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DILBERT ScottAdams PEARLSBEFORESWINE StephanPastis PICKLES BrianCrane BABYBLUES JerryScott&RickKirkman THEDUPLEX GlennMcCoy ZITS JerryScott&JimBorgman SHERMAN'SLAGOON JimToomey ARGYLESWEATER ScottHilburn BIZARRO DanPiraro DEARAMY»Mybest friend and I are high school seniors and I strongly dislike her boyfriend. He treats her horribly, tells her "no promises" about cheating on her when they're arguing, entertains other girls and doesn't shut it down and then makes jokes about it. Recently she asked who the girl he was texting was, and he said, "Oh, I don't know. I have three." When I told him he's made her cry, he bragged to his friend about how cool that is. She doesn't open up to him because she says he doesn't care. They fight over the same things over and over. She knows she should leave, but she can't imagine her life without him and she wants more time with him. She used to tell me that since he doesn't cheat on her it's fine, but now she says things like she doesn't know if he's cheating or not. At this point, I don't think she'd leave him even if he did cheat. She puts up with this and I don't know if it's because she does love him or if it's because he's her first boyfriend. No matter what I do I can't make her see that he's not good for her and she deserves so much more. She doesn't believe that there's someone out there who's going to show her what she's been missing. I hate watching her hurt herself. I get so angry over this, I've even cried because she was crying over him. Do I stay out of it or do I help her? Nothing I say or do changes her mind. How can I be a better friend and help her out? —SadBestFriend DEAR SAD » According to the very helpful website Loveisrespect.org, 1 in 5 teens report being in a toxic or abusive dating re- lationship. Based on what you say, I would put your friend in this category. Continue to support her, but understand that she may continue to stay with him, even though he is an emotionally abusive jerk. Understand that on many levels she knows this, but she is making a calculation: She would rather have stale crumbs from this guy than be on her own. You can help make sure she knows she deserves better. She sounds vulnerable and insecure. You should continue to be her sup- portive friend but you can stop urging her to leave. Only continue saying to her, "You deserve so much better ..." Some abusive relation- ship patterns start with that first relationship, and, unfortunately, if she thinks this is acceptable or "normal," she may continue to have relation- ships with guys who bully and treat her badly. You cannot change this, but you should continue to be her loyal friend, even if this is incredibly frustrating and hard for you. 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