Q&A for How to Deal With a Friend Who Copies You

Ask them to do their own work. Nothing is worse than getting a 0 for someone else copying your work.

Say that you want to be something else instead, but really pursue your original desire. You are tricking the person copying you to a different job.

Some people say that it is a compliment if people copy you, but I find that irritating. Maybe you should start to change your style and tastes. You could also just tell the friend how you feel. Of course, if you guys are fighting all the time anyway, it might be time to just end the friendship.

You can't change the way she acts, all you can do is let her know your thoughts and that you care about her.

Try to stay away from that person. Even if that person keeps following you, try to explain to him or her of how you feel. If that person is still making you irritated or frustrated then try to act like you don't care.

Ask yourself whether this is an important issue to you. If so, decrease how much time you spend with this friend, so that she has fewer opportunities to copy you. However, remember that copying is a form of flattery.

If someone copies you, and you are trying to talk about this with them but they go away then it's their problem and it's better for you two to be apart from each other.

It sounds like this person is not treating you with respect and is possibly more trouble than she is worth. You should be able to talk about issues like this, a good friend will listen to what you have to say and try to understand. Try to talk it out, calmly and politely. If she refuses to listen or gets angry, give her some space and really think about whether or not you still want to be friends.

Tell her you appreciate her loyalty, but suggest that her ideas could be even better!

You could ask him his reasons for wanting to be what you do. If they aren't the same as your reasons, he's not copying you. If he replies with the exact same answers as you, don't let it bother you. He probably didn't know you shared the exact same reasons. It just means you have the same interests.

Simply tell her that you get upset when she gets mad so easily. Let her know that you would like her to lighten up a little bit and that you value her as a friend.

If I were you, I would confront her about it first. Tell her how this makes you feel, and try to come up with a plan for how you can work together to improve the friendship. Try not to outright accuse her of copying you, keep your language relatively neutral. Say something like, "Maybe you haven't noticed, but it kind of upsets me when you start liking something that I already like and then accuse me of copying you. I don't want my frustration over this to affect our friendship. How can we solve this problem?"

You shouldn't accuse someone of that. Even if you think she's copying you, you can't know that for sure, and questioning someone's sexuality is never okay. Just let her be who she is (or who she says she is) and try not to let it bother you.

I had a similar problem. I thought about talking to the teacher but then I didn't want to be labeled as a snitch. One way I dealt with it is if I caught this person copying my work, I'd say really loudly ''Stop copying me'' or I'd even just say it quietly. This way people around me were aware and this person knew that I knew. I'd be sure to cover up my work all the time and when it came to tests I was doubly careful.

Be upfront with her, but also try to show grace. When talking to a friend, it's always best to use "I feel" statements rather than accusing them of something they did. For example, you could say "I feel hurt when you pretend that you have the same backstory as me," and be clear about what you hope to resolve from the conversation.

If it's just a dress, and this is the only instance, let it go. They are your best friend, don't be upset over a dress. They probably just like how it looks on you. Imitation is a form of flattery!

I know it can be embarrassing, but tell your teacher if it is happening often. If not, approach them nicely and ask them to stop. If they don't listen, tell them again, and warn them that you're going to tell the teacher if it keeps happening.

Talk to them about, ask why they're copying you and politely ask them to stop. Try to take it as a compliment. They're copying you because they like you and admire you.

This friend might have something else going on, like drama. She might have low self esteem and you seem pretty confident so she looks up to you. If it keeps bothering you, just tell her how you feel. If she isn't respectful, it might be time to talk to her about finding new friends.

its okay, maybe you should try to dig deeper into yourself to see why this hurts you so much. Remember that everyone is doing YouTube, it's not something unique at all and you don't have dibs on it. Try telling her how this made you feel; you may even learn that you can share a channel, or do collabs! its most likely that she didn't mean to copy you, she might just look up to you as her role model and wanted to do something many other people are also doing.

Perhaps broaden your friendship group so that he/she may be encouraged to loosen themselves from you. If there are any things that are strictly their own preferences and likes/dislikes, express your interest in their individuality. Hopefully, they will build on those things more as clearly your opinion means a lot to them. As for them doing everything for you, is it truly unbearable? Maybe they simply just want to reassure themselves of your friendship.

Maybe she really wants to be your friend. This isn't a form of copying, its just that it might be afraid to disagree with you, because you might get mad, that's all! Talk to her about it and say you've noticed it and would like to help her find her own voice and ways of disagreeing without seeming disagreeable.