Q&A for How to Deal with Fake People

Sure it is! At the end of the day, we all want to be loved, appreciated, and approved of. Ask yourself, what is it about this individual that you want their approval? What is it about this individual that you want to be connected to? We have all entered relationships that are flatly unhealthy. Your role, above all, should be to avoid playing their mind games and do whatever is necessary to be safe, even if it means to cut ties with said person.

Leave her. Nothing's worse than a friend like that -- it's toxic!

Be straight forward and ask them the reason. If they give a valid reason, then apologize. If they give an invalid reason and ignore you for a really long time, it's is probably time to move on from harmful friendships.

People change, it's part of life, you'll never please everyone and that is one of the biggest life lessons you will ever learn. You are in charge of what ruins your happiness. Show them that they care about you way more than you care about them!

Of course not. You should do whatever you can to make yourself the happiest you can be! If she is being fake (and you have expressed your feelings, but she has refused to change), cut her off!

It's not always necessary to be friends with the people that your friend is friends with. Hang out with your good friend separately if you don't get along with her new friends.

These are bad friends. Try standing up for yourself. Say something like, "I can't do that for you and I feel like you're taking advantage of me." If you find that you have said this several times and it hasn't helped, you might need to find new friends.

Yes. Stand up for yourself!

Stop trying to talk to her. It sounds like she has something else that's keeping her from being able to reach common ground with you. If you really want to try to make it work, try writing down how you feel in a note/letter and giving it to her. If she doesn't respond, you really must move on.

Do not hang around that person or tell him/her to avoid the people that cause him/her to act fake. Your friend may not realize what is happening, until you tell them, so you should also tell your friend what you are noticing.

At the work place, it's best to be professional. Being professional sometimes necessitates a certain degree of "fakeness" so it's best not to call your coworkers out on this. Just be as authentic a person as you are capable of being and trust that your decision will make the workplace better and perhaps inspire others as well.

Ignore him. I know a load of fake people. You just have to not give a crap about any of them. If they want to impress people but be cruel to their family, you have no need to associate with that person.

It sounds like she is not a good friend, or she is going through some stuff and she's taking it out on you. You might want to slowly distance yourself from her. Don't be mean or ignore her, but don't remain her close friend. Avoid causing a scene, because that will make you look bad. If anyone asks, just say that the two of you drifted apart.

Tactfully and respectfully confront her about it. Find other people to hang out with and make friends with. It is important that you are comfortable with the people you're friends with.

If your gut tells you that your friend is lying, the best thing to do would be to make a couple of new friends. Hold on to your original friendships, but if they give you a bad day or you just can't trust them, you'll always have other friends to support you! Give your friend some time. We have to remember that friendships change over time and she may just be being honest with you.

Maybe since it's the new trend, he is just doing it for fun. Calmly confront him and see what's up, and tell him how it affects you.

Drugs are definitely not something you want to get involved in. If your morals are more important to you than your friendship with this friend, I would agree with you, it was the right thing to say.

Normally people that don't answer are really shy. Be persistent. Sit with her at lunch or in class every day and ask her questions. Make sure they aren't too personal, though. And remember she doesn't have to ask answer them if she doesn't want to. But if she is really uncomfortable or becomes mad at you, quit it.

It seems like your friend doesn't have any plans to change. There's no point. It might be time to find a new friend.

You can, but it's kind of rude, and it probably won't get you anywhere.

Evaluate the friendship. How close are you? Is the friendship salvageable? Do you wish to remain friends with who this person is now, or the person they used to be? How do your other friends feel about this person? Take all these things into consideration, and decide whether it's possible to save your friendship.

Confront them in a calm way about how you feel and ask them how they feel. If they continue being fake or disrespectful, you should end your friendship with them.

Maybe they are trying to become friends with you. Try to hang out with them and get to know them. You might like that person. If there's something specific they do that you find annoying, maybe you could just politely ask them to stop. If all else fails, just ignore the person until they go away.

Take a step back from the friendship, probably. Her response shows she doesn't value you as much as you value her. Stop contacting her and see if she reaches out. If she does, see if you can repair the relationship. If not, move on.

You say "my friend", so therefore yes, she is your friend, your real friend. However, if she's continuously gets you in trouble, you should confront her with that. Let her know you don't want all this trouble, all these lies. Stand up for yourself, let her know how you feel. Just because she's doing this or that doesn't mean you should give up the entire friendship. After all, that's what friends are for: to share the good times and to help in the bad times. Finally, if she doesn't understand or keeps doing this, then you can drop the friendship.

Just be completely honest, and make sure they know what they did wrong, so that it doesn't happen again.

If they're not a good friend or someone you have to interact with much, just ignore/avoid them. If it is a friend, calmly ask them why they're treating you that way. Don't call them out for being "fake," just tell them what they're doing that you don't like and ask them to please stop. If the behavior continues, ask a teacher to talk to them for you.

If the person is consistently fake to you, then they're not your friend. Tell them you don't want to be friends anymore. If this is just an occasional issue, have a conversation with them about what they're doing that's bothering you. Just stay calm and try to tell them how you feel in a delicate manner so you don't hurt their feelings.

Choose better friends.

Just slowly back out, or if they keep following then have a calm conversation about how you don't like the way they're acting and would like it if you could have some space.