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GonzoCeltic · 07-07-2008, 04:38 PM

I used to hang out with one of my friends every now and then over the past year. We'd go to the park, shoot some hoops, etc. It was all good -- no problems. Well, back in May, he started coming over a lot. And when I say a lot, I mean every other day -- nearly every day. I didn't care at first. But because every time he comes over he wants to boot up the Xbox 360 and play a little bit of Madden NFL '08 on Xbox Live. It irritates me now. I don't even play video games unless somebody is wanting to play, but now I just want to take the said 360 and throw it out of my window. I don't have time to read anymore, to sit back and relax, etc. It's awfully aggravating

I know it's snide, but for a while I was telling him that I had family over, had to do all these errands, etc. Well, one day, ignoring that I told him that, he came over. I was watching television, forgetting to lock the door. Without any preliminary knocks on the door, he barged right in. I was pretty ticked off and told him off -- his reply was that I'm a huge liar, that I told him I wasn't even home.

So, now, even when I am busy or have family over, he'll accuse me of lying. Like I said, I'm wrong for doing it, but I can't seem to have any time to myself these days. The guy needs to find something to do with other people. I mean, I love hanging out with friends, but not five freakin' days a week!

Any advice?

(I know what the advice I would usually receive on many places is to tell him, "Hey, we need to hang out less. That doesn't mean we should stop hanging out, but let's not hang out so much. I need my time." But I've tried that in a similar sense already.)

07-07-2008, 04:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
GonzoCeltic Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 10	Annoyed by Friend I used to hang out with one of my friends every now and then over the past year. We'd go to the park, shoot some hoops, etc. It was all good -- no problems. Well, back in May, he started coming over a lot. And when I say a lot, I mean every other day -- nearly every day. I didn't care at first. But because every time he comes over he wants to boot up the Xbox 360 and play a little bit of Madden NFL '08 on Xbox Live. It irritates me now. I don't even play video games unless somebody is wanting to play, but now I just want to take the said 360 and throw it out of my window. I don't have time to read anymore, to sit back and relax, etc. It's awfully aggravating I know it's snide, but for a while I was telling him that I had family over, had to do all these errands, etc. Well, one day, ignoring that I told him that, he came over. I was watching television, forgetting to lock the door. Without any preliminary knocks on the door, he barged right in. I was pretty ticked off and told him off -- his reply was that I'm a huge liar, that I told him I wasn't even home. So, now, even when I am busy or have family over, he'll accuse me of lying. Like I said, I'm wrong for doing it, but I can't seem to have any time to myself these days. The guy needs to find something to do with other people. I mean, I love hanging out with friends, but not five freakin' days a week! Any advice? (I know what the advice I would usually receive on many places is to tell him, "Hey, we need to hang out less. That doesn't mean we should stop hanging out, but let's not hang out so much. I need my time." But I've tried that in a similar sense already.)