Posted by bookgurl99 on May 12, 2003, at 17:29:20
In reply to Toxic Friendships, posted by WorryGirl on May 12, 2003, at 10:01:06
I understand how you feel about wanting to have 'true' friends. They are so hard to come by.
I have also had problems with developing a bad reputation (partly due to a negative breakup in the small lesbian community), and having people who I _could_ have befriended misjudge me as a result. It really hurts.
But you can't keep beating your fists against a wall if certain people aren't true friends. To be honest, I would just blow this woman off.
In time, hopefully your neighbors will realize that you're a nice lady.
I find, especially in small towns, some people take a dx of something as simple as anxiety as proof that you're a nut. I take it as proof that you're not in denial like so many others.
Good luck.
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