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Originally Posted by Soupe du jour
Welcome to the forum @ therealstacy!
If your friend is hypercritical by nature, welcome to the club of people that know such types. I do. It is tough changing them. When I was younger, I received such criticism silently. As I've aged, I try to halt it on the spot more readily. I'm sure she is farrrrrr from perfect. A critical nature is an example. Do speak up before quitting her. Consider rehearsing such conversations beforehand to ensure they're "constructive" or "concerned" rather than confrontational. If she angers from it anyway, well, you did your best. |
Soupe, she's always been like this to some degree, and I've been suffering silently a lot like you did. I did speak up recently and I plan to do more of that. A bunch of other things have happened that I didn't mention here, but it's probably not considerate to totally end things with her all of a sudden. Better to practice a conversation as you mentioned.