Two of my best friends in the world are Ashley and Brandon. I've been friends with them for a long time now, and while we've had our fights, we've always been pretty close.
Brandon has liked Ashley for as long as I can remember. They've gone out and broken up around 3 times now, and she's liked him on and off. At the moment she says she doesn't like him, but they always flirt sooo much... I just don't know whether or not to believe her. Maybe its not intentional?
Aaanyway. So, on to the problem I'm having now. Ashley and Brandon are super close, more than best friends, but not lovers. Brandon likes her, and feels the need to remind me of it daily. [Seriously, every time he calls me, it's to talk about her and what he can do to impress her.] They're CONSTANTLY hanging out with each other. In fact, they always talk about stuff they've done/are going to do in front of me without inviting me at all.
I'm trying not to hold it against any of them, really, since I know they mean no harm by it. But I don't think they know how much all this really hurts me. None of this would bother me if they were dating or something, because that's completely different... but right now, they're at the 'just friends' stage. I'm tired of being left out. Brandon seems to like to make a point to talk about how Ashley is his best friend in the entire world and no one can replace her, and how amazing and beautiful she is, and blah blah blah. I can honestly say I don't like Brandon as more than a friend, which may be hard to believe from hearing all that, but it's true. I'm just sick of hearing how much better Ashley is at everything than me.... I guess that's a big part of it. I'm insecure enough as it is, I don't need to hear how amazing my best friend is on a daily basis. gonk
I guess what I'm trying to ask is, am I overreacting with all of this? It's been going on for such a long time, and I just need to let it out.... but I don't know what to do. I definitely am not interesting in ending any friendships, but I want this to stop. It really hurts me emotionally and kills the few shreds of self confidence I have. :[
Brandon has liked Ashley for as long as I can remember. They've gone out and broken up around 3 times now, and she's liked him on and off. At the moment she says she doesn't like him, but they always flirt sooo much... I just don't know whether or not to believe her. Maybe its not intentional?
Aaanyway. So, on to the problem I'm having now. Ashley and Brandon are super close, more than best friends, but not lovers. Brandon likes her, and feels the need to remind me of it daily. [Seriously, every time he calls me, it's to talk about her and what he can do to impress her.] They're CONSTANTLY hanging out with each other. In fact, they always talk about stuff they've done/are going to do in front of me without inviting me at all.
I'm trying not to hold it against any of them, really, since I know they mean no harm by it. But I don't think they know how much all this really hurts me. None of this would bother me if they were dating or something, because that's completely different... but right now, they're at the 'just friends' stage. I'm tired of being left out. Brandon seems to like to make a point to talk about how Ashley is his best friend in the entire world and no one can replace her, and how amazing and beautiful she is, and blah blah blah. I can honestly say I don't like Brandon as more than a friend, which may be hard to believe from hearing all that, but it's true. I'm just sick of hearing how much better Ashley is at everything than me.... I guess that's a big part of it. I'm insecure enough as it is, I don't need to hear how amazing my best friend is on a daily basis. gonk
I guess what I'm trying to ask is, am I overreacting with all of this? It's been going on for such a long time, and I just need to let it out.... but I don't know what to do. I definitely am not interesting in ending any friendships, but I want this to stop. It really hurts me emotionally and kills the few shreds of self confidence I have. :[
