Listening to an Annoying friend

Belize
December 11, 2008 4:27pm CST
Lets say a friend, a really close friend, always comes to you and tells you their probelm but sometimes its too much. How do you deal with it? I simply stay there and listen to them, dont want them to feel bad.
5 responses
@sameroad (3179)
• United States
11 Dec 08
I have a friend like this... she complains to me all the time about stuff and sometimes it is too much to deal with.. i've got my own problems and things to worry about deal with... and with her its like almost a daily thing.. there is always something she can complain about.. so i'm always just so tired of hearing about it but i listen anyway because i love her. i just wish she wouldn't complain so much sometimes. life is hard and its not fair. everyone knows this.. i'm not too big a complainer myself too and i think thats why it might annoy me so much. lol i might be thinking about my problems when shes trying to complain to me. and i can't listen and think at the same time.. at least not deep thought thinking..and thats when i get really annoyed at her.. she ends up getting mad at me too because i will just give short responses since i am not giving her my full attention. but she wants that too often and more often then i can give..
• Belize
11 Dec 08
I feel yah!
@Tom728 (175)
• United States
12 Oct 09
Look up some professional help and tell them to go there. Instead of sitting and listening, take them to go do something and then be like by I g2g.
@Tarnum (1)
• China
29 Dec 08
i think a conversation is needed, at least i should let her know what's on my mind and get to know what's on hers. yeah we want to act good and not let them down, but sooner or later we're gonna face it.
• Philippines
12 Dec 08
I will advice my problematic friend to join us "here". I'm sure she would be glad turning her problems into cash.
• United States
31 Jan 09
I think most people have a friend like this. My friend happens to make every bad decision possible and whines to me about it. Still, I try to help him by guiding him to the right decisions for which undoubtedly he will ignore. It is all the costs of choosing to remain friends. You either are friends and help no matter what, or cut em loose.