How to tell your friend she's a poser

You love your friend just like a sister and but suddenly she is becoming increasingly annoying to you, because she is pretending to be someone she is not and you just find it pathetic. Try to save your friendship by following these easy steps before it is to late.

Instructions

1. Prevent your friend from being a clone. So you are all for originality and standing out from the crowd with your own fashion statement. Lately your friend is wearing the same hairstyle, clothing and jewelry as you are and it is driving you mad. If it is bothering you so much, have a heart to heart talk with her and ask her why she is copying your look. She might say she thinks you are cool or she admire you or your style. Respond back by saying you are flattered by her compliment but she should stick to her own identity that you love and tell her before her whole transformation, that were one of the reasons you became her friend.

2. Raise a red flag if she is morphing into someone she is not. As long as you knew your friend, she were always comfortable in her own skin. But she made a drastic change and practically imitating another lifestyle that is the opposite of her own. Now your friend suddenly became a hip hop head, gothic, emo, preppy, skater chick or something else by talking, dressing and adopting a different attitude. You feel embarrassed for her and even find it a bit funny, as you know she is the last person you expect to be one of the above mentioned, so ask her what is up with the changes. She might make a ridiculous comment by saying you don't accept her as friend anymore or decision to become her true self she been hiding for so long. Throw her off by asking her a few unexpected questions--does she know about the history of the lifestyle she is copying, the music, hobbies, fashion and did she made any new friends that is similar to her? If she says she really doesn't have a answer to all your questions, tell her she is going through a phase and hopefully she will come back to her senses.

3. If it is hard to be honest with your friend about her ways, be indirect about it by ignoring her for a few days. If she calls you to hang out, say, "I thought we don't have common interests anymore and she will want to know what you mean by that." Say her activities and yours will both clash and you both will not have a good time together. Maybe this will help you talk over your problem with her being a wannabe and it will solve the issue.

4. If your buddy goes to the same school as you do, chances are there is different cliques that can tell the real deal from the fake. Before she can make a fool out of herself, talk her out of her poser ways by saying that the certain group she is trying to be like will call her a phony and the whole school will know about it. She probably will think it over if she wants to save herself from embarrassment.

Tips & Warnings

• Be gentle when talking to her.

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  Know she might get offended but tell her it is better to hear it from you than someone else.