Q&A for How to Overcome Jealousy of Your Best Friend

You're not overreacting. You have a right to be angry about that. Tell your friend how you feel if you want to try to mend the friendship. If she apologizes, try to accept it gracefully and move on. If you don't think you'll be able to get over it, find a new friend.

A real friend wouldn't drop you just because you have a certain feeling. You should try not to be petty, but it's also natural to envy people sometimes, and you should be honest with your friend. Surely your friends feel jealousy sometimes, too. Everyone does. It's only a problem if you're mean-spirited about it and try to bring your friend down. You can be jealous in a friendly way.

Stand up for yourself. Tell her you will not accept her behavior, and demand respect. Whether you're in the band or not, you should be treated with respect wherever you go.

This sounds like your friend is not a true friend. Socialize with more people and find new friends who treat you better.

It's hard, but you'll have to move on. Anyone who dumps you doesn't deserve your time anyway. Find a new friend.

They sound like they're not worth your time. Best friends don't leave out other best friends.

You felt it because you are human. If I suddenly get the thought, "I like strawberries" when I hate them, that thought didn't magically change my tastes. It's just a thought. And yours was just a feeling. Feel free to consider it once it rushes into you, think about it, then discard it. Feelings must be taken seriously, but they don't define you.

Think of it this way: maybe your best friend has so much fun with you that she's not worried about being on social media, and she uses it as a distraction with other people. There is also the more unpleasant possibility that she just doesn't putting you on her social media pages as much as some of her other friends. However, you won't know for sure unless you confront her. Just mention it casually and ask her why she never seems to post photos of you two.

It's normal to feel jealous. If it's a role that you've wanted to play, then that's understandable. It would be good to think twice about this situation. Is it worth being jealous or upset over? No, because the play isn't going to last forever. Your friend should mean more to you than this play.

Be social. Don't just hang out with your best friend; you could make new friends and spend time with them. That will definitely help you not to be jealous. Link up with a couple of other mates you probably already have and that would help too.

She is obviously trying to get to you. Don't react, because she knows how you would react. Just congratulate her and go on with your day.

Friendship is based on respect, trust, fun and shared interests. A friend is someone you can count on in bad times, and have fun with in good times. It doesn't matter how much money they have. You can't expect them not to travel just because you can't. If you'd like to travel, but can't afford it, consider rearranging your financial goals to include travelling more, or just be happy for your friend.

You're the best friend. You should play your role as one. Show that girl there should be boundaries. If she/he is your best friend, you could hang out with your best friend to show her that you guys are pretty tight.

Keep your professional and personal interactions separate. Make it clear how you would like the professional interaction to go. You can't already accuse her before she might have done anything wrong. If you really like the guy, make a move. Don't just sit around or sooner or later, someone will come along, whether it's your friend or someone else. If you're not actively trying to make it work, and she likes him too, she has every right to pursue him as well.

Of course that's OK. Feelings come and go. We like people much more often than we love them, and nothing is really permanent. You can like someone before you really got to know them well, and then see that it's not really your thing and the feeling goes away. It's also why it's a good idea to not immediately tell someone you like them. However, you should also be honest. If you made a friendship or even a romantic relationship, and you don't like them anymore, let them know.

Don't get jealous. Your jealousy might destroy your friendship. Just be happy you have a best friend that's good in sports. Ask her to give you some pointers if you want, but keep in mind that you have your own skills and talents that your friend doesn't have. Everyone's different, and that's a good thing!

Not everyone is perfect at the same things. If your experience isn't enjoyable, make it fun by asking them for advice about that activity.

If this was a one time thing, and she is usually a good friend, try to let it go. If she does this kind of thing often, and refuses to listen to you when you tell her you're upset about something, she's not a good friend and you should distance yourself from her.

You could try talking to your best friend about how it hurts your feelings when they don't make time to see you as much as they do for other people. They might not realize that their behavior is hurtful, so if you bring it to their attention, they can try to fix the problem.

Tell her to just stop talking about her best friend to her internet best friend.

Do the same thing. Hang out with one of your friends and act like best friends, and if your real best friend doesn't react like you do, she's probably not worth the time.

Maybe she was going through something person and she didn't feel like she could talk to you about it. Try to talk to her, tell her (gently) that you feel like she has not been honest with you and ask her what's going on. Give her a chance to explain before you decide to end the friendship.

Don't be jealous; you can't control anyone else's feelings. Also, think about why you are jealous. If you don't like her in a romantic way and if you can't find any reason, try to not let it show and don't let it bother you. If you do that, hopefully it will be gone or you will at least not notice it. If you discover you're jealous because you do like your friend, talk to her about it.

Just take a deep breath and proceed. Stay calm and be completely honest. Listen to what she has to say too, and if you're fighting, try to find a way to come to a compromise.

People can have more than one best friend, so try to stop comparing the two relationships as if one is "better" than the other. Your best friend's relationship with someone else doesn't have to lessen yours.

You have to think of a reason or situation as to why someone had stayed at night. Ask your friend. If you feel that he is not telling you the truth or that he has got a new best friend. You may not have a reason to be jealous.

It is not worth the drama. There are millions of other girls out there.

Friendships come and go, it's a fact of life. To her, indeed nothing may have happened. She may still consider the two of you best friends, but she's also working on her new friendship. So assume that, and keep up your part of the friendship: take an interest in her new friendship, ask her how it's going, share these feelings together. If it's really over, then just be polite and kind if it's not possible to ban her from your life. Give yourself time to grieve, and perhaps ask her what happened, though she's not obligated to answer. Finally, focus on your other friends, too.

You need to find a way to put aside your jealousy, be happy for your best friend and go to the wedding. If you don't, you risk losing your friends, too.

Tell your best friend how you feel. Mention that it seems like he spends a lot of time with his other friends and that you'd like to be included. He probably doesn't even realize he's doing this. Speak up and see how it goes, just stay calm during the conversation and express how you're feeling. If he still doesn't have time for you after having this conversation, it might be necessary to find some new friends.