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AIBU?

to want some space away from the woman who introduced me to my boyfriend?

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Chandra · 21/09/2008 22:34

I know, I know, I should be grateful... They are very good friends and I'm the new one in the picture (well not so new, we have been together for 5 months now).

The thing is that when she wants to go out she first rings me to see if we want to go out, and if I say no, then she rings my boyfriend to ask what does he think.

Last week was particularly annoying as boyfriend and I had a major fell out, so I mentioned we were going to talk that afternoon and we needed some space.

half an hour before meeting with him she rang to say she was in the neighbourhood and wnated to come and join us. I insisted that we needed to be on our own, then while we were talking she rang him to see if she can come around... (WTF?)

The thing is we have very little time on our own, when we are not busy with our respective children, and I am starting to resent to have her around every single night that we could be alone. I understand they are friends but then... is it correct to ask me if I want to go to dance, and then when I say no, for her to try to convince my boyfriend to go with her???

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anyfucker · 21/09/2008 22:36

ewwww, toxic female friend

she needs to back off, but I think your dp needs to do it

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anyfucker · 21/09/2008 22:37

ewwww, toxic female friend

she needs to be told to back off, but I think your dp needs to do it

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anyfucker · 21/09/2008 22:37

oops sorry, double post

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StayFrosty · 21/09/2008 22:45

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Chandra · 21/09/2008 22:53

Torch? no, I wouldn't think so.

However, this afternoon she went on and on on how well she knew my exH, that she had danced with him, that he was now in love with this girl who is not only beautiful but young... TBH I have such a good relationship with exH and this girl that I would be happy if they ended up together but I resent to be told this in that way, it seems she is fishing for a jealous reaction from myself, in front of boyfriend, even when I have tried to make clear again and again that I would be happy if exH and this young and beautiful girl were together.

Arghhh...

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Chandra · 21/09/2008 23:26

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Aero · 21/09/2008 23:36

YANBU. Tricky one though. I think it should come from your boyfriend too. Sounds like a gentle hint might not be enough though. Is she jealous of your relationship perhaps? Is she not in a relationship herself?

Sorry - not much help am I?

Nice to see you posting though Chandra - haven't seen you on here for ages.

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TwoMore · 22/09/2008 15:36

Everytime she does it say to your boyfriend something along the lines of 'o no, now we cant do that >insert tempting sex act here< I had in mind, never mind, she is a nice friend isnt she.

She sounds as if she has an agenda, be very wary and careful of her.

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TheNaughtiestGirlKeepsaSecret · 22/09/2008 16:30

I think she likes him herself. I once met a boyfriend though a friend. All her loyalties seemed to lie with him. She seemed to become MORE friendly with him after I got together with him. She had kissed him once years ago but that was it. When we split up it was horrendous. She believed every word he said and wouldn't listen to me and treated me like a mad woman to be avoided. They were welcome to eachother at that point.

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FranSanDisco · 22/09/2008 16:39

Oh I can relate to this. I once had a really good friend who introduced me to her cousin. He moved in with me and she drove us mad with her constant ringing and organising nights out. We wanted nights in actually as the romance was young . During this time she suddenly became very needy and dependent on us both and treated him as her protective big brother (he was younger). Eventually she met someone herself, married and moved abroad. I broke up with the cousin but your post has brought back all sorts of memories and emotions.

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hecate · 22/09/2008 16:42

I think she's jealous.

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2beornot2be · 22/09/2008 16:50

Give her a kick lol She sounds like she is jealous and is trying to make u jealous ignore her and if she is around drop comments like 3s a crowd or say to ur DP I cant wait to get u to bed later etc or invite someone else along make it a foursome and if ur out sneak off with DP when she is busy

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Chandra · 22/09/2008 20:35

Well, he has gone dancing with her... so added to the fact that I think I'm walking over eggshells because everything irritates him, that I feel my needs come after everyone else's, and that he had been sulking about something since yesterday morning that he was not prepared to discuss with me as he didn't want to do it while was angry... well I have had a very bad day yesterday and today wondering what on Earth I had done, thinking he was going to finish, thae he was unhappy, that x y and z so....... after he refused to talk to me again because he had to go dancing I have called it a day.

I supose it will hurt like hell for a couple of weeks but then, I was not liking the direction things were taking so, in the end it will e for the better.

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Chandra · 22/09/2008 20:40

BTW he was furious because I dared to suggest another route to get to a place... Beggars belief...

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Chandra · 22/09/2008 20:41

BTW he was furious because I dared to suggest another route to get to a place... Beggars belief...

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QueenBhannae · 22/09/2008 20:52

Pah! Leave them to it. You are better off without either from what you say.
He seems childish and wuld irritate the hell out of me being sulky and controlling when to have conversations and she is a sneaky underhanded disgrace.

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anyfucker · 22/09/2008 21:00

Do you mean you have finished the relationship.

I am sorry chandra.

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hecate · 22/09/2008 21:03

You've ended it? Probably for the best tbh. And his response to you ending things is to go dancing with her? I think that's all the info you need, isn't it? If he was committed to being your partner, he wouldn't have chosen a night out with another woman instead of trying to work things out. Must hurt like hell, but better out now than a year or two down the line when your feelings would probably have been stronger and you'd feel you'd invested too much to simply walk away.

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Chandra · 22/09/2008 21:08

Every one of your words is perfectly right. That's exactly how I feel, if he preffers to do that rather than sort something that has been hurting like hell for 2 days, well... it didn't look promising, did it?

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Chandra · 22/09/2008 21:10

Btw, please don't think I did it in the spur of the moment, I have been thinking about it for a week already. Actually I was going to end up the relationship a week ago but then we talked, but then he has been more sensitive than ever this week... so there. Hurts like hell though... but it would have been worse if I had continued.

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wabbit · 22/09/2008 21:14

how long had you been together Chandra?

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Chandra · 22/09/2008 21:18

5 months

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Chandra · 22/09/2008 21:19

a very intense 5 months...

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wabbit · 22/09/2008 21:24

this friend of yours and his sounds smothering... what does your chap think about her?
I've been with my lovely bf for only 8 months and in the first couple of months of our relationship I broke off with a toxic friend as she was acting jealous and insinuating that we'd not last and that she thought he'd wanted to date her???

I'm sorry that you're hurting... wouldn't want you to feel that things would have been different if she hadn't been around

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Whoopee · 22/09/2008 21:27

Just wanted to echo all those who said you've done the right thing. I've got no time for sulky men and I'm glad you haven't either.

Your female friend sounds weirdly controlling. I had a friend at school who seemed to use me as her less attractive sidekick and I was so happy to finally go separate ways from her. I'm glad you're out of the triangle.

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