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Conference quark::human_relations-v1

Title:What's all this fuss about 'sax and violins'?
Notice:Archived V1 - Current conference is QUARK::HUMAN_RELATIONS
Moderator:ELESYS::JASNIEWSKI
Created:Fri May 09 1986
Last Modified:Wed Jun 26 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1327
Total number of notes:28298

272.0. "DESPERATELY SEEKING ADVISE" by <Deleted> () Fri Apr 10 1987 19:23

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272.1....Who Needs EnemiesPIGGY::JFORTINFri Apr 10 1987 20:109
    
    First of all I have got to say this SOME FRIEND 
    
    Second call her and tell her you have no time to be playing taxi,
    tell her you need the time before your vacation to make sure your
    things are stored properly and are put in a place where they
    will be out of everybody's way. 
                                   
    
272.2VIDEO::OSMANtype video::user$7:[osman]eric.sixFri Apr 10 1987 20:419
    I think the way you put it in .0 is perfect.  Just tell her like
    it is.
    
    She'll understand.  She might pretend she doesn't but she will.
    
    Then tell her to give you a call when she's ready to be a real
    friend.
    
    
272.3I vote for the leg breaking!KIRIN::S_HILLIGRASSFri Apr 10 1987 22:331
    
272.4FOLES::FOLEYRebel without a clueSat Apr 11 1987 03:296
    
    
    	Give her up. It's not worth the abuse. (And that is exactly
    	what you are getting!)
    
    							mike
272.5some peoples kids....honestlyFANTUM::MARCOTTESat Apr 11 1987 15:464
    RE: .0
    
    
    Socrates said it best..."DUMP HER"
272.6ACOMA::JBADERuna voce poco faSun Apr 12 1987 17:425
    That is *NO* friend.
    
                    Hope your vacation is a nice one anyhow.
    
                                                         -sunny-
272.7leg breakin is too good !CEODEV::FAULKNERpersonality plusMon Apr 13 1987 12:442
    puh
    
272.8Don't be too Hard!RTOADA::LANEA macaw on each sholder!Mon Apr 13 1987 12:4929
    talk, as simple as that, talk.
    
    Go and pick her up from wherever it was, and when she is in the car,
    talk.  Ask her why she treated you the way she did, ask her what
    she hoped to gain, maybe she had a reason, maybe she's hung up about
    something...
    
    If she has no reason, and can't see that you were pissed off, or
    inconvienienced, or both, then say, 
    
    "Well, Ok, let me know when you want to be a friend" at least you
    tried.
    
    Maybe she has a real problem and needs some help...ask her, if you
    get nowhere, say so and forget it, but be polite!
    
    I am suprised in a notes file that suggestions are made that peoples
    legs get broken over a pultry $150!!!!! ...
    
    whats a friendship worth for gods sake!!!  
   
    Ask  yoursel (honestly) haven't you ever let someone dowm for a
    silly (to them at least) reason, haven't you been glad when that
    person said, 
    
    "Forget it, lets still be friends", 'cause I have!
                                                         
    
    Andy.
272.10Try Honesty.TSG::MCGOVERNMon Apr 13 1987 20:1714
    I'm with .8 (I think it was .8.)  First, violence is never justified.
    Second, if this is (or has been a friend), communication is the
    key.  Tell her how you feel:  not "You make me mad", but "I'm very
    angre about..." (or sad, or hurt, or whatever.) If this person can't
    handle honest conversations when things get rough in a friendship
    or continues this kind of self-centered behavior, I think it's time
    to reasess what your friendship is all about.  ABOVE ALL BE HONEST
    AND OPEN.  That way, if it all goes to Hell, you lnow you did your
    best.  
    
    Good Luck.
    
    MM
     
272.12Good Friend? Good Question!MPGS::BARKERTue Apr 14 1987 06:5213
    Let this so-called friend alone for awhile.  Enjoy your vacation...
    
    After you return, Let her know about how you felt about the situation
    
    and if it becomes more of a problem than its worth.  Drop it!..,
    
    but learn buy it.  Some people don't miss there good thing until
    
    its gone.
    
                                     Ya..I've been there!
    
                                        Dakota
272.13Don't Worry..Be Happy!CURIE::MARCOMTAGTue Dec 27 1988 14:351
    With freinds like that.....who needs enemies?