Two-Faced Friend?


Dear Ali,

I spent the night at my friend’s house and we swapped secrets. I’ve kept my lips zipped, but she hasn’t! I confronted her and said she should stop, and now she’s ticked at me. Afterwards, I found her laughing and talking about me with some girl she doesn’t even like! And it’s not like this is the first time, either. Should I dump her in the “old friends” bin?

–Backstabbed

I think you’ve already solved this problem! If this were the only time your friend had shared something you’d told her in private, it would only be fair to give her another chance. But since she’s spilled your secrets before and doesn’t seem to care that it upsets you, she’s not acting like a true friend. It’s time to move on. There are girls out there who are trustworthy friends, so go find them!

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trust

I feel you need to tell her that you no longer trust her and it has made a serious inpact on your what is left of our friendship. Tell her that the friendship will have to end if she does not stop. Ask her if she would like it if you did that to her. Megan

DITCH=]

um yeah i think you should dump her in the “old friends” bin that sounds like the best solution. If someone does that to you they are not your friend they are talking behind your back and thats not what friends do. Friends are to laugh and have fun with you not talk behind your back. This girl doesn’t seem to nice i would find some more loyal friends that are nice and you can trust. Good Luck!!!!

Annie

annie has a point

i think annie has told me somthing good because it is every week that i put up with this stuff and what annie said has shown me that i shouldnt put up with it…..ppl say they are not friends and ask me if they say anything about each other and if so i dont want to lie so i tell the truth…………guess what they were friends the whole time and wanted some one to laugh at

SAY WAT!!

GIRL U DON’T DESERVE TO BE TREATED LIKE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FIND A BETTER FRIEND, NOT A JERK….SO GOOD LOOK GIRL AND KEEP UR EYES OPEN!!

Talk to her about trust.

I think that you should not trust her because if she really was your friend she would not gossip about you just because you told her she should not. If she is going to talk about you then just tell her that your friendship is over! Then just ask her if she would like it if you went to go gossip about her. Also tell her that ” honesty is the best policy.” Hopefully she will understand and stop. If she does apologize then you should forgive her and move on but if she doesn’t then just forget about her.

You really need to move

You really need to move on.She isn’t REALLY your friend if she treats you this way.The next time she says something to you,just ignore her and keep on walking.Just remember,just because she spills the beans about you doesn’t mean you have to spill hers. -Sara

Talk to her

I know you already tried comfroting her, but now you need to be really serious with her . Tell her if she keeps on spreeding your secrets that you won’t be able to trust her. If she really is your friend,( which she probley isn’t because she already is being very disrespectful by gossiping about you), she will stop and relize how wrong it was to do that. BUT… if she doesn’t you need to tell her that you can’t be her friend anymore . I hopeshe will stop, but she might not so be preapered to find a new friend. Your not the only one though, I went through this too, I might talk to her in the hall , but don’t hang out with her. I have also made so many awsome friends that all you have to do is say hi. I did it .Don’t be shy , or be afraid just talk to her and tell her how you feel! GOOD LUCKKKKK!!!!!!!

                                - Alex

i think.....

that must be sad because she was ur friend and totally hurt your feelings and told ur secrets!!! i think you should talk to her about it in a private place

tell her!

You need to sit down with her in a private place and tell her exactly how you feel about her telling your secrets. Tell her if she spreads more of your secrets then tell her she crossed the line. You need to be in charge of this situation and you need her to know that. Tell her that it is so not o.k. to tell your secrets. If she does it agen then say “good bye”, and move on!

-Lexie-

This is the real world

if you want to avioda bunch of headaches-tears and drama-leave the girl alone. anyone that would tll you to give her another chance are the same people who would end up regretting it later in the future- a TRUE friend would have kept all you confided in her about to herself. i would not give her another chance. two-faced people donot change! if you give her another chance, shes gonna know that theres no consiquence to her actions because you let her get by with it the first time-so why not do it again!

save yourself the trouble and leave her alone!

why make worse!

i think that your right about what she might do again but she should give her at lest 1 more chance. Trust me i have been in a knot way worse then this and giving the person your mad at a second chance works!!! BUT never give a person more then like 3 chances!

I know how you feel!

