As someone who has dealt with possessive friends, I can tell you the best way I have come across is to confront them, distance yourself gradually, and come up with a solution on your own and then together. Compare your thoughts and feelings and explain why you feel the way you do. If they are really friends of yours they will understand. I know its tough and it sounds like a lot of work...but in the end you will either strengthen your relationship or improve the foundation of it. Sometimes, it might end it, but then you know what the possessiveness was about: Control.
Jelousy, possesiveness and small mindedness.
possesiveness lies lack of commitment moody secretive
I know how tell your friends to not smuggle
Try to reduce your friends on your friends list
Implies possesiveness, also the first part of her 1981 national best selling advice book, "Miss Piggy's Guide To Life".
bcoz they feel like ruling da whole world nd also they want everythng in da world., possesiveness causes ot happen so.,
Speak with a physician or pharmacies about what it is and how to reduce it. You might find some information online that can help you. Also ask friends and relatives, they may know what it is and what to do.
Your aim sounds very wrong-headed. You should encourage her to have friends. If you are trying to reduce her contact with friends, you are being manipulative and selfish. This is what abusers do. Look in the mirror and question your motives.
Maintaining a healthy support group of friends and family, avoiding drugs and alcohol, and seeking treatment for depression can reduce one's risk of suicide.
Save money on child care by sharing child care duties with some friends! This is the cheapest and most fun way to reduce child care costs! Consider offering child care in your home a couple of nights and having your friends do the same.
Use 1/10 of each ingredient in the recipe. While this is mathematically feasible, it is not always feasible to reduce a recipe to that degree. It might be best to fix the entire recipe and share it with friends or freeze some.
Despite how it may look sometimes, international diplomacy is a bit more complicated than kindergarten recess. It's not really possible to reduce the status of two countries down to "friends" and think that says it all.