This is kind of an interesting situation I have here. I am a guy (LOL girls.. internets.. etc.) and my friend is a girl. After knowing her for about 4 or 5 years, I've recognized that she has a severe problem with confidence. She admits it as well. But I think that she doesn't really quite understand how it affects her.
When we first met freshman year of college, I thought that maybe I could go out with her. She's pretty, cute and has a fairly good personality as well. But I guess she didn't feel the same way and started dating another person. As time passed on, we grew closer and I came to a conclusion that we should remain as friends. During this period of time, I also treated rather poorly as a friend due to her insecurity or fear of loneliness. She tended to stick by her boyfriend whenever she got a chance to. This relationship lasted for a good while, about 3-4 years before her boyfriend broke up with her. This
happened a couple of months ago, in May. In this time when she was single, we would keep in touch and every so often she would tell me about her plans for her romantic future, present crushes and so on. I felt as if she was lost on her own. I didn't know what to do or even say to help her try to take charge of her life. As of right now, she's in another relationship with someone she's known from before. In fact, they started dating about 2 months ago, and are currently living with each other. But I could tell that she's not over her previous boyfriend yet.
Is there anything I can do to help her realize that she doesn't have to be so dependent on her boyfriends?
lol sounds like the female version of me
>Is there anything I can do to help her realize that she doesn't have to be so dependent on her boyfriends?
Well, only thing I can say is to tell her that, or explain it to her. I don't think there's really anything else you can do.