I know how you feel. My ex-friend did the exact same thing. It makes you feel like she doesnt even care if her feelings get hurt. You need to not be her friend any more!-Alli

re:I know how you feel!

well. I tell like ALL my friends who i like. my friend j told him! she said it was my other friend itzell and she was just covering up what she did! i KNOW that j did it though!! but my crush thought it was a roumer!!! until i told him that i liked him but he doesnt like me!! :( i will never forgive j for that!

wow

that’s so strange because that’s what happened to me. i told my ex-friend, who i liked and she just told him, he said that he likedme me too, but the point is she isn’t my friend any more, because she really hurt me. -Ashlee P.

Oh I get it!

I let my BFF sleep over and we told each other her crushes and she spilled them on monday. Luckily my crush fel the same (strong) way so things turned out for the better! If he did not feel like that it would be horrible!! I get how you feel though cuz that was how i felt at first!! :)

Re: Oh I get it!

When my bff slept over we told eachother who we liked . I kept my lips zipped but she didn’t. She told him. And he didn’t feel the same way about me so it didn’t work out!!!!!!

drama of life

the drama of life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i dont think you should forgive this friend…she has backstabbed you and betraded you…you thought you could trust her but she just spread all your secrets…dont think that this little drama is your fault because its not this person is just being cruel & mean…just try your best to not think of her…dont let her put u down…just keep your head up & think positive…this has happened to me so many times & now i dont let anyone know my secrets unless i truly know that i can trust them…but i mostly tell everyone my problems even the guys at school & they help me out & give me good advice…so i dont really have any secrets just to tell certain people…& if someone tells my secret it will be okay yes i may be inbarassed but it could be worse…so just think posoitive about this friend problem…

Um EVERYONE should forgive.

Um EVERYONE should forgive. Forgiving is a hard thing to do but it’s right give her one more chance and if she blows it then the friendship us over!!!! What she did was mean but don’t forget….this is your descision not ours i hope everything turns out OKAY=]

Annie

DUHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

DUHHHHHHHH! I mean totally you should.She doesn’t deserve to even be your friend.Find a new friend.I reccomend someone on the quiet side and not that popular.From my experience that kind make loyaller friends.

Talk to her

Dear Backstabbed, Try talking to her once more. Maybe she will stop. If that doesn’t work, tell her that you don’t want to be friends with someone you cant trust, or that you and her should “take a break” (Hopefully if you spend some time with some other people, and not with her, she will get the hint) P.S.- I’ve bean through the same thing

two-faced friend

As Ali said, This girl is not friend material. If you don’t want your secrets spilled, don’t stick with her. I think it’s time for you to move on. -advice to”Backstabbed”

me 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i hav a friend like that and my mom says if u still want 2 b her friend then deal w/ some of the mean things she does and just dont tell her things u dont want others 2 no…tell another bff! plus when she is mean walk away and talk/play w/ ur other friends and when she desides 2 b nice again go back and play w/ her again! u dont hav 2 b w/ her 24/7 and choose the times she is mean 2 take a break!
luv haley!

Secrets can kill

I don’t think you should tell you’re friend secrets if she does that. If this is the first time then forgive her, it may have slipped out. Admit it. All of us have gossiped once or twice about our friends. But if this continues then go find some new friends!

Dear Backstabbed,

you must feel really dumped, dont you? If this girl treats you like you say, she isnt worth your friend ship, your obviously a great person, dont be hurt by the things she says, but dont start secrets about her and play her game, just tell her that you dont apprectiate the way she has treated you and that she is no longer worthy of your friendship. GOOD LUCK! ~ I feel your pain

DEAR BACKSTABBED,

i think u are on your way to solving your problem!! but u need to talk to her in private and tell her about it again! after your talk, wait a few day or weeks and watch what happens! either she will be a true friend and zip her lip or she will be a backstabber and spill your secret beans!!!!! if she does stop, forgive and forget and hope that it wont happen again! but if she doesnt stop, confront her once more and tell her u r though trusting her and being her friend!! i hope u take my advice and u solve your problem.

luv, soniya shah (12) - texas

No Secrets

I have had this problem in the past, and a great way to solve it is to not tell even your closest friends something that absolutely can’t get out, or anything really personal. And if a friend does this a lot, or talks about other girls to you, chances are that she may talk about you too, so be careful. Those girls feed on the flaws or gossip of others. Just be smart, and resist the urge to spill all at a sleep over.

