My best friend is being cocky about having a lot of friends on facebook?

[*sweetdreamer*]

Recently, whenever we're talking on the phone, skype, or in person, she's been bringing up how she quote, " yay i finally have more friends on facebook than you".
And keeps on saying, "yayy im popular!"
Then, to make things worse, she'd go to my profile just to check and prove she's right, even when we're on the phone or on skype.

I've tried telling her that just because you're friends with all those people on facebook, doesnt mean you're really friends with them in real life.
I've tried to ignore her and change the subject so she knows I couldnt care less, and told her popularity shouldnt be a huge priority in life but she still always brings it up, which just annoys me.
She even admits that she doesnt talk to half of them on a daily basis.

So my question is, what can I say to her next time, or do to get her to stop bragging and making this like competition to her?
She's one of my best friends, and I dont want this to be something I stay mad about.

Sorry this turned out longer than I expected..
Any advice is appreciated, so thanks guys

[Pokes]

She probably doesn't have a lot of real friends, and this makes her feel better. Just let her get on with it, and maybe consider how much you want to be friends with someone who doesn't seem to be very nice to you.

[Tori]

Just tell her the amount of friends you have on Facebook doesn't mean you're popular. If everybody liked her statuses and her pics, then she may have a point, but I doubt they do. They're only friends id you're actually friends with them. Otherwise they're just a number.

[elizabeth]

just tell her it doesn't matter and you don't think she is being mature or you don't like it she should understand what you mean id shes your friend she will drop it

[150]

Personally. I believe that people who try to `stack up` friends on facebook, are possibly the most `friendless` people of all!

They stack up these `non-friends` because they are insecure, and fear being friendless. But as you point out, most of them aren`t real friends at all.

I bet she has no more real-life friends than you have.
Tell her this.

[Sally Cat]

One of the best ways to get back at people is to pretend you could care less. The next time she says "Yay, I have more friends than you still!" just respond carelessly and sarcastically by saying "Yeah, you're really awesome. You keep telling me over and over again to the point where you sound like a broken record. Next subject please."

[decedere]

My ex-best friend used to do that (no its not why were not friends anymore) but it was because I was her only friend and it made her feel better about herself. In a week or so she'll probably ive it up if you just ignore her. As for what you can say, just tell her you dont care. Literally say "I dont care" and if she doesnt stop talking about it after you ask her to, close the window, stop talking, or hang up the phone so she can get the point. Don't do it too rudely, or too softly as you dont want to upset her, but you do want her to understand your serious. People I know do this all the time, but they eventually let it go when they learn that those "friends" will never be the same as having you. Good luck, and I hope this stops since no one deserves to put up with these sort of things.

[myumyu]

You're already doing the right thing. The number of facebook friends doesn't determine how "cool" or good of a person you are. I could probably have 3 times as many facebook friends just by friend requesting people I've talked with like once, but I don't. Let her obsess over it. People aren't judging how cool she is by how many friends she has since it's so easy to "friend" someone.

Tell her something like, "I friend people because I like them, not because I exchanged one sentence with them or saw them in a class. You must like more people than I do. Isn't it annoying to see all those random people in your news feed that you could care less about?"

Or, just keep ignoring her. She will eventually stop mentioning it. Don't let it affect you, because she is probably just going around and friending anyone she knows and they're just accepting her friend requests because they're nice people. If it makes her feel better about herself, then fine. You could put up a front and just be ridiculously nice about it, saying "Good for you! I'm glad you're putting yourself out there." That will probably throw her off her bragging spree.