How to Cope With a Clingy Friend

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Tip 1 - You Adore Your Friend But She's Too Clingy! Here's How to Deal

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by MB Ptest 3r | permalink

Clingy friends should be handled carefully to avoid hurting their feelings.

For further reading: http://friendship.about.com/od/Conflicts_With_Friends/a/How-To-Handle-A-Clingy-Friend.htm ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Deal With a Needy Friend

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Greg Gotcher | permalink

Whether you're BFF's or just co-workers or classmates, having a friend who seems to lean on you a little too much and too often can be frustrating and annoying. Not only is this kind of relationship unhealthy for you, it's not doing your...
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Tip 3 - How to Cope With a Clingy Friend

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Shmaa | permalink

If you have a friend that gives you their undivided attention- in a bad kind of way- this article will help you get used to their constant following. Be gentle. If this friend is around you because he/she has no one else to hang out with,...
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Tip 4 - How can I handle a clingy friend?

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jusin Wells | permalink

Clingy friends can be draining. For a relationship to work, friends need to meet each other halfway.
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For further reading: http://www.thefriendshipblog.com/how-can-i-handle-friend-who-too-clingy-and-self-absorbed/ ^[4]

Tip 5 - What can I do about my toxic friendship?

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Rosa Linda Ramirez | permalink

InsideOut: our relationships expert, Sarah Abell, advises a reader on how to deal with a clingy and needy friend.
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For further reading: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/sex/7865481/What-can-I-do-about-my-toxic-friendship.html ^[5]

Tip 6 - My clingy friend is getting on my nerves!

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Anders Kornerup | permalink

Dear Irene,My best friend has been with me through the ups and downs of life since we were both eight years old. I'm now in my junior year at college. Four years ago, I decided to go to a state school and study to become a vet. I was ecstatic the day I received my acceptance letter but the next day, my friend got hers too. At first I was thrilled to have her go with me, but when I asked her why she wanted to go to the same school, she told me it was so I wouldn't be lonely. 

For further reading: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-friendship-doctor/201009/my-clingy-friend-is-getting-my-nerves ^[6]

Tip 7 - How to deal with needy friends: Avoiding people with clingy behavior without being rude

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by bazaa | permalink

How to deal with needy friends? Dealing with clingy friends is difficult because you would ideally want them to stop their needy behavior without risking your friendship. It is complicated because you don't want to seem rude by not picking up calls, not replying to texts and using lame excuses to avoid meeting such people. This post discusses how you can keep a needy friend at arm's lengths without making him or her feel bad.

For further reading: http://princesswithapen.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-deal-with-needy-friends-Avoiding-people-with-clingy-behavior-without-being-rude ^[7]