End The Friendship

You should really end the friendship. i mean, would a true friend laugh at you when you’re not joking, and talk about you behind your back? i had a problem like that, but the girl is still friends with one of my best friends, because although she makes fun of most people, she doesn’t make fun of that girl. Remember, if your ‘friend’ is saying stuff about people behind their backs, that she would not say to their face, then they should not be saying it at all.

nobody likes that!

nobody wants to be betrayed or back stabbed by a so-called “friend”. i think you should move on and look for better friends. you don’t deserve a bad, two-faced friend like that, nobody does! she should learn that spilling secrets is a bad thing that nobody should do!

no one deserves that!

i know that it must be hard to feel hurt by a friend you trust so much. take a deep breath and plan out a spot where you can talk to her privately face-to-face. find a compromise and work it out! Surely, if you are friends, then you can find a way to keep your friendship! if it doesn’t work, then forget her and earn other friendships! Remember, no one deserves what happened to you and that you are not the bad person in this scenario!! You are trying to save this friendship, while your friend… doesn’t want to. I guess you learned from this to swap secrets with someone who you totally, totally trust and if you don’t want to face this drama again, then don’t swap secrets with anyone! Hope this helps!

forgive and forget

one of my fave things to say is,”forgive and forget.” just forget her, and move on. real friends wouldn’t do that to you! just stop talking to her and after a while, she might say that she is sorry!

Just a phase

You said yourself that she got “ticked off”! It’s just a phase really. And in a few days that she realizes that she shouldn’t be mad at you because you didn’t tell a secret,and if she’s still mad then maybe you should call her,or IM her,or even have your mom call her mom!!! But there’s know reason for to do something with someone she hates just to get back at you!

-Isabella

ps:Who’s idea was it to swap secrets?

Talk

you should tell her that you are willing to still be her freind, but that your friendship will never be the same and stick to it!!!!!!! never treat her like that and don’t insult her while you talk to her

Good Friend... Just A Loud Mouth

Your friend probably dosen’t mean to be bad. She just doesn’t know how to keep her mouth shut. You can still hang with her, just don’t tell her any secretes! -Katherine

Two-faced friends aren't the true ones

I think it is time to move on. And you know some sad news? Everyone except for my friend, Abby are two faced friends on the block. So I’m always getting hurt. But I found new friends. (Not on the block but I invited new ones over) But they just aren’t trustworthy.

<3 Lauren

i know how you feel!

i have a friend just like her and believe me it turns out okay. we got in a big fight and just started not hanging out. now i am much more happier and when i get angry i put it all out in sports!

the truth hurts

i can tell you that the truth hurts sometimes. ive been through so much in that kind of situation. at my old school there were a group of girls that would pretend to be your friend and then stab you in the back. it was kind of sad because i was only in gr 2 and 3. i was so young and confused then and i thought that everyone would be friends. i was so relieved when i moved to a new school because i found out that your true friends will stick with you until the end. that is what you should keep in mind when deciding whether to stay with your “friends” or not.

Re: the truth hurts

Aww! u were only in gr 2 and 3! thats so sad that alredy girls that age would be doing things like that. =:(

Two-Faced Friends

Hey its good you confronted her and stuff. She dosen’t reeally need to treat you like that. I think you should stand up to her and tell her to stop talking behind my back. You shouldn’t just put them in a old friends bin. I’ll tell you wat to do. Set up a time with your friend and tell her how you feel!! And just talk about things u guys have missed together

bffs

my friend at school did the same thing she went behind my back and told bad things about me it almost made me cry.Then i went to her and told her to stop telling bad things about me around the school. so she did………………………………

Talk to her.

I think you should sit her down, and have a conversation about why she’s telling everyone your secret, and if you feel like telling her a secret, i don’t think it would be a good idea, maybe she’ll stop in a few days.

boys and secrets

My guyfriend and I we swap secrets all the time. And if he spills one of my secrets he immediately me, then face the music. And spills one of his secets I do the same he’ll do.

