Arghh.. This is my first question on this website and a hard and complicated question so please bare with me... Anyway, I am a teenager who goes to high-school. One of my bestfriends who is also the same race, our parents take turns carpooling, our lockers are next to each other and we hang out in between classes we are good friends. The truth is that he is a COPYCAT! Not one of those physco hardcore copycats that copy everything about you.. he is much more mild, but is still a pain in the but. I think underneath him there is a lot of jealousy because he thinks theirs a competition going on between us in studies, how we look, how popular we are... I don't want to sound like a jerk, but the truth is my grades are A lot higher, I do wear nicer clothes, and I am a lot more liked and popular, but I do have my cons like I am fat, but people don't seem care about that.. Anyway, I have been noticing he has been copying my lunches. For example: I bring some chocalate bars he will bring some the next day... He also copies what I buy for lunch... Also my studying techniques like how I study for exams and tests... I can also tell that he gets jealous when I get a lot of attention (which I usually do) from other people. I don't blame him jealousy is a healthy thing, but he is a pain in the neck now. Now he started dressing similar (not completley) like me. He started gelling his hair, and he does a few other things... Its not too horrible yet.. but the truth is that probably by next grade (summer vacation starts in 2 weeks and lasts for 2 months then its next grade) I will slowly start drifitng away from him and hanging out with more people. The plus side our lockers will be farther apart now, we may not be in that many classes, I will be moving to a new house close the school (no more carpooling) and he will continue driving to school (takes 20 minutes)... I talked to my parents and they also think he is going too far by copying me... They also think he isn't the only copycat his mom seems to get jealous when my mom has or does something she does not... The truth is that he was an all right friend but this copying, and jealousy can't continue on. Do you think I am doing the right thing by slowly getting rid of the friendship. Im not going to completley get rid of the friendship Ill just be one of his avreage friends not best or not good.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery or so they say. But it can also be a pain when you're trying to be your own person doing your own thing.
You shouldn't get rid of the friendship per se, but just find your own circle of friends, which you said you'll do. There isn't any right or wrong to it. It's whatever makes you happy, but you say he is your "best-friend" so take that into consideration while you distance yourself from him.

Well I made a mistake I wouldn't consider him my best friend just one of my very good friends. I do not want to completley part away from him, but I do not no longer want to be very good friends... I will always remain friends with him no matter what though.. I just don't want the relashinshop to be as strong as before I feel it is better this way.

I think he just wants to be like you! Take that as a compliment! (LOL)
OK. Getting serious. I know how you feel.
Confront the friend and tell him the truth.
Make sure you are nice to him so you don't stab him in the heart or anything. Or give him bullets in the chest.
If you REALLY want this to stop I suggest you confront him quick.
Don't stir up too much anger and then tell him because then you will definitely stab him and he will not keep you as a friend. The longer you hold it, the longer the anger will stir and then build up in your body and then really get him.
So confront him real soon.

Good Luck

Cissy I respect your awnser fully, but your awsner is more of the sweet approach. I am not going to follow this method and confront him, It will only make things in this situation worse. Its nothing too complicated its just my good friend has started copying me and inside anger bottling up (But I won't burst its only a little bit of anger nothing huge.) By next grade I will slowly drift away from him... I will always remain friends. Since he was my first friend, but by judging his actions, the way he has been his attitude he is not that great of a friend to have. The truth is its not only him whose jealous of me its his mom. His mom I think somewhat "pressures" him into being like me sometimes. Suppose I get higher on a test she may pressure him to do better. But something's he does on his own. My plan is to slowly drift away not by hurting his feelings or letting it all out.. This problem will only be solved until I let go of him and just be friends not best friends and that's what I really want.