How to Deal With a Person Who Takes Friends Away

Friendships require work to maintain. Everyone has their own issues and keeping friends is something a person must work at and not take for granted. Friendships are especially difficult if another person is trying to interfere or take friends away from you.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

1. Figure out why this person took your friend away. When you find out this person's motive, it can clarify the reason for the loss. Sometimes it has nothing to do with you because this person is having problems at home. Whatever the reason, you can deal with this person more easily if you understand their actions.
2. Talk to your friends about this person. Your friends can give additional insight as to the means and motivation of this person. Talking to your friends can also help you detect if there any issues with your friendship that should be cause for concern.
3. Examine your own actions to see if there is any behavior of yours that made this person angry. Sometimes you may have done something to them by accident or it may have been a big misunderstanding.
4. Observe this person's interaction with your friends. Maybe you they are not trying to steal your friends but are just unhappy with their lives and are acting out because of it.
5. Approach the person that is trying to take your friends. Try to talk reasonably and calmly about just why they are doing this. Just make sure that they know this is in no way acceptable, but talk about why they feel the need to take your friends. Ask them why you two can't share the same friends. Also, inquire if there was anything you did to make them angry and if so could you both talk about it.