Your friends are ruining your life!
This article says apparently there are seven types - you might recognise some. For those of my readers who don't have five friends, perhaps they have ones who combine multiple types.Passive aggressive underminer
The friend who uses their knowledge of you to subtly undermine you, often making barbed comments about your appearance or habits cloaked in a veil of concern
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The constant talker
The friend who hogs every conversation and wants to be the centre of attention, with you in their orbit and shadow
The drama queen
The friend who elevates every minor setback into a major crisis, who is convinced that she's going to be fired because the boss didn't smile at her
The naysayer
The friend who dismisses your hopes and dreams as unrealistic and is generally negative about your plans. The classic 'glass half-empty' individual
The peer pressurer
The friend who imposes their need for fun and attention over your best interest, who knows that you have a job interview tomorrow morning but pressures you to drink until midnight
The plan breaker
The unreliable friend who agrees to go out for dinner but then ditches you at the last minute because they got a better offer
The sob sister
The friend who saps your energy by whining all the time, who would rather complain about the things in his or her life than fix them, dragging you into a culture of victimhood and using you as a therapist
Labels: Silly season out of season
posted by Matthew @ 10/28/2007 10:47:00 PM
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