And I do most of the above. She'll ask me to go somewhere, and I'll tell her I'm busy. Of course, she WILL ask, "With what?" at which point I usually lie my way out of it. Schoolwork, don't have a ride, chores... et cetera.

It's not always that easy, though. Sometimes she'll say something like, "I miss hanging out with you," to which I can only nod and say, "Mhm."

So while I try to deal with things as rationally as possible, she puts me in difficult positions sometimes.