How To Deal With Frenemies — The Snake, The Backstabber And The E.L.F.

DAILY URBANISTA | BY GARY DOUGLAS | FEBRUARY 2017

Are there people in your life who are difficult to deal with? Perhaps some of these people are even friends who’ve turned out to be backstabbers—or as some people like to call them, frenemies. I bet when you read the question, you had a least one person come to mind, if not six or seven!

Many people struggle with how to deal with frenemies and other types of difficult people. Unfortunately, there are some people who enjoy making the lives of others a little less pleasant.

Many times, these people can be found in positions of power, such as in government, education, and other positions of authority.

Three examples of these challenging personalities that we have probably all encountered from time-to-time are what I refer to as Rattlesnakes, ELFs and the Two-Faced / Backstabber. Learning more about these challenging personalities will make it easier for you to know how to deal with frenemies who may be making your life difficult.