Is it normal that i can't stand my "best friend"?

Ok, me and this girl met about 3 years ago. We got on REALLY well until we had a massive arguement. We made up, and quickly our relationship became even closer. At present we consider ourselves best friends, and are always together, but I'm beginning to get cold feet. I'm worried because she doesn't treat me as well as she could. At a sleepover I hosted she knocked cat food all over the floor, spilled cherry-ade on the carpet and made a stain and left rubbish everywhere. She didn't apologize/try to clean it up. Then she left without even thanking my parents for having her and giving her a lift home. I ALWAYS thank her parents and like to think im very polite - I wish she would show the same respect. I also feel I'm doing all the work - I bust a gut to keep her happy, and help her in times of need, but whenever im in trouble I feel she just isn't there for me like I am for her. It's also suddenly becoming clear she is VERY self-centered, and will often change the subject to something about herself.One night we were talking and I opened up to her and said, I don't think you know me well enough as in personality-wise and I think its just a bit surprising. This is because I know her i can read her like a book and I pay attention to all her *signs*. Her reply was -
"I don't think you can really know a person unless you are them (or a psycic) or if you're genetically close"

I felt totally shunned and now I'm seriously regretting becoming so close to her because I've finally seen the true colours she's been hiding for 3 years.

Should I walk away or tell her how I feel? Maybe I should just put up with it because I hate conflict and don't want to make her mad.

Please, anyone who's read this, give me some advice. Please.

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  • She sounds like a dyke. Kick her in her teeth with steel toed boots.

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  • Ok here is a tip: It may be of that persons that get you to like them and on one moment she pushes you to the dump and never talk to you again. Or maybe he has a boyfriend and she is so nervous she doesn't know how to tell you so she comports like that

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  • Three words: what a bitch.

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  • if you hate her why do you continue to spend time with her?

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  • My best friend has two bestfriends me and another girl. I feel like im competing all the time and when i try to tell her it ends up in a fight, latley i have became short with her and have found myself not being able to stand her. she thinks shes prettyer than me and tells me. She took over MY own life and distanced me away from my other friends. She doesnt care about my problems, but she expects me to care about hers. I put all the effort into our friendship which is why i distanced my self and i think it was the best thing(: Best of luck, it gets better

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  • Don't start being a door mat now stand up for yourself and don't let her walk all over you

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  • Once again, I agree with Ollie. Your best bet would be to quietly distance yourself from her.

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  • I have a friend very similar to this one. We've been best friends for six years going on seven and I know exactly how you feel. In the begininh of our friendship I was very insecure so I took everything she did as simply being a more social person than me or whatever. It's taken me this long to get in the habit of standing up for myself. She constantly puts me down and makes me feel like shit and everytime I confront her about it she turns it around to look like it's all my fault. She's simply a selfish bitch.
    Recently she's actually taken my friends from me. I really have no one I can talk to now because they all go behind my back to talk to her when they know how I feel about it.
    Anyway sorry. Lol I needed to get that out. Honestly I wouldn't let it get as far as my friendship got because she isn't going to change. Hands down. At least you've only got three years under you belt compared to six. It's going to hurt worse breaking it off at six than three.

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  • Trust your feelings and just move on. Make some new besties. Let her drift toward a more distant orbit in your circle of friends, i.e. just do less & less with her. Yo don't have to make an issue of it, confront her, or cut her off entirely.

    If you see being involved with her as all or nothing, that might be why this relationship is souring - just too much exposure.

    Spend increasing more time with other or new friends, and less with her. If she makes an issue out of that, assert yourself by saying you need time with other people. If she doesn't respect that, cut her loose.

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  • She's acting like a b*tch.

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  • I've been in almost that exact situation. I think you should talk to her just tell her straight up what you want to say and how she's been treating you and if she isn't willing to change or doesn't care then forget her you deserve better.

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  • wow, you deserve better. Bottom line... does she treat you right?? If the relationship is not equal than leave... you can't change her feelings. Even if you bring it up, it will be the beginning of the very painful end. its just hard because its been so long, but i think you already know what to do.

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  • Tell her to f*ck off

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  • I had a friend like that but ended upovong before I had to deal with her true colors. But the best thing would be to tell her you don't think she is acting in a friendly manner toward you, at least not the same way you do for her. Depending on her reaction you either learn of you should walk away or try and talk it out with what she does.

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