Self Help Relationship Tips for When Friends Drive You Insane

You may be so close to your friend that you share clothes and spill details about everything in your life, but they also may drive you up the wall at times. What would you do without your closest friends?

They’re more than just fun to hang out with; they’re also crucial to your wellbeing. People who have good friends are healthier and happier, live longer, and feel like the challenges they face are more manageable.

But, if really tight friends are so good for you, why do they often annoy the daylights out of you? Surprise, surprise! You’re closeness can actually be the root of all the drama. It’s easy for casual relationships to be placid.

When you open up, the potential for conflict inevitably increases. Once both of you let your guard down, you can see what the other person is like when they’re not on their best behavior…and some of it isn’t so pretty.

They could be too chatty when you need some quiet time, they can be whiny, or they borrow everything from you. Whatever the reasons are, there are ways to untangle the love/hate dynamics. Your patience may be thinner with friends than with the people you outright dislike.

Of all the relationships you have in your life (with acquaintances, best friends, family, and loved one), close friendships can be the toughest to navigate. Well, at least when it comes to dealing with those little annoyances that work your last nerve. That’s because your good friends occupy an in-between spot on the intimacy spectrum. Your connection is way deeper than it is with casual contacts, yet it’s not as solid as the ties you have to relatives and your partner.

If an acquaintance is difficult occasionally, it’s relatively easy to write it off because you’re not very invested in the relationship. A close friend’s downsides and occasional flip-outs, on the other hand, have greater effect in your life. You actually care what happens to them and to the relationship between you.

So you care, you’re invested…and yet, there’s nothing tangible that binds you to friends. You have blood ties to your relatives, and no matter what happens, they have to be a part of your life.

And with your romantic partner, your physical intimacy and the promise you’ve made to be together make you more likely to work out or put up with traits that irk you. While you’re loyal to your closest friends, you’re also not inclined to be as tolerant or forgiving.

If they mean the world to you, you need to learn to air all issues out and be open about feelings. There’s always a nice way of saying things, and you should know your friends enough to tread through this territory easily.

If they understand you, then that’s what true friendship is. You should also be as tolerant because while they aren’t perfect, neither are you.

Acceptance and compromise are needed here, and you need to realize that they’re just as important as your family and significant other.

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