Stuff Happens

This exact thing happend to me in school i told my friend why i liked my crush (and they were good reasons) and when i wasn’t there she blabbed to him and everyone else! it was really bad. but then i realized stuff happens. and its not all bad.

not to good of a friend

You should not be friends with this girl you did the right thing and told her to stop she got mad that is her problem if you really want to be her friend then give her some time she might come around in the mean time find some friedns you can trust

not to good of a friend

you shouldn’t say that about your friend i mean don’t you realize how important friends are to us, if we don’t have friends we will always be lonely thats why whenever i have a friend that i think it not to good to be called a freind i always give them another chance,I think you shold give your frind another chance and if she still doesn’t work out for you just stop being her friend.

What a backstabber of a friend

if that happened to me then i would definately dump her in the old friend bin immediatly i would walk up to her and be like you told another girl my secrets and i have kept yours a secret so we cant be friends no more. then i would tell the girl that hse told my secrets to that she shouldnt be her friend cause she is a backstabber and she shouldnt tell her her secrets.

WHOA!! HOLD ON THERE!!

Like most of the other girls said< give your pal time, confront her. Tell her exactly what you feel. Don’t feel shy!! Tell her what she is doing is wrong, and if she won’t stop,it’s time to find a new BFF!! MUCH HELP, SAMANTHA.

not true

this girl does not sound like a nice person! i would dump her! or give her a warning! i know how you feel!

backstabber

that is so totally rude!!! u should dump her but be nice about it! i’ve been through this too. i told my teacher and she worked it out with my ex-friend.or u could give that “friend”a warning!!!

friends

hey i hadthe same problem but it was kind of differant coz i told her on valentines day that i was sending this boy i had liked for ages a card and befor he got the card she told him and about half the school . what i did was i talked to her and sed that it wasnt fair how i keep all her secrets but she goes and blabbs all mine nd then if she still dosent stop tell like your teacher or your mom ! P.S what ever you do DONT do the same thing

hope this helped Danni xx =) xx

Me 2 Me 2!

I had the same thing happen 2 me. It sucks I know and u want 2 give her another chance but she is tottaly not worth it if she spills your secrects. Throw her in the old friend’s bucket now! If u don’t then she’ll just think that u don’t care about it and she will keep on doing it over and over. Don’t let her do that! Move on and find some good friends that u can trust with your secrects now!

-Been there done that

The Definition of Friendship

Well think about this, what is the definition of friend? its not something you can look up in the dictionary (well it is but thats not the point) Only we can define what a true friend is, To me its someone who is as close to me as a sister,someone that i can always trust and who is always there for me. Someone who wouldn’t bail me out of jail but would be sitting next to me saying “man we messed up.” someone where if i were to jump off a bridge they wouldn’t jump with me but would be at the bottom to catch me. Whats your definition of friend? Does She fit it?

So Called Friends

My friend went on my msn and told someone on it that she looked weird in skinny jeans while pretending to be me. so now we aren’t friends anymore. A true friend doesn’t go out of their way to hurt you.

Not trusted BFF?

Try to tlk to her and tell her why she tells people.Remember:NOT ALL FRIENDS ARE WORTH A TRUST!That means we cannot trust friends because they are your friends.You can find some more trusting friends at your school.If your friend tells other people it’s not right to pay her back because she might get badder and tell more of your secrets.Like what I said:There are more trusted friends than you think there is more.

Already Answered

Dear DG, I think you know some people won’t understand why the girl in the question thought about staying at the two-faced friend’s side, but I can definitely relate. I was hurt by a two-face. My two-faced friend told the whole world who I liked, and it hurt my reputation seriously.

I knew immdeiatley what she was doing, but I didn’t want to sit down and talk with her. I was afraid. After what she did to me, I thought that she had all the power in the world over me. In other words, I was a chicken. And after she did that to me, she acting like she did nothing, and continued to be friendly to me, which made me wonder if she actually did it, even when I was positive.

It’s hard to let go of a trusted BFF, even when she did that horrible thing to me, because she acted nice to me, and I was afraid. It’s fear.

