I do magic to my friends at school. I was in a class with a friend who knows I do magic and I was doing it to other people and he came over. He has an idea of what I am doing and he started blabbering about what I did. I wanted to keep showing the other people because it was engaging to them but not my Friend. I don't want to be mean to him but he is trying to reveal how I do stuff. What do I do? Do I not do magic when he is around?
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If he's a real friend, then he won't mind you having a private conversation with him about it, and he will stop because he will see that it's important to you.
Otherwise, saying something along the lines of, "Well, I can see he isn't interested so I'll just stop." will usually get the people who DO want to see more to get the annoying one to keep their mouth shut.
Does he know the method? Then as suggested above, the only way to sort things out is an honest talk bout it with him.
If he does not, eff him!
If he does not, pretends to know and show other that what you are doing is nothing great in particular, just hand him the cards or the coin or whatever. Then just watch him attempt to salvage his ownself.
Or else just perform something else! He can't know how everything in the world is done! If he wants attention, give him a little of that. Go ahead and do an effect which implies HE did the magic. He will feel important, other would still know it was actually you who did the magic. Case solved.
Can you really call that person a friend if he is insecure with your success?
I would make him vanish - from my list of friends.
Family and friends are the worst hecklers because they are comfortable with you. The only way to seriously squash it is to be like "look dude. we both know this ish is fake. Just let me show people who want to be amazed and let them enjoy it. Please stop ruining it because you are making me look bad and ruining the show for them... cool?"
If he says no and keeps doing it then maybe that is not someone you want to be friends with.
If he says no and keeps doing it then maybe that is not someone you want to be friends with.