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Originally Posted by jesyka
I was assertive with them. I clearly told them no directly many times. They harassed me to death & I stupidly let them get away with taking my pic a few times.
I said no. How is that being passive agressive? I was direct with telling how I feel. If I were to be passive aggressive, I’d ghost them. At least I explained things to them.
How do you think I should’ve handled things?
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I think you handled things well. You are true to yourself and that's really all you can do. The two friends who ignored your feelings did so, because they are insecure and clearly don't like being held accountable for their mean behavior.
Real friends, in my opinion, respect us when we share how their actions make us feel, and show us empathy and try to change or be more accomodating. Maybe that's unrealistic but that's the bar I set for people whom I interact with.
If I can apologize and try to change, I expect the same from others.
Your two friends clearly don't respect your feelings or they would have not ignored you and would have been mature enough to acknowledge their mistakes. Unfortunately, it sounds like they are selfish and aren't interested in respecting your feelings or admitting they were wrong.
The one friend who apologized to you is a good quality friend. The other two, aren't.