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Why are best friends so critical towards each other?

It’s like nothing is good enough for them.

One of my friends (Let’s call her Mariah) did a little break dancing... well sort of. Mariah did a spin on the flow. I was AMAZING! I clapped. Her best friends (let’s call her Amanda) was like, “You call THAT dancing (laughing)? I’ve been better moves then that.”
Then Amanda turned to me and said, “Are you BLIND? It wasn’t that good.”
Then Mariah said, “If it isn’t that good to you, let me see YOU try (laugh).”
So she did and I have to admit she is a better dancer. Friends should be encouraging not laugh at each other and criticize each other. I’m surprised Mariah wasn’t upset with Amanda laughing at her. I would have gotten mad.
I’m worse than her and people laugh at me for my awful dancing. Even my best friend bluntly said I am a bad dancer and I would embarrass myself on a dance competition. She said, “Don’t do it. You’ll make a fool out of yourself. Just saving you from humiliation.” She didn’t have to diss me. I’m wanna be on a dance show. 😭😭😭😭😢😭😡😡
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raysam363 · 31-35, F
Friends can also motivate by being critical. They can push each other to try harder. Also they know that they're joking around. Yeah, being nice works, but this tends to work better.
AutismGirl18 · 18-21, F
@raysam363 Well it isn’t very nice. My best friend does that to me too. Even though my singing is good she says she heard better singing then THAT. She be like, “You call that singing? I’ve heard better.” That hurt my feelings.
raysam363 · 31-35, F
@AutismGirl18 You may just be a little too thin-skinned then if even your friends upset you so easily. You can ask them to not do so, but they'll treat you differently.
AutismGirl18 · 18-21, F
@raysam363 Why?!!!
raysam363 · 31-35, F
@AutismGirl18 Just a possibility, but if you mention that you are genuinely upset when they criticize or joke around with you, they're treat you with kid gloves from then on. This can potentially lead to resentment down the line.