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"Frenemies have be  en popping up everywhere recently! The most well known, of course, being the Miley Cyrus/Demi Lovato/Selena Gomez friendship web - these three just can&amp;#039;t decide whether or not they really want to be BFFs! Though some frenemies may intentionally set out to keep you down, sometimes girls don&amp;#039;t really mean to cause you pain - though that&amp;#039;s not to say that a &amp;quot;joking&amp;quot; insult doesn&amp;#039;t hurt! Don&amp;#039;t Let Them Drive You Crazy! 1. Trust yourself! Your first feelings about someone are probably correct - if you suspect someone isn&amp;#039;t a true friend, they probably aren&amp;#039;t!  2. Look for a pattern. If someone is being rude, breaking promises, or acting passive-aggressively over and over again, you might not want to keep them around. 3. When deciding if someone is really a &amp;quot;frenemy,&amp;quot; compare her to someone that you know is a true-blue friend! (It&amp;#039;s the best way to see just how different those friendships really are!) 4. Talk to someone you trust! Someone older can definitely help you sort out this messy friendship. 5. And finally, understand that there are both good AND bad parts to any &amp;quot;frenemy-ship!&amp;quot; Can It Actually Be A Good Thing? Yes, it is technically a mix of the words &amp;quot;friend&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;enemy&amp;quot; but that doesn&amp;#039;t mean that the word itself is ALL bad. After all, it is the first word to truly acknowledge just how complex girls&amp;#039; friendships can be. Besides, if you&amp;#039;ve kept this &amp;quot;frenemy&amp;quot; around for a while it&amp;#039;s probably because she has more good qualities than bad ones! Just look at Miley, Selena and Demi: all three share many of the same interests and values. It only makes sense that these super-talented teens vent to each other during those stressful, unhappy moments! Sure, they may be competing to have the number one song on iTunes but sometimes a little friendly competition can be a super motivator! Without a push from a &amp;quot;frenemy,&amp;quot; these girls might not have developed the thick skin needed to be a huge superstar! Do you have a frenemy? How do you deal?  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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