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" 1. The girl who&amp;#039;s always subtly mentioning how you&amp;#039;re still such a crazy partier. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m such an old lady now! I&amp;#039;m in bed by ten watching Downton Abbey with my boyfriend! You know my boyfriend, right? That boyfriend I have, who loves me, and is the reason I don&amp;#039;t have to fill my gaping void of loneliness by staying out late and partying?&amp;quot;  Keep or throw back? Keep. Suggests Flora: &amp;quot;Ask if you can come over and enjoy a meal home-cooked by the &amp;#039;old lady.&amp;#039; Remind her about your super-fun single life.&amp;quot; 2. The one-upper. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m so tired.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m soooooo tired.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I only got like four hours of sleep last night.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I got like two hours of sleep last night.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Actually I haven&amp;#039;t slept in the last seven days.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I have never slept before, in my life. What is sleep?&amp;quot;  Keep or throw back? The experts disagree on this. Flora suggests backing away slowly after an honest talk (&amp;quot;I feel like you&amp;#039;re really competitive with me. I don&amp;#039;t think it&amp;#039;s a healthy relationship for either of us.&amp;quot;)  Counters Nelson, &amp;quot;That behavior often comes from a good intention of trying to connect by saying a variation of &amp;#039;Me too!&amp;#039; but can sometimes also be amped up by insecurity so try to see it not as malicious behavior.&amp;quot;  3. The one who turns into a different person when men are around. Suddenly, the sensitive, self-proclaimed feminist who you&amp;#039;ve talked to for hours over brunch is saying stuff like &amp;quot;I have so many more guy friends. I hate how there&amp;#039;s so much drama with girls!&amp;quot; and giggling to them about how easily she has orgasms even though she has told you specifically that she has faked it every single time.   Keep or throw back? Keep. Nelson says that bullshit is usually just an unappealing phase, and you should approach her with your concerns. &amp;quot;I want you to know that I love [x] about you and find myself hoping that the guys get to see that part of you too.&amp;quot; 4. The shitshow drunk. She&amp;#039;s fantastic when she&amp;#039;s sober, but you secretly resent her for making you clean up the messes she makes when she&amp;#039;s smashed. (Stiffed cab driver messes, infidelity messes, walking-down-the-street-with-bare-feet-and-stilettos-in-hand messes...)    Keep or throw back? Keep. Both women suggest that you hang out in non-alcoholic environments, and if she refuses, gently let her know that she&amp;#039;s a really shitty drunk to be around. (I mean, in a more tactful way, but you know.) 5. Your best friend&amp;#039;s other best friend. Let&amp;#039;s be honest, you guys never really got along. You think she&amp;#039;s kind of pretentious. She thinks you&amp;#039;re a moron. You have nothing in common except for the friend in the middle. What to do?  Keep or throw back? You don&amp;#039;t have to be a tight-knit threesome, but both experts suggest that you try to be as inclusive as possible. 6. That girl at work who is your nemesis. There she is. Sitting. Right over there. WHAT IS HER OFFICIAL JOB TITLE, EVEN.  Keep or throw back? Unfortunately, you can&amp;#039;t &amp;quot;throw back&amp;quot; someone who is in close enough proximity to steal your 2% Fage yogurt from the office fridge every day, but Nelson advises you to keep your distance. &amp;quot;Be as respectful and compassionate as needed, but no need to go overboard.&amp;quot; Flora says to let her inspire you to do better at work, but let her influence on you end there. 7. The humblebragger.    I hate when I go into a store to get something to eat and the male staff are too busy hitting on me to get my order right :( so annoying! \u2014 Joey Alycia (@glowyjoeybunny) August 26, 2011    Keep or throw back? Keep. But Flora suggests a subtle diffusion technique: &amp;quot;When she humblebrags, instead of giving her the &amp;#039;congrats&amp;#039; her ego wants, respond to the &amp;#039;humble&amp;#039; part and express pity. Hopefully she&amp;#039;ll get the hint.&amp;quot; 8. Your best guy friend&amp;#039;s wary girlfriend.  Keep or throw back? Again, no need to make this girl the godmother of your future baby/dog/$500 Marni shoes. Flora suggests occasionally CC&amp;#039;ing her on funny emails you send to him in an effort to make her feel included. 9. Your overachieving sister/cousin/relative who is close in age and &amp;quot;the family favorite&amp;quot; for all of her accomplishments, as opposed to your sorry ass.  Keep or throw back? Flora advises you to remember that &amp;quot;not being the family favorite frees you to be yourself\u2014she might not have that luxury.&amp;quot; And while you can keep your interactions with her to a minimum \u2014 especially if you don&amp;#039;t live in the same city \u2014 Nelson says that with time and maturity, the friendship can become very meaningful. 10. The great friend \u2014 but terrible roommate. Nothing can make two close friends hate each other quite like living together... not to mention the backstabbing that comes with it.  Keep or throw back? Stick it out until it&amp;#039;s convenient for one of you to move out, and then let time (far less 24-hour-in-your-face time) heal the friendship. &amp;quot;Be intentional about scheduling time together,&amp;quot; says Nelson. Translation: Some friendships work best in small doses. You can find Carlin Flora and her book here! And Shasta Nelson&amp;#039;s blog right here!  Follow Anna on Twitter.   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