LIFE

 

1. Keep your distance

Avoid the drama and try to keep your distance from her when you can. Don’t miss out on a fun group outing, but don’t put yourself in a situation where you two might bump heads. Don’t miss the homecoming dance pre-party with your whole gang, for example, but maybe turn down an invite to the beach with her and one other friend.  

2. Trash the trash talk

Blabbing about how much you dislike her can only cause you issues and might even give you a bad rep. Confide in a bestie you trust if you’re having a serious issue with her, but don’t tell the whole school how she’s an awful person. 

3. Keep your confrontations face-to-face

You’ve done an A+ job at keeping your cool and avoiding talking badly about her, but she won’t quit creating horrible rumors about you. You may have to confront her, but only do it in person. Dishing it out over text or online will make it easy for her to hide behind a keyboard.  Also, you don’t want her taking something you said and blowing it up all over the web. Stay calm, breathe and try to clear the air instead of jumping to accusations and nasty name-calling.  

4. Be the bigger person

Constant name-calling, one-upping each other and dirty looks are immature and unnecessary. Quit with the 24/7 drama, be the bigger person and try to move on. Refusing to play her game will bother her even more *and* will make you look and feel like the better person. 

5. Boys and gal pals are not weapons

Flirting with her ex or having plans with her BFF just to bother her is not only super mean, but hurtful to the other people involved. If you do happen to crush on someone she used to have a thing for, let her know before you make a move—you may not be besties, but she is in your group, so that's prob your best move.

Have you ever had a frenemy? How do you handle it? Let us know below!  

by Kelsie Ahern | 2/1/2016