Is it normal to be possessive over your own friends.

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Okay, let me explain what I am trying to say the best as I can. I have a small group of friends, and they have some other friends, who I do not know. Let's say one of my friend's name is Bob. Whenever I hang out with Bob and someone I do not know, I have this weird feeling inside that makes me feel possessive over Bob, whenever they talk to one another. It's as if my brain is telling me, "Bob is my best friend, not yours". It also causes me to become extremley awkward and anti-sociable. I do understand that I sound very selfish, but I want to know if it happens to anybody. ☺

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  • Jujudog
    7 years ago

    Bob is MY friend. You better stay away from him or there's gonna be trouble, mark my words.

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  • nodramapromqueen
    7 years ago

    No it is selfish and kind of creepy. I worked with a chick who did this.She was asst manager. She had all these rules about who her friends could talk to ,what opinions they could have. She forced one of her friends to dump a perfectly nice guy because she didn't like him.

    Anytime her friends broke the friendship rules at work, she writ them up or threw a tantrum. She eventually got canned and most of her friends quit speaking to her because they were sick of it.

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    • yinsal
      7 years ago

      Honestly speaking...The only thing I said in my post is that, it is just a feeling I have inside. I never expressed my feelings to any of my friends nor did I try to control over their lives. I am sorry to hear that your co-worker is acting like that toward her friend. Her situation is creepy indeed. I hope she'd calm down a bit or you found a better job.

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  • Mario25
    7 years ago

    It's one of normal human instincts. But remember if Bob is your friend and he is hanging out with you, he is hanging out with you and if he needs to talk to anyone else he is not going to leave you to hang out with them. Reminding yourself this will help you avoid the feeling of being possipossessive.
    Also, you may introduce yourself to his friends and offer your friendship or help whenever required. It will help you to become more social and turn these situations towards your favor.
    I wish you will be socially likable and very attractive person in near future. Wish you the best.

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