-Nobodie

Two-Faced Friend

That is absolutley not right for your ‘friend’ to share your secrets with another girl. Especialy if it is someone she claims she doesn’t like. That is totally not fair on your half. You shouln’t need to talk to your friend either. She spilled your personal info. There are so many other girls out in the world like that but lucky for you, there are nice, honest and trustworthy girls that could end up being YOUR friend!! :)

Look Before You Leap

Think back if there is anything you accidentally did wrong to your friend right before you swapped secrets. If there is, apologize right away and try not to do it again. If not, ask your friend why she tells all your secrets. Would she like it if you told everyone about her crush? Or about how she still has her baby blankie? Most likely not. If the secrets are not that important, ignore it and move on. Next time, don’t invite her over for a sleepover. If you do, zip your lips!

PLEASE REPLY!!!!

Today at school my friend “Mary” found out that I told my friend “Jill’ about her secret. Mary said loudly to Jill that I liked a boy named “Jack”. I told her that I only liked him a little bit. I am scared to go to school tomorrow because of it. Is my friend wrong for this or is it what I deserve? (Jill is a person I can most DEFINITELY trust).

Somebody Help Me!

I told Friend 1 a secret about Friend 2. Friend 2 found out I told her. In a loud hallway, Friend 2 told Friend 1 i liked Boy 1. Is Friend 2 wrong for this or is it what I deserve?

It goes both ways

Friend 2 may have thought she was doing the right thing, but she wasnt. Just bc u did something mean to her does not mean u deserve the same thing, she should treat people the way she wants to be treated. As for u, you should have never done that in the first place! The same thing goes for you, treat people the way u want to be treated, and u didnt like being treated the way did you?

both!

if you fight fire with fire, you only get burned. it wasn’t right for friend 2 to do that, but it also wasnt right for you to tell her secret. So, no, she shouldn’t have done that. Though revenge is tempting, yea, not a good idea. So, both, friend 2 was wrong, but it is what you deserve (in a way).

-nel-

Been there but havent finished that

i have done something simalar to that shes (trying) to tell every1 i have tried to get her to stop but it is sooo hard well now i have my solution thanks to whoever asked that

                                                           -a person

dont’t dump her. the

dont’t dump her. the reason why shes being mean is prob cuz shes just scared or jeous of YOU! so.. just try writing a letter or an email not face to face since that way its a lot easier to write everything you wanna really sat.

Ditch the witch!

If she keeps on backstabing you make new friends.I still have a friend like this problem but than don’t tell your secrets anymore.There are 2 choices.You can dump her in the “Bad Friend” catorgory and make new friends(you don’t have to do this because my old best friend moved to a different school 2 years ago) or consult an adult.

READ THIS PLZ!

I think that first you need to think this over. Once you’ve thought this over ask her ” Are you still my friend, cause your not acting like it”. Don’t just focus on her answer, focus on the tone in her voice. Whether it sounds Sarcastic, friendly, mean, sickly sweet. If she says no just say ” no big deal, see you around”. Cause if she doesn’t want to be your friend, your not missing out she is. Your not the bad friend, she is. You kept her secrets, you didn’t talk about her, and you were friendly even when she was not so friendly. So there are other people out there who would love to be your friend. Friends come & go, the ones you keep the longest are the ones you’ll treasure forever. One is silver & the other gold!

budding phycoloigist

Confront Her

Tell her how u feel. Tell her that if she doesn’t stop u might have to dump her in the “old friends” bin. Oh and i suggest u never tell her personal secrets again, it could lead to another disaster.

Good Luck!

Everyone Does It!

The truth about being two faced is that everyone does it. Whether you believe it or not you do. Nobody’s Perfect! -Halle

TALK TO HER

You should talk to her and tell her how you feel let her know that you have her secrets too not that you would tell anyone but ask her how she would feel if you told anyone . p.s this has happend to me too.

friends fare forever

hey friends fight and she’s mad because you found out that she didn’t keep her mouth zipped. put yourself in her situation…shes only talking bad about you because she is disappointed in herself and shes taking it out on you. talk to her about it and make up already!

do what is right for you

if you don’t want to be friends with her any more than just tell her. if you want to stay friends with her tlk to her again, or just don’t tell her anymore secrets!

DUMP HER!

I would cause i wouldnt wand a two faced gal as my friend if i kept my lips seald about her SECRETS SO (SHE) SHOULD RETURN THE FAVOR!