More on friendships

Do you have one of those friends who you know you can count in tough times, who you have a ton of fun with whenever you’re together, but somehow that person, whether or not she does it on purpose, finds any excuse to put you down?  How can she be your friend if she takes potshots at you?  Especially when no matter what, you try to lift her up, steer her in the right direction when she asks your opinion, and are there when she needs you.   I can only think that it comes out of her own insecurity, and that while you might not be the girl who turns heads, snowboards, fixes engines, has all the fun toys and great shoes and is the flame that moths are drawn toward…somehow she is jealous of you.  Not for anything tangible, but maybe because you have it together pretty well and she is fighting to maintain her status quo in a world where everyone else is moving forward.    And putting you down is her way of making her world ok again.  Otherwise…if it’s anything else…people suck and you need to re-evaluate your relationships.