Is it normal that my friends are hypocrites?

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So a few months ago I had a friend tell me that I needed to grow a backbone and stop letting people walk all over me. I used to be this ultra-nice, do anything for anybody person, but recent life events have started to force me to stand up for myself.

I'm now living with said friend, and when I stand up to him I'm apparently just being an asshole. I've gotten tired of being picked on, and actually doing something about it, yet he makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong.

Is it wrong for me to stand up for myself, or is he just being a bloody hypocrite?

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  • Uzzie101
    13 years ago

    He's what you'd call a "toxic friend". He/She's no good for ya.
    Understand?

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  • buckshot69
    12 years ago

    Well, thats the way of people, he was simply standing up for himself.

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  • kingofthedust
    13 years ago

    What did he do that made you feel the need to stand up for yourself? I mean, without an example, this is all just speculation. How do we know if your actions were justified?

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  • cgirl123456
    14 years ago

    He should respect you! If you stand up for yourself, you are just looking out for number 1. Keep on standing up for yourself, OK?

    Your roommate needs to get used to it. If he doesn't, then HE is the asshole,

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  • mtnw
    14 years ago

    i suppose when he wanted you to start standing up for yourself, he wasn't thinking that you'd be doing it to him.

    at any rate, if standing up for yourself is new to you, maybe you could polish up the way you do it so that you don't get called an asshole.

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  • ComboBreaker
    14 years ago

    Everyones a hypocrite, that parts normal. You should always stand up for yourself. Perhapes the asshole thing is because your friend dosnt understand fully your reason for haveing to stand up to him/her. Stand up for yourself if you have good reason too. Weither or not your an asshole for it, is another quetion.

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