[Leigh]

Originally Posted by PinkieLee

Matthew, do not apologize for sharing how you feel. I'm very sorry to see that your best friend is picking up some of her boyfriend's bullying traits. Just let me say this... just because someone has been your friend for 15 years, doesn't mean that they are a GOOD friend.

It is up to YOU, to take back control of your life & stand up for yourself. If it means walking away from their negativity, than so be it. It's quite evident that they don't have your best interest at heart. Friendships are supposed to lift you up... NEVER bring you down.

You do have many friends here & family that wants to see you succeed on this journey. Take care of you!!

I don't know what I'd do without friends like you Pinkie, thank you! I was never very close friends with L (the one I've known for 15 yrs) but she's been there for Me since I came out last year as FTM and was one of very extremely few people in My life real time who accepted Me and supported Me without fail and she's never been this way ~ she's only started acting this way ever since she met him. We had an incident yesterday where it basically came down to Me getting upset with the guy and telling him our friendship was done, only to have him text Me back and tell Me that if I was done with him then she said she was done with Me too. I don't want to throw 15 years out the window but she has already alienated another one of My friends, one that her b/f bullies besides Me, and neither of them think anything is wrong with it.

I find alot wrong with it and am tired of it already but I'm giving them one more chance ~ if it happens again, they can both go away because I refuse to keep that kind of negativity in My life!