Scarlett V Clark, Founder of Smart Girl Tribe and author of The Smart Girls Handbook on how identify toxic friendships and what you can do about them

How to tell if your friend is a bully

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The ‘frenemy’ – is your friend a bully?    

She ridiculed me for my academic accolades and would deliberately try and set up situations to embarrass me in front of my friends

I should have read all of the warning signs: hurtful comments that turned into twisted jokes, remarks about my boyfriend and feeling like I always had to do whatever she wanted

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Sometimes we accept emotional abuse from a friend in a way we never would a romantic partner. Here's how to make sure that doesn't happen to you. 

How to spot if your friend is actually a bully, and what you can do about it