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Originally Posted by Rockchick26  Seeking new friends opens up another problem though, because then my old friends (and family) both feel rejected. I can't count how many times my dad has gotten upset because I made even more friends (he already thinks I have too many-only because that means I'm more busy and less time for him then). And one of my friends is kinda jealous that I have other friends too, and she is NOTHING like me so she is the main one that reacts badly when I broaden my horizons and she isn't into that. Or when I spend time with other friends, it bugs her and she has to compensate by making even more plans with me. How do you go about making entirely new friends without disrupting the old ones? |
Sounds like you need to find people who are going to be supportive of your desire to change and grow. The best way to do that is to change and grow. You'll leave people behind who aren't comfortable with it, and discover people along the way who are doing it with you.