remember, really get involved at school. Find your niche. Join a club, a team, student government..meet new people. You can do it.

    • @enerelamarbayasgalan1498
      @enerelamarbayasgalan1498 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you this really helped me :)

  • @carlapierini7547
    @carlapierini7547 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, I have a friend problem. Since long now, my friend doesn't hang with me and my other friends. She keeps letting us down and goes away in recess with other bad girls. I think she's becoming one too.. Sometimes she doesn't talk to me in the whole day and takes advantage of me to sit and talk to me in the bus.. I don't know what's the problem with her... I told her that she was staying a lot with those girls and she looked at me without replying, she changed subject . What do you think I should do with her ?

    • @mariedubuque
      @mariedubuque  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      carly cookie msp You could tell her again that those girls are bad news. But beyond that, it is her choice. Maybe she has to realize for herself what she is getting into. But you are a good friend for trying.

  • @AlexSanchez-np5ss
    @AlexSanchez-np5ss 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Marie, In my vet assisting class I've been crushing on this girl I've been talking with... then I realized she has a boyfriend across our classroom building.. I really want to focus on my career, and have no distractions, and to add to this, vet assisting requires a lot of team work and thus having to communicate with her... It's hard because we always have something interesting to talk about and that just makes me more attracted to her... What do I do? Ps: we also have a lot in common :\

    • @mariedubuque
      @mariedubuque  10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Alex Sanchez talk to her like a friend and keep in touch..nothing more, until she breaks up with the boyfriend.

  • @lilys4969
    @lilys4969 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a best friend who is hanging out with 2 other people and she is ignoring me and I don't know what to do because i don't want to be alone.Please help and your so sweet.

    • @mariedubuque
      @mariedubuque  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lily Z I would hang out with her when she is not with those two other people, and also really make an effort to talk to more people. You need to anyway. You need more than just one friend.

    • @MikilaaGaming
      @MikilaaGaming 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I feel the same, My friend tiffany started talking to 2 other ppl, and when were in a group call, I'M always the one being ignored

    • @MikilaaGaming
      @MikilaaGaming 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Marie Dubuque Reply to my comment ^

  • @ummmmyeaaaaaaaaaaaaa
    @ummmmyeaaaaaaaaaaaaa 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey marie. Soo theres this guy whom I have known for a while, our moms are really close. Ever since we met I kinda had a thing for him and call me crazy but I started to think that he reciprocated those feelings. Although we dont see each other often every time my mom goes to his place, he constantly asks for me or tells my mom to say hi for him or whatever. Im kinda confused and I just wanna know if he does in fact seem to feel the same way. Thanks

    • @mariedubuque
      @mariedubuque  10 ปีที่แล้ว

      ummmmyeaaaaaaaaaaaaa Is there anyway you can just send him a random text, just seeing how he is...to gauge how he responds. And after that, the ball is in his court. It seems to me he likes you...just needs a little nudge.

  • @maxinec2325
    @maxinec2325 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    what about when the friend runs hot and cold? We've been friends for years and live together sometimes I say hi she engages in conversation and sometimes she just says hey and negates conversation.

    • @maxinec2325
      @maxinec2325 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      and is kinda cold and distances herself from me

    • @mariedubuque
      @mariedubuque  9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      maxine C could be she is moody, especially if she is like that towards everyone. don't engage in conversation when she is cold and distant. In fact, be distant a little yourself. But if this is unusual behavior for her and normally she is happy and bubbly, there might be something going on. You could ask if she has a problem and you would be there to listen if she does.

    • @maxinec2325
      @maxinec2325 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the advice.

  • @4realrenee
    @4realrenee 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!!

  • @agforever_love3313
    @agforever_love3313 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can u help me me and my best friend are drifting apart, we use to be in a group last year now she is different I miss the old her I have known her for 3 yrs please help I need her , now she hangs out with her old old best friend in a group and they use her for popularity it's bad it's toxic I want to tell her but she's gonna say I am jealous please help

    • @iamlame6310
      @iamlame6310 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      same and I feel like crap I it was a group of four even when one person of the group was saying bad stuff about me she gave me a a moment to show that I wasn't that bad person they thinked even when I got in fights with my ex friends she got my back I can always talk to her when I'm down we would always game togher and even when I'm anyoning she can deal with me I want to tell her I miss her bad I fell like one person in the group lets call her umm katey { that's not her real name } sayed bad stuff about me if she did I swear I'm going to kill her when I try to call her she just say uh um maybe next time.... like shes hiding something I call her maybe 2 weeks later she would say the same thing over and over again shes not acting like the person when I call her that says HEY GIIRLFRIEND she used to say it AND LETS PLAY MEMNCRAFT ON THE EPAD I Miss her I know she still wants to be friends but she is difting apart