If someone can bitch about a person to you. You can be darn sure he/ she can bitch about you to another.

There's this single friend in my university life whom I do not trust.
Yet I have to work with.

He/ She, on countless occasions, has bitched about different people to me.
People whom I've seen him/her interact from far.
Seen him/ her act as though they were the best of friends.

Sometimes, I know how to deal with difficult people. But for people who go behind-the-scenes and talk bad about me. Weave their own perceptions and poison the minds of others...I'm clueless.

I want to stay far far away from him/ her yet I know I have to work with him/ her.
It's like a chess game with him/ her. Make calculated moves.
Know what to say. What not to.

Here's a helpful link: http://www.wikihow.com/Deal-With-Poisonous-Friends

It's so hard to trust someone in university. Everyone seems to have their own agenda.

I have a tendency to tell too much to someone. Only to realize that person told his/ her friends.

Everyone is so critical of one another. Pin-point your tiniest faults. When you were in primary/ secondary school, you just had to be yourself.

No one would say "Hey, are you exploiting me?" when you're asking for a simple favour which you would gladly return. (Seriously, I'm only asking for 1 of your risk hazards for lab...)

Or say "You're a sly fox/ you're a bad woman." over a game. Even in jest, which friend says that?

I mean, you get hurt by what's said and done but I guess you just shrug and think, they're most probably not here to stay anyway.